[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7598-7599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2778]


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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 
accepted a petition filed by a group of apiarists representing Michigan 
natural honey, white or lighter, producers for trade adjustment 
assistance. The Administrator will determine within 40 days whether or 
not increasing imports of natural honey contributed importantly to a 
decline in domestic

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producer prices of 20 percent or more during the marketing period 
beginning September 1, 2005, and ending August 31, 2006. If the 
determination is positive, all apiarists who produce and market their 
natural honey in Michigan will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service 
Agency for no cost technical assistance and for adjustment assistance 
payments.

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

    Dated: February 5, 2007.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2778 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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