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[Federal Register: March 30, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 16210]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice
The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), approved a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on February 11, 2005, by the Potato Growers of Idaho, Blackfoot, Idaho. The certification date is March 28, 2005. Beginning on this date, Idaho potato producers who produce fresh market potatoes will be eligible to apply for fiscal year 2005 benefits during an application period ending June 27, 2005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Upon
investigation, the Administrator determined that increased imports of french
fries contributed importantly to a decline in producer prices of fresh potatoes
in Idaho by 21 percent during January 2003 through December 2003, when compared
with the previous 5-year average.
Eligible producers must apply to the Farm Service Agency for
benefits. After submitting completed applications, producers shall receive
technical assistance provided by the Extension Service at no cost and may
receive an adjustment assistance payment, if certain program criteria are
satisfied. Applicants must obtain the technical assistance from the Extension
Service by September 26, 2005, in order to be eligible for financial payments.
Producers of raw agricultural commodities wishing to learn
more about TAA and how they may apply should contact the Department of
Agriculture at the addresses provided below for General Information.
Producers Certified as Eligible for TAA, Contact: Farm
Service Agency service centers in Idaho.
For General Information About TAA, Contact: Jean-Louis Pajot,
Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916,
e-mail: trade.adjustment@fas.usda.gov.
Dated: March 28, 2005
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service
[FR Doc. 05-6268 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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