[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23226-23227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10266]


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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, and began a review of a petition, for trade 
adjustment assistance by the National Asparagus Council on behalf of 
asparagus producers in California, Michigan, and Washington. The 
Administrator will determine within 40 days whether or not increasing 
imports of asparagus contributed importantly to a greater than 15 
percent decrease in the quantity of production of asparagus compared to 
the average of the 3 preceding marketing years. If a determination is 
affirmative, producers who produce and market asparagus in California, 
Michigan, and Washington, will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service 
Agency for technical assistance at no cost and cash benefits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Adjustment Assistance Staff, 
FAS, USDA, at (202) 720-0638, or by e-

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mail at: [email protected]. Additional program information 
can be obtained at the Web site for the Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Farmers program. The URL is http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.

    Dated: April 27, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10266 Filed 4-30-10; 8:45 am]
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