Aquacontacts Mail Group News
The Emerging Markets Program makes available to emerging markets the expertise of the United States to ``identify and carry out specific opportunities and projects,'' including potential reductions in trade barriers, ``in order to develop, maintain, or expand markets for United States agricultural exports.'' The EMP provides funding for technical assistance activities that develop, maintain, or expand the export of U.S. agricultural commodities to overseas emerging markets, and which benefit primarily U.S. industry as a whole.
The EMP is administered by personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service. FAS implements this provision by providing CCC funds for specific projects to various entities, including government agencies and U.S. private entities, representing a wide range of agricultural commodities and products.
Under the definition of Agricultural Commodity--an agricultural commodity, food, feed, fiber, wood, livestock, or insect, and any product thereof; and fish harvested from a U.S. aquaculture farm or harvested by a vessel as defined in Title 46, United States Code, in waters that are not waters (including the territorial sea) of a foreign country.
There may be some who have an interest to learn more about this program and what may be some opportunities to impact exports of U.S. aquaculture products to targeted countries.
Gary Jensen
CSREES-USDA
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Federal Register: January 4, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 2) [PDF version]
Rules and Regulations
Page 253-261
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
7 CFR Part 1486
RIN 0551-AA62
Emerging Markets Program
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation, USDA.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule establishes regulations applicable to the Emerging Markets Program (EMP). The regulations provide details concerning program administration, including participant eligibility, application requirements, review and allocation process, reimbursement rules and procedures, financial reporting and project evaluation requirements, appeal procedures, and program controls.
DATES: Effective date: February 3, 2005.
Applicability date: This rule does not apply to projects approved prior to the effective date.
ADDRESSES: Denise Huttenlocker, Director, Marketing Operations Staff, Foreign Agricultural Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Ag Box 1042, Room 4932-S, Washington, DC 20250-1042. Fax: (202) 720-9361; e-mail: mosadmin@fas.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Freeman by phone at (202) 720- 4327, by fax at (202) 720-9361, or by e-mail at emo@fas.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Executive Order 12866
This rule is issued in conformance with Executive Order 12866. It has been determined that this final rule will not have an annual economic effect in excess of $100 million; will not cause a major cost increase in costs to consumers, individual industries, Federal, State or local government agencies, or geographic regions; and will not have an adverse effect on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic or foreign markets. Executive Order 12988
This rule has been reviewed in accordance with Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. The rule would have preemptive effect with respect to any State or local laws, regulations or policies which conflict with such provisions or which otherwise impede their full implementation; would not have retroactive effect; and would require administrative proceedings before suit may be filed. Executive Order 12372
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