[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41431-41432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17348]


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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 of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has 
certified a petition (No. 2010001) for trade adjustment assistance 
(TAA) for catfish that was filed by the Catfish Farmers of America and 
accepted for review by USDA on May 3, 2010. Individual producers, 
nationwide, will be eligible to apply for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 
benefits during an application period ending September 23, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All petitions were analyzed by USDA's 
Economic Research Service and reviewed by the TAA for Farmers Review 
Committee, comprised of representatives from USDA's Office of

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the Chief Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing 
Service, and Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the 
Administrator (FAS) determined that increased imports of catfish during 
January-December 2009 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-
percent decline in the value of production in 2009, compared to the 
previous 3-year average. This conforms to the eligibility requirements 
stipulated in Subtitle C of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 
107-210).
    Individual catfish producers, nationwide, interested in applying 
for technical training and cash benefits must complete and submit a 
written application to their local Farm Service Agency Service Center 
by the application deadline of September 23, 2010. After submitting a 
completed application, producers may receive technical assistance at no 
cost and may receive cash benefits, if the applicable program 
eligibility requirements are satisfied. Applicants must complete the 
technical assistance under the program in order to be eligible for cash 
benefits.
    Producers Certified as Eligible for TAA for Farmers' Program Should 
Contact: USDA, Farm Service Agency (at your local service center).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Adjustment Assistance for 
Farmers Staff, FAS, USDA, by phone: (202) 720-0638, or (202) 690-0633; 
or by e-mail: [email protected]; or visit the TAA for 
Farmers' Web site: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.

    Dated: July 8, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-17348 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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