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to pre-register by contacting Ms. Terri
Joya at (202) 401–1282, by fax at (202)
401–1782 or by email to tjoya@nifa.
usda.gov. Participants may reserve one
5-minute comment period. More time
may be available, depending on the
number of people wishing to make a
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or submit written comments. All written
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six months. Additional AFRI Programspecific web-based listening sessions
may occur after July 16, 2013 to obtain
public comments for use in developing
other AFRI RFAs. Dates and times will
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afri_faq_webinars.html.
Background and Purpose
Significant variations from the
historical rate of water supply and
availability are projected to have major
impacts on agricultural, forest, and
range production systems. The new
water program area within AFRI will be
coordinated with, and leverage, efforts
in other AFRI challenge areas, such as
the Food Security, Food Safety, Climate
Variability and Change and Sustainable
Bioenergy challenge areas, and help
solve critical water resource problems in
rural and agricultural watersheds across
the United States. The program will
focus on developing solutions for water
management that link food, water,
climate change, energy, and
environmental issues. Funding will be
used to develop and transfer
management practices, technologies,
and tools for farmers, ranchers, forest
owners and managers, and citizens to
improve water resource quantity and
quality. NIFA’s approach will link
social, economic, and behavioral
sciences with traditional biophysical
sciences and engineering to address
watershed- or aquifer-scale problems.
NIFA has tentatively identified three
critical topics that warrant immediate,
comprehensive, and coordinated efforts
in research, education, and extension.
These three topics are: (1) Ensuring
agricultural water security, addressing
surface water, groundwater and
reclaimed water needed to produce a
wide array of agricultural goods and
services now and into the future; (2)
Improving nutrient management in
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agricultural landscapes with focus on
nitrogen and phosphorous; and (3)
Reducing impacts of chemicals of
emerging concern and the presence and
movement of waterborne pathogens in
the landscape. Information regarding the
AFRI program can be found at https://
www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/afri/
afri.html. AFRI grants are authorized for
FYs 2009–2013, of which the Secretary
may retain no more than 4 percent for
administrative costs. Grants will be
awarded on the basis of merit, quality,
and relevance and may have terms of up
to 10 years. Subject to the availability of
appropriations to carry out the research
component of the AFRI program, the
Secretary may award grants to State
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colleges and universities; university
research foundations; other research
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agencies; national laboratories; private
organizations or corporations;
individuals; or any group consisting of
two or more of the aforementioned
entities. The integrated component of
the AFRI program, the Secretary may
awards grants to colleges and
universities; 1994 Land-Grant
Institutions; and Hispanic-serving
agricultural colleges and universities.
Implementation Plans
NIFA plans to consider stakeholder
input received from this web-based
listening session as well as other written
comments in developing the FY 2014
solicitations for this program.
• Discussion re: Proposed Findings and
Recommendations for the 2013
Statutory Enforcement Report
• Status Update on the Sex Trafficking:
A Gender-Based Violation of Civil
Rights Report
• Status Update on the Federal Civil
Rights Engagement with Arab and
Muslim American Communities Post
9/11 Report
III. Management and Operations
• Staff Director’s report
• Acting Chief of Regional Programs’
report
IV. Approval of State Advisory
Committee Appointment Slates
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Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
V. Adjourn Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
PERSON: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting
Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376–
8591.
Hearing-impaired persons who will
attend the meeting and require the
services of a sign language interpreter
should contact Pamela Dunston at (202)
376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov
at least seven business days before the
scheduled date of the meeting.
Dated: July 3, 2013.
TinaLouise Martin,
Director of Management/Human Resources.
Done at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
June, 2013.
Sonny Ramaswamy,
Director, National Institute of Food and
Agriculture.
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Meeting.
AGENCY:
Friday, July 12, 2013;
9:30 a.m. EST
PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425
DATE AND TIME:
MEETING AGENDA
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Program Planning
• Approval of Final Draft of 2013
Statutory Enforcement Report
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: United States Commission on Civil Rights
ACTION: Revised Notice of Business Meeting.
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DATE AND TIME: Friday, July 12, 2013; 9:30 a.m. EST
PLACE: 1331 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425
MEETING AGENDA
I. Approval of Agenda
II. Program Planning
Approval of Final Draft of 2013 Statutory Enforcement Report
Discussion re: Proposed Findings and Recommendations for the
2013 Statutory Enforcement Report
Status Update on the Sex Trafficking: A Gender-Based Violation
of Civil Rights Report
Status Update on the Federal Civil Rights Engagement with Arab
and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11 Report
III. Management and Operations
Staff Director's report
Acting Chief of Regional Programs' report
IV. Approval of State Advisory Committee Appointment Slates
Kentucky
Maine
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
V. Adjourn Meeting
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT PERSON: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief,
Public Affairs Unit (202) 376-8591.
Hearing-impaired persons who will attend the meeting and require
the services of a sign language interpreter should contact Pamela
Dunston at (202) 376-8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov at least seven
business days before the scheduled date of the meeting.
Dated: July 3, 2013.
TinaLouise Martin,
Director of Management/Human Resources.
[FR Doc. 2013-16454 Filed 7-3-13; 4:15 pm]
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