Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting, 9161 [2016-03862]

Download as PDF 9161 Notices Federal Register Vol. 81, No. 36 Wednesday, February 24, 2016 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. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the public meeting of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW., Washington, DC The meeting will be streamed live on the Internet. The link to the global live stream is on BIFAD’s home page: https:// www.usaid.gov/bifad. The central theme of this public meeting will be University and CGIAR engagement in international agricultural research. Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will preside over the public business meeting, which will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with opening remarks. At this meeting, the Board will address old and new business and hear updates from USAID, the university community, and other experts on the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CIGAR) and partner engagement in feeding the world’s population. Following new business, Chairman Deaton will introduce USAID Higher Education Coordinator Dr. Barbara Schneeman to give remarks. At 9:00 a.m. Dr. Beth Dunford, USAID/Bureau for Food Security Assistant to the Administrator and Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, will provide an update to BIFAD and the public on Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. Starting at 9:15 a.m., BIFAD Board Member Cary Fowler will moderate a panel to inform BIFAD and the public on trends and issues around CGIAR engagement. Presenters for this panel VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Feb 23, 2016 Jkt 238001 are Dr. Robert Bertram, USAID/Bureau for Food Security; Dr. Juergen Voegele, The World Bank; Dr. Molly Jahn, CGIAR Board; Dr. Marianne Banziger, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Starting at 10:45 a.m., Association for Public and Land-grant University (APLU) President, Dr. Peter McPherson, will moderate a panel on Feed the Future University engagement with the CGIAR. Presenters for this panel are Dr. Michael Clark, University of California, Davis (Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Markets Access); Dr. Vara Prasad, Kansas State University (Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification); Dr. Adegbola Adesogan, University of Florida (Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems); Susan Johnson, University of California, Davis (Borlaug LEAP Program). At 12:00 p.m., Chairman Deaton will moderate a half-hour public comment period. At 12:25 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton, will make closing remarks and adjourn the public meeting. Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food Security at USAID. Interested persons may write to her in care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Bureau for Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09– 067, Washington, DC, 20523–2110 or telephone her at (202) 712–0218. Susan Owens, Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. 2016–03862 Filed 2–23–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food Safety and Inspection Service [Docket No. FSIS–2016–0006] Codex Alimentarius Commission: Meeting of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, USDA. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of public meeting and request for comments. ACTION: The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are sponsoring a public meeting on March 23, 2016. The objective of the public meeting is to provide information and receive public comments on agenda items and draft United States positions to be discussed at the 48th Session of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), taking place in Chongqing, China, April 25–29, 2016. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety and EPA recognize the importance of providing interested parties the opportunity to obtain background information on the 48th session of the CCPR and to address items on the agenda. DATES: The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will take place at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Room S–7100, One Potomac Yard South; 2777 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. Documents related to the 48th Session of the CCPR are accessible via the Internet at the following address: https://www.codexalimentarius.org/ meetings-reports/en/ Captain David Miller, U.S. Delegate to the 48th session of the CCPR, and the EPA and the USDA, invite U.S. interested parties to submit their comments electronically to the following email address: Miller.Davidj@ epa.gov. Call-In-Number: If you wish to participate in the public meeting for the 48th session of the CCPR by conference call, please use the call-in-number and participant code listed below: Call-in-Number: 1–888–844–9904. Participant Code: 512–5092. SUMMARY: For Further Information About the Public Meeting Contact For Further Information about the 48th Session of the CCPR Contact: Captain David Miller, Chief, Chemistry & Exposure Branch and Acting Chief, Toxicology & Epidemiology Branch, E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03862]


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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 
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 2016 / 
Notices

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 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice 
of Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the public meeting of the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:25 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at the National 
Press Club, 529 14th Street NW., Washington, DC The meeting will be 
streamed live on the Internet. The link to the global live stream is on 
BIFAD's home page: https://www.usaid.gov/bifad.
    The central theme of this public meeting will be University and 
CGIAR engagement in international agricultural research. Dr. Brady 
Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will preside over the public business meeting, 
which will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with opening remarks. At 
this meeting, the Board will address old and new business and hear 
updates from USAID, the university community, and other experts on the 
Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CIGAR) and 
partner engagement in feeding the world's population.
    Following new business, Chairman Deaton will introduce USAID Higher 
Education Coordinator Dr. Barbara Schneeman to give remarks. At 9:00 
a.m. Dr. Beth Dunford, USAID/Bureau for Food Security Assistant to the 
Administrator and Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the 
Future, will provide an update to BIFAD and the public on Feed the 
Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security 
initiative.
    Starting at 9:15 a.m., BIFAD Board Member Cary Fowler will moderate 
a panel to inform BIFAD and the public on trends and issues around 
CGIAR engagement. Presenters for this panel are Dr. Robert Bertram, 
USAID/Bureau for Food Security; Dr. Juergen Voegele, The World Bank; 
Dr. Molly Jahn, CGIAR Board; Dr. Marianne Banziger, International Maize 
and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
    Starting at 10:45 a.m., Association for Public and Land-grant 
University (APLU) President, Dr. Peter McPherson, will moderate a panel 
on Feed the Future University engagement with the CGIAR. Presenters for 
this panel are Dr. Michael Clark, University of California, Davis (Feed 
the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Markets Access); Dr. Vara 
Prasad, Kansas State University (Feed the Future Innovation Lab for 
Sustainable Intensification); Dr. Adegbola Adesogan, University of 
Florida (Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems); Susan 
Johnson, University of California, Davis (Borlaug LEAP Program).
    At 12:00 p.m., Chairman Deaton will moderate a half-hour public 
comment period. At 12:25 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton, will make closing remarks 
and adjourn the public meeting.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional 
information about BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Executive Director 
and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food 
Security at USAID. Interested persons may write to her in care of the 
U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, 
Bureau for Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09-067, 
Washington, DC, 20523-2110 or telephone her at (202) 712-0218.

Susan Owens,
Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, 
Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2016-03862 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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