Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers; Request for Nominations, 34879 [2015-15064]
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Advisory Committee on Beginning
Farmers and Ranchers; Request for
Nominations
Office of Advocacy and
Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Request for
Nominations.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5
U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that
the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting
nominations for membership for the
Advisory Committee on Beginning
Farmers and Ranchers (the
‘‘Committee’’).
SUMMARY:
Consideration will be given to
nominations received on or before July
17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal
Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and
Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20250–0170; (202)
720–6350; email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may
be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to: The Honorable Thomas
Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
SW., Mail Stop 0601, Washington, DC
20250, Attn: Advisory Committee on
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers.
Nomination packages may also be faxed
to (202) 720–7704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Committee advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on matters broadly affecting
new farmers and ranchers including
strategies, policies, and programs that
will enhance opportunities and create
new farming and ranching operations.
The Committee will consider
Department goals and objectives
necessary to implement prior
recommendations. The Committee will
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develop and recommend an overall
framework and strategies to encompass
principles that leverage and maximize
existing programs, and create and test
new program opportunities.
In this notice, we are soliciting
nominations from interested
organizations and individuals from
among ranching and farming producers
(industry), related government, State,
and Tribal agricultural agencies,
academic institutions, commercial
banking entities, trade associations, and
related nonprofit enterprises. An
organization may nominate individuals
from within or outside its membership;
alternatively, an individual may
nominate herself or himself.
Nomination packages should include a
nomination form along with a cover
letter or resume that documents the
nominee’s background and experience.
Nomination forms are available on the
Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/
forms/doc/AD-755.pdf or may be
obtained from the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The Secretary will select up to 20
members from among those
organizations and individuals solicited,
in order to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee,
pursuant to Section 5 of the Agricultural
Credit Improvement Act of 1992
(Pub.L.No. 102–554), in accordance
with the FACA and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1.
Equal opportunity practices, in line
with the USDA policies, will be
followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee
have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of
June 2015.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and
Outreach.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Advisory Committee—Subcommittee
on Land Tenure
Office of Advocacy and
Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the
Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)
is announcing a meeting of the
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers
Advisory Committee’s (BFRAC)
Subcommittee on Land Tenure
(Subcommittee). The Subcommittee is
being convened to consider issues
involving access to land, farm business
transition and land tenure. The
members will perform preliminary work
on recommendations that will be
submitted to the parent committee. The
BFRAC will prepare recommendations
for USDA Secretary Vilsack’s
consideration in making policy
decisions affecting land tenure during
its next public meeting.
DATES: The subcommittee meeting is
scheduled for Monday through
Wednesday, June 22–24, 2015, from
8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CST. Tuesday, June
23, from 10:30–3:30 p.m. CST has been
set aside for public comments. All
persons wishing to make comments
during this meeting must check in
between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CST
on June 23, at the registration table. All
public commenters will be allowed a
maximum of three minutes. If the
number of registrants requesting to
speak is greater than what can be
reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public meeting
timeframe, speakers will be scheduled
on a first-come basis.
Public written comments for the
Subcommittee’s consideration may be
submitted by close of business on June
19, 2015, to Mrs. Kenya Nicholas,
Designated Federal Official, USDA
OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
Room 520–A, Washington, DC 20250–
0170, Phone (202) 720–6350, Fax (202)
720–7704, Email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov.
A conference call line will be available
and open for public comments on June
from 10:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. CST
on Tuesday, June 23, for all who wish
to listen in on the proceeding through
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delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents
appearing in this section.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers; Request for
Nominations
AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C.
App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture is
soliciting nominations for membership for the Advisory Committee on
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (the ``Committee'').
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
July 17, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated
Federal Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0170; (202) 720-6350;
email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to: The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 0601,
Washington, DC 20250, Attn: Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers. Nomination packages may also be faxed to (202) 720-7704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on matters broadly affecting new farmers and ranchers
including strategies, policies, and programs that will enhance
opportunities and create new farming and ranching operations. The
Committee will consider Department goals and objectives necessary to
implement prior recommendations. The Committee will develop and
recommend an overall framework and strategies to encompass principles
that leverage and maximize existing programs, and create and test new
program opportunities.
In this notice, we are soliciting nominations from interested
organizations and individuals from among ranching and farming producers
(industry), related government, State, and Tribal agricultural
agencies, academic institutions, commercial banking entities, trade
associations, and related nonprofit enterprises. An organization may
nominate individuals from within or outside its membership;
alternatively, an individual may nominate herself or himself.
Nomination packages should include a nomination form along with a cover
letter or resume that documents the nominee's background and
experience. Nomination forms are available on the Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD-755.pdf or may be obtained from the
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
The Secretary will select up to 20 members from among those
organizations and individuals solicited, in order to obtain the
broadest possible representation on the Committee, pursuant to Section
5 of the Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub.L.No. 102-
554), in accordance with the FACA and U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) Regulation 1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with the
USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the Committee.
To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken into
account the needs of the diverse groups served by the Department,
membership should include, to the extent practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of June 2015.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2015-15064 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
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