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Competitive, Special and Facilities
Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i)); Pest
Management Alternatives Program
(PMAP)—(Section 2(c)(1)(A) of the
Competitive, Special, and Facilities
Research Grant Act, (Pub. L. No. 89–
106), as amended (7 U.S.C.
450i(c)(1)(A)); Regional IPM
Competitive Grants Program (RIPM)—
(Section 2(c)(1)(B) of the Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant
Act (Pub. L. No. 89–106, as amended (7
U.S.C. 450i(c)(1)(B)) and Section 3(d) of
the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d));
Extension Integrated Pest Management
Coordination and Support (EIPM–CS)—
(Section 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7
U.S.C. 343(d) as amended by Section
7403 of the FCEA) (Pub. L. 110–246),
and the Regional IPM Centers—(Section
406 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7626), as
reauthorized by Section 7306 of the
FCEA of 2008) (Pub. L. 110–246)). The
Crop Protection Program, as proposed,
would be authorized under Section 406
of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998
(AREERA) (7 U.S.C. 7626), as
reauthorized by Section 7306 of the
FCEA) (Pub. L. 110–246). This funding
authority will allow eligibility for fouryear degree granting institutions and
provide for the recovery of indirect
costs. The intent of the listening
sessions is to gather stakeholder input
on program focus, function and design.
Additional detail can be found in the
explanatory notes to the President’s
budget, found at https://
www.obpa.usda.gov/
17nifa2013notes.pdf. USDA–NIFA
suggests the following questions be
addressed in drafting comments on the
program. Prior to the listening session,
National Program Leaders presented
stakeholders with the following
questions:
1. What conceptual elements are
needed in the new CPP to address
research education and extension in
pest management to ensure global food
security and other major societal
challenges are addressed?
2. Is regionalization a sound concept
for coordination of IPM programs? Why
or why not?
3. What administrative functions are
needed to adequately manage elements
of the new program?
4. Should the program be delivered
through a state, regional, or national
structure or should there be a blend of
elements to address regional and
national interests?
5. How should resources be
apportioned across the functional areas
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and across regions if regionalization is
an element of the program?
6. If regional program delivery is a
part of the concept, what critical
benefits does this approach provide?
7. If a regional structure is deployed,
what should it look like?
8. Should the CPP be limited to shortterm projects or should longer-term
ongoing programs also be supported?
9. What size should the awards be for
research, education or extension? What
scope should projects encompass?
10. What portion of the Crop
Protection Program budget should be
dedicated to each of the five IPM
program areas: (a) Plant Protection
Tactics and Tools; (b) Diversified IPM
Systems; (c) Enhancing Agricultural
Biosecurity; (d) IPM for a Sustainable
Society; and (e) Development of the
Next Generation of IPM Scientists.
The March, April and May 2012,
Listening Sessions are scheduled to
assist NIFA leadership in more fully
addressing stakeholder needs and
assuring that the CPP has influence on
the discovery of new IPM knowledge,
IPM principles are adopted, and end
users are best served.
Implementation Plans
NIFA plans to consider stakeholder
input received from these public
meetings as well as other written
comments in developing the FY 2013
program guidelines, dependent on
Congressional appropriation. NIFA
anticipates releasing the proposed FY
2013 RFA(s) by winter 2012–13.
Dated: Done at Washington, DC, this 23rd
day of March 2012.
Chavonda Jacobs-Young,
Acting Director, National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
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ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION
Reports and Updates on Programs and Research Projects
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Arctic Research Commission
will hold its 97th meeting in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on April 28,
2012. The business session, open to the public, will convene at 8:30
a.m.
The Agenda items include:
(1) Call to order and approval of the agenda.
(2) Approval of the minutes from the 96th meeting.
(3) Commissioners and staff reports.
(4) Discussion and presentations concerning Arctic research
activities.
The focus of the meeting will be reports and updates on programs
and research projects affecting the Arctic.
If you plan to attend this meeting, please notify us via the
contact information below. Any person planning to attend who requires
special accessibility features and/or auxiliary aids, such as sign
language interpreters, must inform the Commission of those needs in
advance of the meeting.
Contact person for further information: John Farrell, Executive
Director, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, 703-525-0111 or TDD 703-306-
0090.
John Farrell,
Executive Director.
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