[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 73 (Monday, April 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7648]


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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 
Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florida, Inc., representing a group of 
fresh lychee producers in Florida initially certified on April 5, 2004. 
Lychee producers in Florida who produce and market their lychees in 
Florida will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits during 
a 90-day period beginning on April 4, 2005. The application period 
closes on July 5, 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 price of lychees in Florida by 62.0 percent during the 2004 
marketing period (January-December 2004), compared to the 1998-2002 
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 September 30, 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, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: April 5, 2005.
Kenneth J. Roberts,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 05-7648 Filed 4-15-05; 8:45 am]
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