Notice of the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening Session, 32735-32736 [2010-13798]
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AGENCY: Research, Education, and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of stakeholder listening
session.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States
Department of Agriculture announces a
stakeholder listening session of the
Specialty Crop Committee, under the
auspices of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board (NAREEE).
DATES: The Specialty Crop Committee
will hold the stakeholder listening
session on June 9, 2010 from 9 a.m.–3
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The stakeholder listening
session of the Specialty Crop Committee
will take place at the Le Rivage Hotel,
4800 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento,
California 95822.
The public may file written comments
before or up to two weeks after the
listening session with the contact
person identified in this notice at: The
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Room 344–A, Jamie L.
Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–
2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kelly, Acting Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720–
4421; fax: (202) 720–6199; or e-mail:
David.kelly@ars.usda.gov.
The
Specialty Crop Committee was
established in accordance with the
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of
2004 under Title III, Section 303 of
Public Law 108–465, as amended under
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
of 2008, under Title VII, Section 7103 of
Public Law 110–246. This Committee is
a permanent committee of the National
Agricultural Research Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board. The Committee’s charge is to
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study the scope and effectiveness of
research, extension, and economics
programs affecting the specialty crop
industry. The congressional legislation
defines ‘‘specialty crops’’ as fruits,
vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and
nursery crops (including floriculture). In
order to carry out its responsibilities
effectively, the Committee is holding a
stakeholder listening session. The
listening session will elicit stakeholder
input from industry and state
representatives, researchers and
educators, national organizations and
institutions, local producers, and other
groups about topics of relevance to
research, extension or economics
programs on which the Specialty Crop
Committee is charged to report through
the Board to the Secretary of Agriculture
and Congress. The list of specific topics
of interest is available on the Committee
charge on the NAREEE Web site
(https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov). In
addition, the Committee seeks input on
the Specialty Crop Research Initiative
priorities and program administration,
as well as its interaction with any
research undertaken by the state
administered Specialty Crop Block
Grant Program funded through the
USDA. Several panel sessions will be
organized to stimulate discussion, each
relating to one or more specific issues
delineated in the Committee’s charge.
Each panel will be followed with
questions by Committee members and
opportunity for brief presentations and
general discussion from the floor. An
open session for further brief
presentations will be also be scheduled.
Succinct written comments by attendees
and other interested stakeholders will
be welcomed as additional public input
before and up to two weeks following
the listening sessions. All statements
will become part of the official public
record of the Board’s Specialty Crop
Committee.
In order to encourage input from a
wide array of interested parties and
stakeholders from diverse regions of the
country, the Committee will host an
additional listening session focused on
the same topics. This session will be
held in Sacramento, CA on June 10,
2010. Details regarding this meeting will
be announced in the near future.
Done at Washington, DC, June 2, 2010.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education,
and Economics.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Solicitation for Members of
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board
AGENCY: Research, Education and
Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., the United States
Department of Agriculture announces
solicitation for nominations to fill 9
vacancies on the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education and
Economics Advisory Board.
DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board
member nominations is July 9, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume, completed Form AD–755, and
any letters of support must be sent to
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
National Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board Office, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 321–A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–0321.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kelly, Acting Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW., Room 321–A, Whitten
Building, Washington, DC 20250–0321,
telephone: 202–720–4421; fax: 202–
720–6199; e-mail:
david.kelly@ars.usda.gov.
Section
1408 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) was
amended by the Food, Energy and
Conservation Act of 2008 by deleting six
members of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education and
Economics Advisory Board, to total 25
members. Since the inception of the
Advisory Board by congressional
legislation in 1996, each member has
represented a specific category related
to farming or ranching, food production
and processing, forestry research, crop
and animal science, land-grant
institutions, non-land grant college or
university with a historic commitment
to research in the food and agricultural
sciences, food retailing and marketing,
rural economic development, and
natural resource and consumer interest
groups, among many others. The Board
was first appointed by the Secretary of
Agriculture in September 1996 and onethird of its members were appointed for
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one, two, and three-year terms,
respectively to allow for approximately
one-third of the Board to change each
year. The terms for 8 members who
represent specific categories will expire
September 30, 2010. Nominations for
these and other vacant categories are
sought. All nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their expertise, leadership,
and relevance to a category.
