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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Request for Nominations of Members
for the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, Specialty Crop
Committee, Citrus Disease
Subcommittee, and National Genetic
Resources Advisory Council
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, Office of the Secretary,
USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
announces the opening of the
solicitation for nominations to fill
vacancies on the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board
and its subcommittees. There is one
vacancy on the NAREEE Advisory
Board; nine vacancies on the National
Genetic Resources Advisory Council;
three vacancies on the Specialty Crop
Committee; and eight vacancies on the
Citrus Disease Subcommittee.
DATES: All nomination materials should
be submitted in a single, complete
package and received or postmarked by
April 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name,
resume or CV, completed and signed
Form AD–755, and any letters of
support must be submitted via one of
the following methods: (1) Email
(preferred) to nareeeab@ars.usda.gov;
(2) By fax to 202–720–6199; or (3) By
mail delivery service to: REE Advisory
Board Office, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Jamie L. Whitten Building,
Room 332–A, 1400 Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250–
2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michele Esch, Director, National
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Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory
Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Room 332A, The Whitten Building,
Washington, DC 20250–2255; telephone:
202–720–3684; fax: 202–720–6199;
email: nareeeab@ars.usda.gov.
Committee website:
www.nareeeab.ree.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions for Nominations:
Nominations are solicited from
organizations, associations, societies,
councils, federations, groups, and
companies that represent a wide variety
of food and agricultural interests
throughout the country.
Nominees may be considered for the
NAREEE Board and or a subcommittee
and may be considered for more than
one category and/or subcommittee
dependent on the nominee’s
qualifications. Each nominee must
submit a signed form AD–755,
‘‘Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information,’’ which can be
obtained from the contact person below
or from: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/
sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD755%20-%20Approved%20Master%
202015.pdf). A resume or CV should
also be submitted. Letters of nomination
or support are encouraged. Nomination
letters must indicate the specific Board
and/or subcommittee AND the
category(s) for which the nominee is
applying.
Nominations are open to all
individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
mental or physical handicap, marital
status, or sexual orientation. To ensure
the recommendation of the Advisory
Board takes into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the USDA,
membership shall include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with
demonstrated ability to represent the
needs of all racial and ethnic groups,
women and men, and persons with
disabilities.
Please note, individuals may not serve
on more than one USDA Federal
Advisory Committee. Individuals
appointed to committees to exercise
their own individual best judgment on
behalf of the government (e.g. as Special
Government Employees) are ineligible
to serve. All nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their expertise, leadership,
and relevance. All nominees will be
vetted before selection.
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Appointments to the NAREEE
Advisory Board and its subcommittees
will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board
The NAREEE Advisory Board was
established in 1996 via Section 1408 of
the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) to provide advice
to the Secretary of Agriculture and landgrant colleges and universities on top
priorities and policies for food and
agricultural research, education,
extension, and economics. The Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of
2002 reduced the number of members
and required the Board to also provide
advice to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives; the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate; the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies of
the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives; and the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development and Related Agencies of
the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate. Subsequently, Section 7103 of
the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 further reduced the number of
members to 15 and changed the
categories of membership for the
advisory board. The new membership
categories are:
(1) 3 members representing National
Farm or Producer Organizations, which
may include members:
a. representing farm cooperatives;
b. who are a food animal commodity
producer recommended by a national
livestock organization;
c. who are a plant commodity
producer recommended by a national
crop organization; or
d. who are an aquaculture producer
recommended by a national aquaculture
organization.
(2) 2 members representing Academic
or Research Societies, which may
include members representing:
a. national food animal science
society;
b. national crop, soil, agronomy,
horticulture, plant pathology, or weed
science society;
c. national food science organization;
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d. national human health association;
or
e. national nutritional science society.
(3) 5 members representing
Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education, which shall include:
a. 1 member representing the 1862
land-grant colleges and universities.
b. 1 member representing the 1890
land-grant colleges and universities,
including Tuskegee University.
c. 1 member representing the 1994
Equity in Education land-grant
institution
d. 1 member representing non-land
grant colleges of agriculture (NLGCA)
institutions or Hispanic-serving
institutions.
e. 1 member representing American
colleges of veterinary medicine.
