Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Meeting, 65681 [2011-27352]

Download as PDF 65681 Notices Federal Register Vol. 76, No. 205 Monday, October 24, 2011 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Meeting Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory committee of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO). Notice of the meetings are provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This meeting will be open to the public. As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the OAO announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (Committee) to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) The implementation of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2279; (2) methods of maximizing the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in Department of Agriculture programs; and (3) civil rights activities within the Department as such activities relate to participants in such programs. DATES: The meeting will be held on November 3, 2011, and November 4, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., respectively. The meeting will be open to the public for public comment on November 3, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque Old Town, 800 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW., Albuquerque, NM 87104. The hotel’s telephone number is 505–843–6300. Written comments may be submitted to: Lauretta Miles, Management Analyst, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Whitten Bldg., 520–A, Washington, DC 20250, 202–720–4679. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to Lauretta tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:34 Oct 21, 2011 Jkt 226001 Miles, Management Analyst, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Whitten Bldg., 520–A, Washington, DC 20250, 202– 720–4679, Fax: 202–720–7136 e-mail: Lauretta.Miles@osec.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to section 14008 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2208. The Secretary of Agriculture selected a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons interested in providing solutions to the challenges of the aforementioned agenda topics (1), (2) and (3). Equal opportunity practices were considered in all appointments to the Committee in accordance with USDA policies. The Secretary selected the members in January 2011. On November 3, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., there will be an opportunity for public comments. Interested persons may present views, orally or in writing, on issues relating to the above agenda topics (1), (2) and (3) before the committee. Written submissions may be submitted to the contact person on or before October 27, 2011. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Those individuals interested in making oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of the issue they wish to present and the names and addresses of proposed participants. (All oral presentations will be given three minutes. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than what can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public hearing session timeframe, OAO may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing session.) The contact person will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by October 31, 2011. OAO will make all agenda topics available to the public via the OAO Web site (https://www.outreach.usda.gov/ oasdfr) no later than 10 business days before the meeting and at the meeting. OAO welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Lauretta PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Miles at least 7 days in advance of the meeting. OAO is committed to the orderly conduct of the advisory committee meeting. Please visit our Web site at https://www.outreach.usda.gov/ oasdfr for procedures on public conduct during the advisory committee meeting. Anderson Neal, Jr., Acting Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach. [FR Doc. 2011–27352 Filed 10–21–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1240–78–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Black Hills National Forest, Mystic Ranger District, South Dakota, Calumet Project Area Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). AGENCY: The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to use multiple vegetation treatments focused on reducing the threat to ecosystem components including forest resources from an existing insect and disease epidemic (mountain pine beetle), creating a landscape condition more adapted to fire and that reduces potential for high severity wildfire near at-risk communities and in the wildland-urban interface. 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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
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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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 205 / Monday, October 24, 2011 / 
Notices

[[Page 65681]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public 
advisory committee of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO). Notice 
of the meetings are provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This 
meeting will be open to the public.
    As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the 
OAO announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority 
Farmers (Committee) to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) The 
implementation of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2279; (2) methods of 
maximizing the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in 
Department of Agriculture programs; and (3) civil rights activities 
within the Department as such activities relate to participants in such 
programs.

DATES: The meeting will be held on November 3, 2011, and November 4, 
2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., respectively. 
The meeting will be open to the public for public comment on November 
3, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hotel Albuquerque Old Town, 
800 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW., Albuquerque, NM 87104. The hotel's 
telephone number is 505-843-6300. Written comments may be submitted to: 
Lauretta Miles, Management Analyst, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Whitten Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, 202-720-4679.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to 
Lauretta Miles, Management Analyst, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Whitten Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, 202-720-4679, Fax: 202-720-
7136 e-mail: Lauretta.Miles@osec.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to 
section 14008 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public 
Law 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2208. The Secretary of Agriculture 
selected a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of 
persons interested in providing solutions to the challenges of the 
aforementioned agenda topics (1), (2) and (3). Equal opportunity 
practices were considered in all appointments to the Committee in 
accordance with USDA policies. The Secretary selected the members in 
January 2011.
    On November 3, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., there will be an 
opportunity for public comments. Interested persons may present views, 
orally or in writing, on issues relating to the above agenda topics 
(1), (2) and (3) before the committee. Written submissions may be 
submitted to the contact person on or before October 27, 2011. Oral 
presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m. Those individuals interested in making oral 
presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the issue they wish to present and 
the names and addresses of proposed participants. (All oral 
presentations will be given three minutes. If the number of registrants 
requesting to speak is greater than what can be reasonably accommodated 
during the scheduled open public hearing session timeframe, OAO may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open 
public hearing session.) The contact person will notify interested 
persons regarding their request to speak by October 31, 2011.
    OAO will make all agenda topics available to the public via the OAO 
Web site (https://www.outreach.usda.gov/oasdfr) no later than 10 
business days before the meeting and at the meeting. OAO welcomes the 
attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will 
make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or 
special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact Lauretta Miles at least 7 days in advance of 
the meeting. OAO is committed to the orderly conduct of the advisory 
committee meeting. Please visit our Web site at https://
www.outreach.usda.gov/oasdfr for procedures on public conduct during 
the advisory committee meeting.

Anderson Neal, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2011-27352 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1240-78-P
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