Appointments will be made for two- or
three-year terms to maintain the
approximate one-third change in
membership each year dictated by the
original legislation.
The 9 slots to be filled are:
Category F. National Food Animal
Science Society
Category G. National Crop, Soil,
Agronomy, Horticulture, or Weed
Science Society
Category K. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges
and Universities
Category L. 1890 Land-Grant Colleges
and Universities
Category P. American Colleges of
Veterinary Medicine
Category T. Rural Economic
Development
Category U. National Consumer Interest
Group
Category V. National Forestry Group
Category W. National Conservation or
Natural Resource Groups
Nominations are being solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups, and
companies that represent a wide variety
of food and agricultural interests
throughout the country. Nominations
for one individual who fits several of
the categories listed above or for more
than one person who fits one category
will be accepted. In your nomination
letter, please indicate the specific
membership category for each nominee.
Each nominee must fill out, sign, and
return a form AD–755, ‘‘Advisory
Committee Membership Background
Information’’ (which can be obtained
from the contact person below or may
be printed out from the following Web
site: https://www.ree.usda.gov/nareeeab/
downloads/forms/AD–755.pdf). All
nominees will be vetted before
selection.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
that recommendations of the Advisory
Board take into account the needs of the
diverse groups served by the
Department, membership shall include,
to the extent practicable, individuals
with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with
disabilities.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Notice of the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening
Session
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of stakeholder listening session.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a
stakeholder listening session of the Specialty Crop Committee, under
the auspices of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory Board (NAREEE).
DATES: The Specialty Crop Committee will hold the stakeholder listening
session on June 9, 2010 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The stakeholder listening session of the Specialty Crop
Committee will take place at the Le Rivage Hotel, 4800 Riverside
Boulevard, Sacramento, California 95822.
The public may file written comments before or up to two weeks
after the listening session with the contact person identified in this
notice at: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education,
and Economics Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Room 344-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20250-2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kelly, Acting Executive
Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720-4421; fax: (202) 720-
6199; or e-mail: David.kelly@ars.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Specialty Crop Committee was established
in accordance with the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004
under Title III, Section 303 of Public Law 108-465, as amended under
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, under Title VII,
Section 7103 of Public Law 110-246. This Committee is a permanent
committee of the National Agricultural Research Extension, Education,
and Economics Advisory Board. The Committee's charge is to
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study the scope and effectiveness of research, extension, and economics
programs affecting the specialty crop industry. The congressional
legislation defines ``specialty crops'' as fruits, vegetables, tree
nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops (including floriculture). In order
to carry out its responsibilities effectively, the Committee is holding
a stakeholder listening session. The listening session will elicit
stakeholder input from industry and state representatives, researchers
and educators, national organizations and institutions, local
producers, and other groups about topics of relevance to research,
extension or economics programs on which the Specialty Crop Committee
is charged to report through the Board to the Secretary of Agriculture
and Congress. The list of specific topics of interest is available on
the Committee charge on the NAREEE Web site (https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov). In addition, the Committee seeks input on the
Specialty Crop Research Initiative priorities and program
administration, as well as its interaction with any research undertaken
by the state administered Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funded
through the USDA. Several panel sessions will be organized to stimulate
discussion, each relating to one or more specific issues delineated in
the Committee's charge. Each panel will be followed with questions by
Committee members and opportunity for brief presentations and general
discussion from the floor. An open session for further brief
presentations will be also be scheduled. Succinct written comments by
attendees and other interested stakeholders will be welcomed as
additional public input before and up to two weeks following the
listening sessions. All statements will become part of the official
public record of the Board's Specialty Crop Committee.
In order to encourage input from a wide array of interested parties
and stakeholders from diverse regions of the country, the Committee
will host an additional listening session focused on the same topics.
This session will be held in Sacramento, CA on June 10, 2010. Details
regarding this meeting will be announced in the near future.
Done at Washington, DC, June 2, 2010.
Ann M. Bartuska,
Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2010-13798 Filed 6-8-10; 8:45 am]
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