(4) 5 members representing Industry,
Consumer, or Rural Interests, including
members representing:
a. transportation of food and
agricultural products to domestic and
foreign markets;
b. food retailing and marketing
interests;
c. food and fiber processors;
d. rural economic development
interests;
e. a national consumer interest group;
f. a national forestry group;
g. a national conservation or natural
resource group;
h. a national social science
association;
i. private sector organizations
involved in international development;
or
j. a national association of agricultural
economists.
USDA intends to re-appoint the
existing members to the NAREEE
Advisory Board and fill one vacancy.
Nominations for a three-year
appointment for one category are being
sought. The one available position to be
filled is:
(1) Agricultural Research, Extension
and Education.
d. 1 member representing non-land
grant colleges of agriculture (NLGCA)
institutions or Hispanic-serving
institutions.
All nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their expertise, leadership,
and relevance to the vacant category.
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National Genetic Resources Advisory
Council
The National Genetic Resources
Advisory Council was originally
established in March, 1992 via section
1634 (7 U.S.C. 5843) of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation and Trade
Act of 1990 to formulate
recommendations on actions and
policies for the collection, maintenance,
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and utilization of genetic resources; to
make recommendations for coordination
of genetic resources plans of several
domestic and international
organizations; and to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture and the
National Genetic Resources Program,
part of the Agricultural Research
Service, of new and innovative
approaches to genetic resources
conservation. It was subsequently reestablished in 2012 as a permanent
subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory
Board. The Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018 further expanded the
responsibilities of the Council to
include recommendations on cultivar
development. The bill also increased the
number of members from 9 to 13 and
changed the membership categories of
the National Genetic Resources
Advisory Council. The new membership
categories are:
(1) 6 of the members shall be
appointed from scientific disciplines
relevant to the National Genetic
Resources Program, including
agricultural sciences, economics and
policy, environmental sciences, natural
resource sciences, health sciences, and
nutritional sciences.
(2) 3 of the members shall be
appointed from the general public and
shall include leaders in fields of public
policy, community development, trade,
international development, law, or
management.
(3) 4 of the members shall be
appointed from among individuals with
expertise in cultivar development and
animal breed development.
(4) 4 of the members shall be
appointed from among individuals
representing:
a. 1862 land-grant colleges and
universities;
b. 1890 land-grant colleges and
universities;
c. Hispanic-serving institutions; or
d. 1994 Equity in Education landgrant institutions.
The Council currently has 4 members
who will be re-appointed by USDA.
Nominations are being sought for the
following categories:
• three (3) scientific members;
• two (2) general public members;
and
• four (4) public cultivar
development and animal breed
development.
Note: At least one of these new
members must also represent an 1862
land-grant college or university; an 1890
land-grant college or university; a
Hispanic-serving institution; or a 1994
Equity in Education land-grant
university.
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Appointed members will serve for
two- or four-years in order to properly
stagger the term limits. All nominees
will be carefully reviewed for their
expertise, leadership, and relevance to a
category.
Specialty Crop Committee
The Specialty Crop Committee was
created as a subcommittee of the
NAREEE Advisory Board in accordance
with the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 under Title
III, Section 303 of Public Law 108–465.
The committee was formulated to study
the scope and effectiveness of research,
extension, and economics programs
affecting the specialty crop industry.
The legislation defines ‘‘specialty
crops’’ as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts,
dried fruits and nursery crops
(including floriculture). The
Agricultural Act of 2014 further
expanded the scope of the Specialty
Crop Committee to provide advice to the
Secretary of Agriculture on the
relevancy review process of the
Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a
grant program of the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture.
Members should represent the
breadth of the specialty crop industry.
Six members of the Specialty Crop
Committee represent various disciplines
of the specialty crop industry; the
remaining members are appointed from
the NAREEE Advisory Board. The terms
of three members expired on September
30, 2018. The Specialty Crop Committee
is soliciting nominations to fill three (3)
vacant positions to represent the
specialty crop industry. Appointed
members will serve for three-years. All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for
their expertise, leadership, and
relevance to a category.
Citrus Disease Subcommittee: The
Citrus Disease Subcommittee was
established by the Agricultural Act of
2014 (Sec. 7104) as a subcommittee of
the NAREEE Advisory Board to advise
the Secretary of Agriculture on citrus
research, extension, and development
needs, engage in regular consultation
and collaboration with USDA and other
organizations involved in citrus, and
provide recommendations for research
and extension activities related to citrus
disease.
