[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63437-63438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26011]


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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. 2011016) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) 
for northeast multi-species fish filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 
program by the New Hampshire Commercial Fisherman's Association. The 
petition was accepted for review by USDA on August 16, 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 able to demonstrate the 
``greater than 15-percent decline'' criterion, because it showed a 17-
percent decline in the average annual price for 2009, when compared to 
the previous 3-year period. However, the import data provided for the 
same time period showed a 5.8-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 northeast multi-species fish producers in Connecticut, Maine, 
Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode 
Island ineligible for trade adjustment assistance in FY 2011.

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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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5a1a7b4b1b0b4b1bfa0a6a1b8b0bba195b3b4a6fba0a6b1b4fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="67131506030206030d1214130a02091327010614491214030649000811">[email protected]</span></a>, or visit the TAA for Farmers' Web site 
at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.

    Dated: October 6, 2010.
Suzanne Hale,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-26011 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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