[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-10431]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public hearings.

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    The Administrator today accepted a petition, and began a review of 
a petition, for trade adjustment assistance by the Michigan 
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association on behalf of apple 
producers in Michigan. A public hearing to review the merits of the 
petition will be held in Room 411-P of Suite 400, Portals Office 
Building, 1250 Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20024 on May 5, 2010, 
at 11 a.m. Eastern Time to receive written and oral comments associated 
with this petition.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administrator will determine within 40 
days whether or not increasing imports of apple juice contributed to a 
greater than 15 percent decrease in the national average price of 
apples compared to the average of the 3 preceding marketing years. The 
petition maintains that Michigan apple producers have suffered 
primarily due to increased imports of apple juice concentrate. Over 81 
percent of the apple juice consumed in the U.S. is from imported 
concentrate. If a determination is affirmative, producers who produce 
and market apples in Michigan will be eligible to apply to the Farm 
Service Agency for technical assistance and cash benefits. Persons who 
wish to speak at the hearing must register with the TAA Coordinator at 
(202) 720-0638 or (202) 690-0633, at least 24 hours before the hearing. 
Presenters will be allotted time to speak and should submit a written 
summary of their remarks for the record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Adjustment Assistance Staff, 
Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department 
Agriculture at (202) 720-0638, or by e-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 28, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10431 Filed 5-3-10; 8:45 am]
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