[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17350]


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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. 2010005) for trade adjustment assistance 
(TAA) for shrimp that was filed by the Southern Shrimp Alliance and 
accepted for review by USDA on May 3, 2010. Individual producers in 
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
South Carolina, and Texas 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 the Chief 
Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and 
Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the Administrator (FAS) 
determined that increased imports of shrimp during January-December 
2008 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-percent decline in 
the quantity of production in 2008, 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 shrimp producers in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas 
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. 2010-17350 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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