# Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers
**AGENCY:**
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), denied a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) for shrimpers that was filed on November 18, 2003, by the Southeastern Fisheries Association, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Upon investigation, the Administrator determined that domestic producer prices for shrimp did not decline at least 20 percent during January 2002 through December 2002 when compared with the previous 5-year average, a condition required for certifying a petition for TAA.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Jean-Louis Pajot, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers, FAS, USDA, (202) 720-2916, email: *[email protected].*
Dated: December 30, 2003.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.