Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting, 48585 [2018-20942]

Download as PDF 48585 Notices Federal Register Vol. 83, No. 187 Wednesday, September 26, 2018 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 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD 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 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel, Davenport and Dubuque Rooms, 700 Grand Avenue, Des Moines Iowa 50309. Participants may attend in person or join via livestream. The link to the global livestream as well as registration information can be found on BIFAD’s home page and online at https:// www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/ international-programs/bifad/bifadmeetings.html. The central theme of this public meeting will be ‘‘Improving Nutrition through Private Sector Engagement Across Food Systems’’ and will explore how private sector engagement and market system linkages across the food system can help to advance nutrition outcomes. The meeting will help to identify opportunities and challenges for the public and private sectors to work together at different points in the food system to improve the demand, availability, accessibility, and affordability of high-quality diets for vulnerable populations. Discussions will address how to build a business case for private sector involvement in improving diet quality for vulnerable populations and how the public sector can support and incentivize that business case. Recommendations coming out of the meeting will help to inform USAID’s future focus in this area. The meeting will also include the announcement of the winners of the BIFAD Prize for Scientific Excellence VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:21 Sep 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 and an update on a BIFADcommissioned study on the U.S. benefits and capabilities leveraged of USAID investments in developing country agriculture and food security. Following an introduction by Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, USAID Bureau for Food Security, a keynote address by Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and framing remarks by Dr. William Masters, Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, two panels will address: (1) Aspects of the enabling environment that can help accelerate private sector engagement in nutrition and (2) key drivers of private sector engagement to improve diet quality, including aspects of labeling, marketing, standards, and accountability systems. A public comment period is scheduled from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. CDT. For questions about registration, please contact Devin Furguson at dferguson@aplu.org or (202) 478–6030. For questions about BIFAD, please 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, Designated Federal Officer, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. 2018–20942 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Notice of Request for Extension and Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection: Advisory Committee and Research and Promotion Background Information White House Liaison Office, Department of Agriculture. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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Comments received in response to this notice will be made available for public inspection and posted without change, including any personal information, to https://www.regulations.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cikena Reid, Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, White House Liaison Office, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, the Whitten Building, Room 540–A, Washington, DC 20250; office phone: (202) 720–2406; email: Cikena.Reid@osec.usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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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. 83, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2018 / 
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 9 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the Downtown Des Moines 
Marriott Hotel, Davenport and Dubuque Rooms, 700 Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines Iowa 50309. Participants may attend in person or join via 
livestream. The link to the global livestream as well as registration 
information can be found on BIFAD's home page and online at https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
    The central theme of this public meeting will be ``Improving 
Nutrition through Private Sector Engagement Across Food Systems'' and 
will explore how private sector engagement and market system linkages 
across the food system can help to advance nutrition outcomes. The 
meeting will help to identify opportunities and challenges for the 
public and private sectors to work together at different points in the 
food system to improve the demand, availability, accessibility, and 
affordability of high-quality diets for vulnerable populations. 
Discussions will address how to build a business case for private 
sector involvement in improving diet quality for vulnerable populations 
and how the public sector can support and incentivize that business 
case. Recommendations coming out of the meeting will help to inform 
USAID's future focus in this area.
    The meeting will also include the announcement of the winners of 
the BIFAD Prize for Scientific Excellence and an update on a BIFAD-
commissioned study on the U.S. benefits and capabilities leveraged of 
USAID investments in developing country agriculture and food security. 
Following an introduction by Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, USAID 
Bureau for Food Security, a keynote address by Dr. Lawrence Haddad, 
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and 
framing remarks by Dr. William Masters, Professor, Friedman School of 
Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, two panels will 
address: (1) Aspects of the enabling environment that can help 
accelerate private sector engagement in nutrition and (2) key drivers 
of private sector engagement to improve diet quality, including aspects 
of labeling, marketing, standards, and accountability systems. A public 
comment period is scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CDT.
    For questions about registration, please contact Devin Furguson at 
[email protected] or (202) 478-6030. For questions about BIFAD, please 
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,
Designated Federal Officer, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
[FR Doc. 2018-20942 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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