Section 7104 of the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 amended the
membership of the Citrus Disease
Subcommittee to increase the number of
members from 9 members to 11.
Members of the Citrus Disease
Subcommittee must be a producer of
citrus with representation from the
following States: five members from
Arizona or California, five members
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from Florida, and one member from
Texas. The Citrus Disease Subcommittee
is soliciting nominations to fill eight (8)
vacant positions:
• Three (3) positions representing
Florida.
• Four (4) positions representing
California or Arizona.
• One (1) position representing Texas.
Appointed members will serve one-,
two-, or three-year terms in order to
properly stagger term rotation. All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for
their expertise, leadership, and
relevance to a category.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of March
14th, 2019.
Steve Censky,
Deputy Secretary, USDA.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Request for Nominations of Members for the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Specialty
Crop Committee, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, and National Genetic
Resources Advisory Council
AGENCY: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board, Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the opening of the
solicitation for nominations to fill vacancies on the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE)
Advisory Board and its subcommittees. There is one vacancy on the
NAREEE Advisory Board; nine vacancies on the National Genetic Resources
Advisory Council; three vacancies on the Specialty Crop Committee; and
eight vacancies on the Citrus Disease Subcommittee.
DATES: All nomination materials should be submitted in a single,
complete package and received or postmarked by April 26, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The nominee's name, resume or CV, completed and signed Form
AD-755, and any letters of support must be submitted via one of the
following methods: (1) Email (preferred) to [email protected]; (2)
By fax to 202-720-6199; or (3) By mail delivery service to: REE
Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Jamie L. Whitten
Building, Room 332-A, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20250-2255.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Director, National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 332A, The Whitten Building,
Washington, DC 20250-2255; telephone: 202-720-3684; fax: 202-720-6199;
email: [email protected]. Committee website:
www.nareeeab.ree.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Instructions for Nominations: Nominations
are solicited from organizations, associations, societies, councils,
federations, groups, and companies that represent a wide variety of
food and agricultural interests throughout the country.
Nominees may be considered for the NAREEE Board and or a
subcommittee and may be considered for more than one category and/or
subcommittee dependent on the nominee's qualifications. Each nominee
must submit a signed form AD-755, ``Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information,'' which can be obtained from the contact person
below or from: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD-755%20-%20Approved%20Master%202015.pdf). A resume or CV should also
be submitted. Letters of nomination or support are encouraged.
Nomination letters must indicate the specific Board and/or subcommittee
AND the category(s) for which the nominee is applying.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure the
recommendation of the Advisory Board takes into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
the needs of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons
with disabilities.
Please note, individuals may not serve on more than one USDA
Federal Advisory Committee. Individuals appointed to committees to
exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf of the government
(e.g. as Special Government Employees) are ineligible to serve. All
nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise, leadership,
and relevance. All nominees will be vetted before selection.
Appointments to the NAREEE Advisory Board and its subcommittees
will be made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board
The NAREEE Advisory Board was established in 1996 via Section 1408
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) to provide advice to the Secretary of
Agriculture and land-grant colleges and universities on top priorities
and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension,
and economics. The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
reduced the number of members and required the Board to also provide
advice to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives;
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate;
the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives; and the Subcommittee on Agriculture,
Rural Development and Related Agencies of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate. Subsequently, Section 7103 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 further reduced the number of
members to 15 and changed the categories of membership for the advisory
board. The new membership categories are:
(1) 3 members representing National Farm or Producer Organizations,
which may include members:
a. representing farm cooperatives;
b. who are a food animal commodity producer recommended by a
national livestock organization;
c. who are a plant commodity producer recommended by a national
crop organization; or
d. who are an aquaculture producer recommended by a national
aquaculture organization.
(2) 2 members representing Academic or Research Societies, which
may include members representing:
a. national food animal science society;
b. national crop, soil, agronomy, horticulture, plant pathology, or
weed science society;
c. national food science organization;
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d. national human health association; or
e. national nutritional science society.
(3) 5 members representing Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education, which shall include:
a. 1 member representing the 1862 land-grant colleges and
universities.
b. 1 member representing the 1890 land-grant colleges and
universities, including Tuskegee University.
c. 1 member representing the 1994 Equity in Education land-grant
institution
d. 1 member representing non-land grant colleges of agriculture
(NLGCA) institutions or Hispanic-serving institutions.
e. 1 member representing American colleges of veterinary medicine.
