[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25650]


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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, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), certified a 
petition (No. 2011015) for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for 
blueberries filed under the fiscal year (FY) 2011 program by the Wild 
Blueberry Commission of Maine, on behalf of blueberry producers in 
Maine. The petition was accepted for review by USDA on August 13, 2010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 
increased imports of blueberries during January-December 2009 
contributed importantly to a greater than 15-percent decline in the 
average annual price in 2009, compared to the previous 3-year average. 
This conforms to the eligibility requirements stipulated in Subtitle C 
of Title I of the Trade Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-210).
    Because the petition met the program's eligibility criteria, the 
Administrator was able to certify it, making blueberry producers in 
Maine eligible for trade adjustment assistance in FY 2011.
    Eligible individual blueberry producers in Maine may apply for 
technical training and cash benefits by completing and submitting a 
written application to their local Farm Service Agency county office by 
the application deadline of December 29, 2010. After submitting a 
completed application, producers may receive technical assistance at no 
cost and cash benefits, if the applicable program eligibility 
requirements are satisfied. Applicants must complete the technical 
assistance training under the program in order to be eligible for cash 
benefits.

PRODUCERS CERTIFIED AS ELIGIBLE FOR TAA FOR FARMERS CONTACT: Your local 
USDA Farm Service Agency county office.

FOR FURTHER GENERAL 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#eb9f998a8f8e8a8f819e989f868e859fab8d8a98c59e988f8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="60141201040501040a1513140d050e14200601134e151304014e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>, or visit the TAA for Farmers' Web site 
at: http://www.taaforfarmers.org or the FAS Web site at: http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/taa.

    Dated: October 5, 2010.
Suzanne Hale,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-25650 Filed 10-12-10; 8:45 am]
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