Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE); Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers and Ranchers Request for Nominations, 52377 [2018-22149]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement (OPPE); Advisory
Committee on Minority Farmers and
Ranchers Request for Nominations
Office of Advocacy and
Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for applications.
AGENCY:
We are giving notice that U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is
soliciting nominations and applications
to serve on the Advisory Committee on
Minority Farmers and Ranchers (the
‘‘Committee’’). Interested persons must
submit applications and nomination
packages which can be downloaded at
the link below: https://
www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755.
DATES: Consideration will be given to
nominations received on or before
November 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal
Official, USDA OPPE, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Room 520–
A, Washington, DC 20250–0601;
Telephone (202) 720–6350; Fax (202)
720–7704; Email: kenya.nicholas@
osec.usda.gov.
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SUMMARY:
Nomination packages may
be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas,
Designated Federal Official, USDA
OPPE, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 520–A, Washington, DC 20250–
0601. Nomination packages may also be
faxed to (202) 720–7704.
ADDRESSES:
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On March
7, 2017, we published in the Federal
Register (FR DOC# 2017–11216, Page
25224) a Notice of Solicitation for
Nominations. Applications were
required to be received on or before June
16, 2017. Previous applicants do not
need to reapply.
We are soliciting nominations from
socially disadvantaged farming and
ranching producers; civil rights
professionals; private nonprofit
organizations that support socially
disadvantaged producers; and higher
education institutions that work with
socially disadvantaged producers. The
membership term shall not exceed 2
years from the date of appointment. The
Secretary may also appoint others as
deemed necessary and appropriate to
fulfill the Committee charter. An
organization may nominate individuals
from within or outside its membership;
alternatively, an individual may
nominate herself or himself.
Nomination packages should include a
nomination form along with a cover
letter or resume that documents the
nominee’s background and experience.
The Secretary will fill 15 vacancies
from among those organizations and
individuals solicited in order to obtain
the broadest possible representation on
the Committee. Equal opportunity
practices, in line with the USDA
policies, will be followed in all
appointments to the Committee. To
ensure that the recommendations of the
Committee have taken into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by
the Department, membership should
include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to
represent minorities, women, and
persons with disabilities.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signed in Washington, DC, this 13th day of
September, 2018.
Christian Obineme,
Deputy Director, Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement.
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Texas A&M AgriLife Research;
Determination of Nonregulated Status
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We are advising the public of
our determination that cotton
designated as event TAM66274, which
has been genetically engineered for
ultra-low gossypol levels in the
cottonseed, is no longer considered a
regulated article under our regulations
governing the introduction of certain
genetically engineered organisms. Our
determination is based on our
evaluation of data submitted by Texas
A&M AgriLife Research in its petition
for a determination of nonregulated
status, our analysis of available
scientific data, and comments received
from the public in response to our
previous notices announcing the
availability of the petition for
nonregulated status and its associated
environmental assessment and plant
pest risk assessment. This notice also
announces the availability of our
written determination and finding of no
significant impact.
DATES: This change in regulatory status
will be recognized October 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may read the
documents referenced in this notice and
the comments we received at https://
www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=
APHIS-2017-0097 or in our reading
Room, which is located in Room 1141
of the USDA South Building, 14th Street
and Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 7997039 before coming.
Supporting documents are also
available on the APHIS website at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/
biotechnology/petitions_table_
pending.shtml under APHIS Petition
17–292–01p.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
John Turner, Director, Environmental
Risk Analysis Programs, Biotechnology
Regulatory Services, APHIS, 4700 River
Road Unit 147, Riverdale, MD 20737–
1236; (301) 851–3954, email:
john.t.turner@aphis.usda.gov. To obtain
copies of the supporting documents for
this petition, contact Ms. Cindy Eck at
(301) 851–3892, email: cynthia.a.eck@
aphis.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations in 7 CFR part 340,
‘‘Introduction of Organisms and
Products Altered or Produced Through
Genetic Engineering Which Are Plant
Pests or Which There Is Reason to
Believe Are Plant Pests,’’ regulate,
among other things, the introduction
(importation, interstate movement, or
release into the environment) of
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE); Advisory
Committee on Minority Farmers and Ranchers Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for applications.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) is soliciting nominations and applications to serve on the
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers and Ranchers (the
``Committee''). Interested persons must submit applications and
nomination packages which can be downloaded at the link below: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
November 1, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated
Federal Official, USDA OPPE, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 520-A,
Washington, DC 20250-0601; Telephone (202) 720-6350; Fax (202) 720-
7704; Email: [email protected].
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal Official, USDA
OPPE, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 520-A, Washington, DC 20250-
0601. Nomination packages may also be faxed to (202) 720-7704.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 7, 2017, we published in the
Federal Register (FR DOC# 2017-11216, Page 25224) a Notice of
Solicitation for Nominations. Applications were required to be received
on or before June 16, 2017. Previous applicants do not need to reapply.
We are soliciting nominations from socially disadvantaged farming
and ranching producers; civil rights professionals; private nonprofit
organizations that support socially disadvantaged producers; and higher
education institutions that work with socially disadvantaged producers.
The membership term shall not exceed 2 years from the date of
appointment. The Secretary may also appoint others as deemed necessary
and appropriate to fulfill the Committee charter. An organization may
nominate individuals from within or outside its membership;
alternatively, an individual may nominate herself or himself.
Nomination packages should include a nomination form along with a cover
letter or resume that documents the nominee's background and
experience.
The Secretary will fill 15 vacancies from among those organizations
and individuals solicited in order to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee. Equal opportunity practices, in line
with the USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to the
Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have
taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the
Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable,
individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women,
and persons with disabilities.
Signed in Washington, DC, this 13th day of September, 2018.
Christian Obineme,
Deputy Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.
[FR Doc. 2018-22149 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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