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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Clara Cohen,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD,
Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for
International Development.
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Notice of Meeting of the Board for
International Food and Agricultural
Development
[FR Doc. 2017–17712 Filed 8–21–17; 8:45 am]
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 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at the
National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW.,
13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045, or
online at https://www.aplu.org/projectsand-initiatives/international-programs/
bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
This public meeting, Global Food
Security Research Strategy: From
Upstream Research to Development
Impact, will be co-hosted with the Feed
the Future Innovation Labs. The
purpose of the meeting will be to launch
the new Global Food Security Research
Strategy and to highlight the
contributions, collaborations, and
synergies among the U.S. Government
interagency, universities, international
agricultural research centers, and
private sector on food security research
for development. The meeting will
include panels on Cutting Edge Science
for Development, Practical Applications
of Research Results, Applying Research
to Emerging Threats, Opportunities for
More Intentional USG Intentional
Interagency Alignment and
Complementarity, and Opportunities for
Leveraging Private Sector Innovation. A
public comment period is scheduled
from 4:00 to 4:30 EDT.
Those wishing to participate in the
meeting in person should arrive early as
seating is limited. More information,
including a detailed agenda, can be
found on the BIFAD landing page at
https://www.aplu.org/projects-andinitiatives/international-programs/
bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
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To obtain additional information
about this public meeting or BIFAD,
interested parties should contact Clara
Cohen, 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., Washington, DC 20523–2110 or
telephone her at (202) 712–0119.
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August 17, 2017.
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Comments are
requested regarding (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
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whether the information will have
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agency’s estimate of burden including
the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments regarding this information
collection received by September 21,
2017 will be considered. Written
comments should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
725—17th Street NW., Washington, DC
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the collection of information unless it
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights
Title: USDA Race, Ethnicity and
Gender Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 0503–0019.
Summary of Collection: Section 14006
and 14007 of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, 7 U.S.C. 8701
(referred to as the 2008 Farm Bill)
establishes a requirement for the
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
annually compile application and
participation rate data regarding socially
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers by
computing for each program of the
USDA that serves agriculture producers
and landowners (a) raw numbers of
applicants and participants by race,
ethnicity, and gender, subject to
appropriate privacy protection, as
determined by the Secretary; and (b) the
application and participation rate, by
race, ethnicity and gender as a
percentage of the total participation rate
of all agricultural producers and
landowners for each county and State in
the United States.
Need and Use of the Information:
Data will be collected on a voluntary
basis through a questionnaire to
determine the race, ethnicity and gender
of farmers and ranchers who apply for
and who participate in USDA programs
and services. The data will enable the
Secretary and the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights and the
agencies’ outreach offices in reaching
current and prospective socially
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers in a
linguistically appropriate manner to
focus resources in a particular county or
region where low participation is
indicated by the data to improve the
participation of those farmers and
ranchers in USDA programs. The data is
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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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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Notice of Meeting of the Board for International Food and
Agricultural Development
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 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at the National
Press Club, 529 14th St. NW., 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045, or
online at https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
This public meeting, Global Food Security Research Strategy: From
Upstream Research to Development Impact, will be co-hosted with the
Feed the Future Innovation Labs. The purpose of the meeting will be to
launch the new Global Food Security Research Strategy and to highlight
the contributions, collaborations, and synergies among the U.S.
Government interagency, universities, international agricultural
research centers, and private sector on food security research for
development. The meeting will include panels on Cutting Edge Science
for Development, Practical Applications of Research Results, Applying
Research to Emerging Threats, Opportunities for More Intentional USG
Intentional Interagency Alignment and Complementarity, and
Opportunities for Leveraging Private Sector Innovation. A public
comment period is scheduled from 4:00 to 4:30 EDT.
Those wishing to participate in the meeting in person should arrive
early as seating is limited. More information, including a detailed
agenda, can be found on the BIFAD landing page at https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
To obtain additional information about this public meeting or
BIFAD, interested parties should contact Clara Cohen, 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., Washington, DC 20523-2110 or
telephone her at (202) 712-0119.
Clara Cohen,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security,
U.S. Agency for International Development.
[FR Doc. 2017-17712 Filed 8-21-17; 8:45 am]
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