[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 63437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26008]


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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 
denied a petition (No. 2011032) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) 
for blueberries filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by three 
producers on behalf of blueberry producers in New Hampshire. The 
petition was accepted for review by USDA on August 13, 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 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 
26.4-percent increase in production quantity for 2009, instead of the 
required decrease, when compared to the previous 3-year period.
    Because the petition was unable to meet the `greater than 15-
percent decline' criterion, the Administrator was not able to certify 
it, making blueberry producers in New Hampshire 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 6, 2010.
Susanne Hale,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-26008 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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