Notice of Appointment of Members to the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, 68660 [2014-27199]

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App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces the appointment of members made by the Secretary of Agriculture to fill 8 vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. DATES: Appointments by the Secretary of Agriculture are for 2, or 3 year terms effective October 1, 2014. ADDRESSES: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Research Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, Room 332A, Whitten Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250–2255. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, Room 332A, Whitten Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 3401, Washington, DC 20250–2255; telephone: 202–720–3684; fax: 202–720–6199; email: Michele.esch@usda.gov. 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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. 79, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 18, 2014 / 
Notices

[[Page 68660]]



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Appointment of Members to the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Appointment of members.

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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 the 
appointment of members made by the Secretary of Agriculture to fill 8 
vacancies on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board.

DATES: Appointments by the Secretary of Agriculture are for 2, or 3 
year terms effective October 1, 2014.

ADDRESSES: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board, Research Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board Office, Room 332A, Whitten Building, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture; STOP 3401; 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20250-2255.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, 
Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, Room 332A, 
Whitten Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., STOP 3401, Washington, DC 20250-2255; telephone: 202-720-
3684; fax: 202-720-6199; email: Michele.esch@usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 802 of the Federal Agricultural 
Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 authorized the creation of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board. The Board is composed of 25 members, each representing 
a specific category related to agriculture. The Board was first 
appointed in September 1996 and at the time one-third of the original 
members were appointed for one, two, and three-year term, respectively. 
Due to the staggered appointments, the terms for 8 of the 25 members 
expired September 30, 2014.
    Each member is appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to a 
specific category on the Board, including 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. Appointees by 
category of the 8 appointments are as follows:
    Category B. Farm Cooperatives: James P. Goodman, Owner/Farmer, 
Northwood Farm, Wonewoc, WI;
    Category D. Plant Commodity Producer: Chalmers Carr III, Ridge 
Spring, SC;
    Category E. National Aquaculture Association: Jeremy Liley, 
President/Aquatic Biologist, Liley Fisheries and Aquatic Consulting, 
Windsor, CO;
    Category H. National Food Science Organization: Mark McLellan, Vice 
President of Research & Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Utah 
State University, Logan, UT;
    Category J. National Nutritional Science Society: Adriana Campa, 
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Florida International University, 
Miami, FL; Category K. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities: Milo 
Shult, Vice President for Agriculture Emeritus, University of Arkansas 
System, Doss, TX;
    Category M. 1994 Equity in Education land-Grant Institutions: Chad 
Waukechon, Vice President of Green Bay/Oneida Campus, College of 
Menominee Nation, Keshena, WI; and
    Category Y. National Social Science Association: Dawn Thilmany, 
Professor, Colorado State University, Dept. of Agriculture and Resource 
Economics, Fort Collins, CO.

    Done at Washington, DC this 7th day of November 2014.
Catherine E. Woteki,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2014-27199 Filed 11-17-14; 8:45 am]
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