[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62759-62760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25647]


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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), denied 
a petition (No. 2011019) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for 
Tilapia filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by three 
producers on behalf of Tilapia producers in Arkansas. The petition was 
accepted for review by USDA on August 24, 2010.

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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 petitions to 
demonstrate that an increase in imports of like or directly competitive 
articles, 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 Program Review Committee, comprised of 
representatives from USDA's Office of the Chief Economist, Farm Service 
Agency, Agricultural Marketing Service, and FAS. After a review, the 
Administrator determined that the petition was unable to demonstrate 
the ``greater than 15-percent decline'' criterion, because it showed a 
4.2-percent increase in the average annual price for 2009, when 
compared to the previous 3-year period. Additionally, the import data 
provided for the same time period showed a 15.7-percent decrease, 
instead of the required increase, under the program.
    Because the petition was unable to meet the ``greater than 15-
percent decline'' criterion and the ``increase in imports'' criterion, 
the Administrator was not able to certify the petition, making Tilapia 
producers in Arkansas ineligible for trade adjustment assistance in FY 
2011.

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

    Dated: October 5, 2010.
Suzanne Hale,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25647 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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