[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 69582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26395]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), re-certified 
the trade adjustment assistance (TAA) petition that was filed by the 
North Carolina Fisheries Association on behalf of North Carolina 
shrimpers and initially certified on April 5, 2004. Shrimpers who land 
their catch in North Carolina will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 
2005 benefits during a 90-day period beginning on November 29, 2004. 
The application period closes on February 28, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator 
determined that continued increases in imports of like or directly 
competitive products contributed importantly to a decline in the 
average landed price of shrimp in North Carolina by 26.6 percent during 
the 2003 marketing period (January-December 2003), compared to the 
1997-2001 base period. Eligible producers may request technical 
assistance from the Extension Service at no cost and receive an 
adjustment assistance payment, if certain program criteria are 
satisfied. Producers in fiscal year 2005 who did not receive technical 
assistance under the fiscal year 2004 TAA program must obtain the 
technical assistance from the Extension Service by May 31, 2005, in 
order to be eligible for financial payments.
    Producers of raw agricultural commodities wishing to learn more 
about TAA and how they may apply should contact the Department of 
Agriculture at the addresses provided below for General Information.
    Producers Certified as Eligible for TAA, Contact: Farm Service 
Agency service centers.
    For General Information About TAA, Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot, 
Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 
720-2916, email: [email protected].

    Dated: November 16, 2004.
Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 04-26395 Filed 11-29-04; 8:45 am]
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