[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59682-59683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24304]


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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 petitions (No.'s 2011006-2011011, 2011028) for trade adjustment 
assistance for wool filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by 
wool producers from Montana and the Montana Wool Growers Association. 
The petitions were 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.

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    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 
petitions demonstrated the `greater than 15-percent decline' criterion, 
because they 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 periods showed a 
37.2-percent decrease, instead of the required increase, under the 
program.
    Because the petitions were unable to meet the `increase in imports' 
criterion, the Administrator was not able to certify them, making wool 
producers in Montana 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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6317110207060207091610170e060d17230502104d161007024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f2b2d3e3b3a3e3b352a2c2b323a312b1f393e2c712a2c3b3e71383029">[email protected]</span></a>; 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. 2010-24304 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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