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by the Kansas Sheep Association. The 

petition was accepted for review by 

USDA on July 26, 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 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 Trade Adjustment 

Assistance (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 demonstrated the ‘greater than 

15-percent decline’ criterion, because it 

showed a 15.9-percent decline in the 

value of wool production for 2009, 

when compared to the previous 3-year 

period. However, the import data 

provided for the same time period 

showed a 37.2-percent decrease, instead 

of the required increase, under the 

program. 

Because the petition was unable to 

meet the ‘increase in imports’ criterion, 

the Administrator was not able to certify 

the petition, making wool producers in 

Kansas 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, or by phone at 

(202) 720–0638, or (202) 690–0633, or 

by e-mail at: tradeadjustment@fas.usda.

gov; or visit the TAA for Farmers’ Web 

site at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24302 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for 

Farmers 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The Administrator of the Foreign 

Agricultural Service (FAS) has denied 

petitions (Nos. 2011024, 2011025) for 

trade adjustment assistance for lamb 

filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 

program by lamb producers from Ohio. 

The petitions were accepted for review 

by USDA on July 23, 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 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 Trade Adjustment 

Assistance 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 

petitions were unable to demonstrate 

the ‘greater than 15-percent decline’ 

criterion, because they showed only a 6- 

percent decline in the quantity of 

production for 2009, when compared to 

the previous 3-year period. 

Additionally, the import data provided 

for the same time periods showed a 

10.9-percent decrease, instead of the 

required increase, under the program. 

Because the petitions were unable to 

meet the ‘greater than 15-percent 

decline’ criterion and the ‘increase in 

imports’ criterion, the Administrator 

was not able to certify them, making 

lamb producers in Ohio 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; or by phone at 

(202) 720–0638 or (202) 690–0633; or by 

e-mail at: 

tradeadjustment@fas.usda.gov; or visit 

the TAA for Farmers’ Web site at: http: 

//www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24323 Filed 9–27–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship; the National 

Advisory Council on Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship: National Advisory 

Council on Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Advisory 

Committee on Innovation and 

Entrepreneurship will hold a meeting 

via conference call on Tuesday, October 

12, 2010. The meeting will be 

conducted from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 

will be opened to the public. The 

Council was chartered on November 10, 

2009, to advise the Secretary of 

Commerce on matters relating to 

innovation and entrepreneurship in the 

United States. 

DATES: October 12, 2010. 

Time: 3 p.m.–5 p.m. (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: This program will be 

conducted and available to the public 

via a listen-in conference number, 888– 

942–9574, and passcode, 6315042. 

Please specify any requests for 

reasonable accommodation of auxiliary 

aids at least five business days in 

advance of the meeting. Last minute 

requests will be accepted, but may be 

impossible to fill. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics to be discussed include: 

Impressions from the first NACIE 

meeting, as well as NACIE strategies, 

goals and processes for 2011. No time 

will be available for oral comments from 

members of the public listening to the 

meeting. Any member of the public may 

submit pertinent written comments 

concerning the Council’s affairs at any 

time before and after the meeting. 

Comments may be submitted to Paul 

Corson at the contact information 

indicated below. Copies of Board 

meeting minutes will be available 

within 90 days of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Corson, Office of Innovation and 


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