[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41432-41433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17354]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

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ACTION: Notice.

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    The Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) denied 
a petition (No. 2010010) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for 
fresh blue crabs that was filed by a group of Georgia fresh blue crab 
producers and accepted for review by USDA on May 3, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To qualify under the program, Subtitle C of 
Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210) states that 
petitions must demonstrate, using data for the most recent, full 
marketing year or full official marketing season, a greater than 15-
percent decline in at least one of the following factors: National 
average price, quantity of production, value of production, or cash 
receipts.
    According to the statute, it is also necessary for the petition to 
demonstrate that an increase in imports of articles like or directly 
competitive, during the same marketing period, contributed importantly 
to the decrease in one of the above factors for the agricultural 
commodity.
    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. After a review, the Administrator determined that the quantity 
of fresh and frozen blue crab imports declined by 8.5 percent during 
2009, compared to the previous 3-year average. In order to qualify, 
recent marketing period imports must be higher than the average of the 
previous 3 years. Because the petition was unable to meet the 
regulatory requirement for increased imports, it did not qualify for 
certification for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.

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. 2010-17354 Filed 7-15-10; 8:45 am]
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