[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60487-60488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20836]


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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), today 
terminated the certification of petitions for trade adjustment 
assistance (TAA) that was filed by salmon producers in Alaska and 
Washington. Salmon producers in these states are no longer eligible for 
TAA benefits in fiscal year 2006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon investigation, the Administrator 
determined that the average salmon prices during the 2004 marketing 
year was $0.343/pound, which is 85 percent of the base 5-year average 
price. During that same marketing year, imports declined by 1.4 
percent. Therefore, the average price for the most recent marketing 
year was not less than 80 percent of the average price for the base 
period and imports were no longer

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contributing factors for program eligibility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade 
Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 6, 2005.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 05-20836 Filed 10-17-05; 8:45 am]
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