Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

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title: "Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers"
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section_number: "04-7762"
section_name: "Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers"
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currency: "2004-04-05"
last_updated: "2004-04-05"
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agency: "Agriculture Department"
document_number: "04-7762"
document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2004-04-05"
agencies:
  - "Agriculture Department"
  - "Foreign Agricultural Service"
fr_citation: "69 FR 17637"
fr_volume: 69
fr_action: "Notice."
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#  Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

**AGENCY:**

Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), today denied a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on February 23, 2004, by a group of apple  producers in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

Upon investigation, the Administrator determined that processing apple prices did not decline by more than 20 percent during the July 2002-June 2003 marketing year from 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, e-mail: *[email protected].*

Dated: March 31, 2004.

A. Ellen Terpstra,

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.