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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document Number AMS–SC–17–0019]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory
Committee
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is
announcing a meeting of the Fruit and
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
(Committee). The meeting is being
convened to examine the full spectrum
of fruit and vegetable industry issues
and provide recommendations and
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) can tailor programs and services
to better meet the needs of the U.S.
produce industry. The meeting is open
to the public. This notice sets forth the
schedule and location for the meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 8:30
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 8:30
a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting
will be held in the Potomac Rooms V
and VI on the Ballroom Level at the
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, 2799
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marlene Betts, USDA, AMS, Specialty
Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720–
5057; Email:
Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary
of Agriculture (Secretary) established
the Committee in 2001 to examine the
full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit
and vegetable industry and to provide
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary
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on how USDA can tailor its programs to
meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s
needs. The committee was re-chartered
in July 2015 for a two-year period.
The AMS Deputy Administrator for
the Specialty Crops Program serves as
the Committee’s Executive Secretary,
leading the effort to administer the
Committee’s activities. Representatives
from USDA mission areas and other
government agencies affecting the fruit
and vegetable industry are periodically
called upon to participate in the
Committee’s meetings as determined by
the Committee. AMS is giving notice of
the Committee meeting to the public so
that they may attend and present their
views. The meeting is open to the
public.
Public Comments: All written public
comments must be submitted
electronically by April 14, 2017, for the
Committee’s consideration to Marlene
Betts at marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or
to www.regulations.gov or mailed to
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room
2077-South, STOP 0235, Washington,
DC 20250–0235. The meeting will be
recorded, and information about
obtaining a transcript will be provided
at the meeting.
Agenda items may include, but are
not limited to, welcome and
introductions, administrative matters,
progress reports from committee
working groups chairs and/or vice
chairs, potential working group
recommendations discussion and
proposal, and presentations by subject
matter experts as requested by the
Committee.
Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt
Regency Crystal City is ADA complaint
and provides reasonable
accommodations to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in this public meeting,
please notify Marlene Betts at
marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or (202)
720–5057, by April 14, 2017.
Determinations for reasonable
accommodations will be made on a
case-by-case basis.
Dated: March 20, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Lee Canyon Ski Area Master
Development Plan Phase I
Environmental Impact Statement.
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
Spring Mountains National Recreation
Area, Clark County, Nevada
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The USDA Forest Service has
received a proposal from Lee Canyon ski
area to implement the first phase of
their accepted master development plan
(MDP). Lee Canyon is a mountain resort
located 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas,
Nevada, in the Spring Mountains
National Recreation Area (SMNRA). The
MDP is a multi-year plan for
improvement and expansion of facilities
at the ski area, which operates under a
Forest Service special use permit. The
Forest Service will prepare an
environmental impact statement (EIS) to
analyze and disclose the potential
environmental consequences of
authorizing Lee Canyon to implement
the first phase of the MDP, which would
include updating existing facilities and
developing new winter and summer
recreation opportunities within the
existing ski area permit boundary.
Construction would begin soon after the
signing of the record of decision (ROD),
and would be completed within 5 years.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received in
writing within 45 days following the
publication of this notice of intent in the
Federal Register. The draft EIS (DEIS) is
expected in January 2018 and the final
EIS (FEIS) is expected in October 2018.
A public open house is proposed for
January 2018 during the formal
comment period for the DEIS shortly
following release of the DEIS.
ADDRESSES: Electronic comments are
encouraged. Send comments to
leecanyoneis@fs.fed.us. Mail written
comments to Donn Christiansen, Area
Manager, Spring Mountains National
Recreation Area, 701 N. Torrey Pines
Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information concerning this
project, please contact Chris Linehan,
Interdisciplinary Team Leader, at 702–
515–5401 or clinehan@fs.fed.us.
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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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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Document Number AMS-SC-17-0019]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a meeting of the
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee). The
meeting is being convened to examine the full spectrum of fruit and
vegetable industry issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the
Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of the
U.S. produce industry. The meeting is open to the public. This notice
sets forth the schedule and location for the meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
and Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held in the Potomac Rooms V
and VI on the Ballroom Level at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel,
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene Betts, USDA, AMS, Specialty
Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720-5057; Email:
Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary)
established the Committee in 2001 to examine the full spectrum of
issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its
programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The
committee was re-chartered in July 2015 for a two-year period.
The AMS Deputy Administrator for the Specialty Crops Program serves
as the Committee's Executive Secretary, leading the effort to
administer the Committee's activities. Representatives from USDA
mission areas and other government agencies affecting the fruit and
vegetable industry are periodically called upon to participate in the
Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee. AMS is giving
notice of the Committee meeting to the public so that they may attend
and present their views. The meeting is open to the public.
Public Comments: All written public comments must be submitted
electronically by April 14, 2017, for the Committee's consideration to
Marlene Betts at marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or to www.regulations.gov
or mailed to 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 2077-South, STOP 0235,
Washington, DC 20250-0235. The meeting will be recorded, and
information about obtaining a transcript will be provided at the
meeting.
Agenda items may include, but are not limited to, welcome and
introductions, administrative matters, progress reports from committee
working groups chairs and/or vice chairs, potential working group
recommendations discussion and proposal, and presentations by subject
matter experts as requested by the Committee.
Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt Regency Crystal City is ADA
complaint and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation
to participate in this public meeting, please notify Marlene Betts at
marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or (202) 720-5057, by April 14, 2017.
Determinations for reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-
case basis.
Dated: March 20, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-05785 Filed 3-22-17; 8:45 am]
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