2010-10269. Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

AGENCY:

Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice.

The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today accepted a petition, and began a review of a petition, for trade adjustment assistance by the Louisiana Crawfish Farmers Association on behalf of farm-raised crawfish producers in Louisiana. The Administrator will determine within 40 days whether or not increasing imports of crawfish contributed importantly to a greater than 15 percent decrease in the national average price of crawfish compared to the average of the 3 preceding marketing years. If a determination is affirmative, producers who produce and market farm-raised crawfish in Louisiana will be eligible to apply to the Farm Service Agency for technical assistance at no cost and cash benefits.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Trade Adjustment Assistance Staff, FAS, USDA, at [phone], or by e-mail at: [e-mail]. Additional program information can be obtained at the Web site for the Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers program. The URL is http://www.fas.usda.gov/​itp/​taa.

Dated: April 27, 2010.

John D. Brewer,

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.