Records: Must be maintained for not less than 3 years after completion or termination of the agreement or not more than 5 full calendar years following the year of the transaction that is evidenced by such an account or record that took place, whichever is sooner. FINANCIAL INFORMATION: Account Identification: 12-2900-0-1-352. Obligations: (Direct payments) FY 99 $90,000,000; FY 00 est $90,000,000; and FY 01 est $90,000,000. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $22,000 to $9,611,000; $1,375,000. PROGAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: For the 1999 program, allocations were made to 65 U.S. nonprofit commodity groups and regional trade groups for export promotion activities. Example: With the help of MAP funds, sales of California strawberries rose nearly 20 percent, moving from 5.8 million to 6.9 million. Facing competition from 29 other supplying nations and high import duties, MAP funded activities helped overcome these impediments and has established California strawberries as the most reliable source of high quality fresh strawberries produced under stringent safety and sanitary conditions. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: 7 CFR 1485. 300 INFORMATION CONTACTS: Headquarters Office: Deputy Administrator, Commodity and Marketing Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-4761. Web Site Address: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/mapprog.html.
|
