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Oranges and Grapefruit Grown in Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas; Increased Assessment Rate

Tue, Nov 25 2003 11:00:00 GMT

This rule increases the assessment rate established for the Texas Valley Citrus Committee (Committee) for the 200304 and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.11 to $0.14 per \7/10\bushel carton or equivalent of oranges and grapefruit handled. The Committee locally administers the marketing order which regulates the handling of oranges and grapefruit grown in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. Authorization to assess orange and grapefruit handlers enables the Committee to incur expenses that are reasonable and necessary to administer the program. The fiscal period began August 1 and ends July 31. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers

Tue, Nov 25 2003 11:00:00 GMT

The Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), certified a petition for trade adjustment assistance (TAA) that was filed on October 8, 2003, by the Catfish Farmers of America, Indianola, Mississippi; Rutledge & Rutledge, Newport, Arkansas; and the Western Regional Chapter of the Kentucky Aquaculture Association, Farmington, Kentucky, on behalf of catfish producers in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Producers are now eligible to apply for program benefits.

Madera County Resource Advisory Committee

Tue, Nov 25 2003 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (Pub. L. 92463) and under the secure Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106393) the Sierra National Forest's Resource Advisory Committee for Madera County will meet on Monday, December 15, 2003. The Madera Resource Advisory Committee will meet at the U.S.D.A. Forest Service Office in North Fork, CA. The purpose of the meeting is: Review new RAC proposals, review progress of FY 2002 accounting, monitoring and evaluation, voting procedures proposal update, conference update, arrowhead presentation, review of Sierra business council book, and review of newsletter.