Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Solicitation for Membership, 25252 [2013-10059]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Advisory Committee on Minority
Farmers; Notice of Solicitation for
Membership
Departmental Management,
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
(OAO), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
membership.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the
Secretary is soliciting nominations for
membership for this Committee to serve
for 2-year terms.
DATES: Consideration will be given to
nominations received on or before May
31st, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
addressed to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal
Officer, USDA OAO, 1400
Independence Avenue, Room 520–A,
Washington, DC 20250–0170;
Telephone (202) 720–6350; Fax (202)
720–7704; Email: ACMF@osec.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee for Minority
Farmers (ACMF) will advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on strategies to
heighten participation of historically
socially disadvantaged farmers and
ranchers in the USDA’s assistance
programs. The ACMF will also advise
the Secretary on outreach and
administration of competitive grants
programs and how the USDA may
enhance its efforts to build an inclusive
future for this targeted group of minority
farmers. The ACMF may also look at the
civil rights activities of USDA and how
they affect USDA programs in general.
Terms for the current members of the
Committee are set to expire in May
2013. We are therefore soliciting
nominations from socially
disadvantaged ranching and farming
producers, civil rights professionals,
private nonprofit organizations that
support socially disadvantaged
producers; and higher education
institutions that work with socially
disadvantaged producers. The
membership term shall be 2 years from
the date of appointment. The Secretary
may also appoint others as deemed
necessary and appropriate to fulfill the
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ACMF charter. The Committee Chair—
who shall be the Assistant Secretary for
Administration—will be appointed by
the Secretary.
An organization may nominate
individuals from within or outside its
membership; alternatively, an
individual may nominate herself or
himself. Current members may likewise
apply for reappointment. 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 Mrs. Kenya Nicholas at
the address or telephone number noted
above. The Secretary will select 20
members to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee, in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2) 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.
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day of April, 2013.
Carolyn C. Parker,
Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Solicitation
for Membership
AGENCY: Departmental Management, Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO),
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary is soliciting
nominations for membership for this Committee to serve for 2-year
terms.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
May 31st, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be addressed to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated
Federal Officer, USDA OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue, Room 520-A,
Washington, DC 20250-0170; Telephone (202) 720-6350; Fax (202) 720-
7704; Email: ACMF@osec.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee for Minority Farmers
(ACMF) will advise the Secretary of Agriculture on strategies to
heighten participation of historically socially disadvantaged farmers
and ranchers in the USDA's assistance programs. The ACMF will also
advise the Secretary on outreach and administration of competitive
grants programs and how the USDA may enhance its efforts to build an
inclusive future for this targeted group of minority farmers. The ACMF
may also look at the civil rights activities of USDA and how they
affect USDA programs in general.
Terms for the current members of the Committee are set to expire in
May 2013. We are therefore soliciting nominations from socially
disadvantaged ranching and farming producers, civil rights
professionals, private nonprofit organizations that support socially
disadvantaged producers; and higher education institutions that work
with socially disadvantaged producers. The membership term shall be 2
years from the date of appointment. The Secretary may also appoint
others as deemed necessary and appropriate to fulfill the ACMF charter.
The Committee Chair--who shall be the Assistant Secretary for
Administration--will be appointed by the Secretary.
An organization may nominate individuals from within or outside its
membership; alternatively, an individual may nominate herself or
himself. Current members may likewise apply for reappointment.
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 Mrs.
Kenya Nicholas at the address or telephone number noted above. The
Secretary will select 20 members to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee, in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.2) 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.
Completed in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April, 2013.
Carolyn C. Parker,
Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
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