[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 41433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17353]


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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. 2010003) for trade adjustment assistance 
(TAA) for asparagus that was filed by the National Asparagus Council 
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 the Chief 
Economist, Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and 
Foreign Agricultural Service. Upon a review, the Administrator 
determined that increased imports of asparagus during January-December 
2009 contributed importantly to a greater than 15-percent decline in 
the quantity 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 asparagus 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 
provided at no cost and may receive cash benefits, if the applicable 
program eligibility requirements are satisfied. Applicants must 
complete the technical assistance provided 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. 2010-17353 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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