(4) 5 members representing Industry, Consumer, or Rural Interests,
including members representing:
a. transportation of food and agricultural products to domestic and
foreign markets;
b. food retailing and marketing interests;
c. food and fiber processors;
d. rural economic development interests;
e. a national consumer interest group;
f. a national forestry group;
g. a national conservation or natural resource group;
h. a national social science association;
i. private sector organizations involved in international
development; or
j. a national association of agricultural economists.
USDA intends to re-appoint the existing members to the NAREEE
Advisory Board and fill one vacancy. Nominations for a three-year
appointment for one category are being sought. The one available
position to be filled is:
(1) Agricultural Research, Extension and Education.
d. 1 member representing non-land grant colleges of agriculture
(NLGCA) institutions or Hispanic-serving institutions.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance to the vacant category.
National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
The National Genetic Resources Advisory Council was originally
established in March, 1992 via section 1634 (7 U.S.C. 5843) of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 to formulate
recommendations on actions and policies for the collection,
maintenance, and utilization of genetic resources; to make
recommendations for coordination of genetic resources plans of several
domestic and international organizations; and to advise the Secretary
of Agriculture and the National Genetic Resources Program, part of the
Agricultural Research Service, of new and innovative approaches to
genetic resources conservation. It was subsequently re-established in
2012 as a permanent subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory Board. The
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 further expanded the
responsibilities of the Council to include recommendations on cultivar
development. The bill also increased the number of members from 9 to 13
and changed the membership categories of the National Genetic Resources
Advisory Council. The new membership categories are:
(1) 6 of the members shall be appointed from scientific disciplines
relevant to the National Genetic Resources Program, including
agricultural sciences, economics and policy, environmental sciences,
natural resource sciences, health sciences, and nutritional sciences.
(2) 3 of the members shall be appointed from the general public and
shall include leaders in fields of public policy, community
development, trade, international development, law, or management.
(3) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among individuals with
expertise in cultivar development and animal breed development.
(4) 4 of the members shall be appointed from among individuals
representing:
a. 1862 land-grant colleges and universities;
b. 1890 land-grant colleges and universities;
c. Hispanic-serving institutions; or
d. 1994 Equity in Education land-grant institutions.
The Council currently has 4 members who will be re-appointed by
USDA. Nominations are being sought for the following categories:
three (3) scientific members;
two (2) general public members; and
four (4) public cultivar development and animal breed
development.
Note: At least one of these new members must also represent an 1862
land-grant college or university; an 1890 land-grant college or
university; a Hispanic-serving institution; or a 1994 Equity in
Education land-grant university.
Appointed members will serve for two- or four-years in order to
properly stagger the term limits. All nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their expertise, leadership, and relevance to a category.
Specialty Crop Committee
The Specialty Crop Committee was created as a subcommittee of the
NAREEE Advisory Board in accordance with the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 under Title III, Section 303 of Public Law
108-465. The committee was formulated to study the scope and
effectiveness of research, extension, and economics programs affecting
the specialty crop industry. The legislation defines ``specialty
crops'' as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery
crops (including floriculture). The Agricultural Act of 2014 further
expanded the scope of the Specialty Crop Committee to provide advice to
the Secretary of Agriculture on the relevancy review process of the
Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a grant program of the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Members should represent the breadth of the specialty crop
industry. Six members of the Specialty Crop Committee represent various
disciplines of the specialty crop industry; the remaining members are
appointed from the NAREEE Advisory Board. The terms of three members
expired on September 30, 2018. The Specialty Crop Committee is
soliciting nominations to fill three (3) vacant positions to represent
the specialty crop industry. Appointed members will serve for three-
years. All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance to a category.
Citrus Disease Subcommittee: The Citrus Disease Subcommittee was
established by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 7104) as a
subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory Board to advise the Secretary of
Agriculture on citrus research, extension, and development needs,
engage in regular consultation and collaboration with USDA and other
organizations involved in citrus, and provide recommendations for
research and extension activities related to citrus disease.
Section 7104 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 amended the
membership of the Citrus Disease Subcommittee to increase the number of
members from 9 members to 11. Members of the Citrus Disease
Subcommittee must be a producer of citrus with representation from the
following States: five members from Arizona or California, five members
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from Florida, and one member from Texas. The Citrus Disease
Subcommittee is soliciting nominations to fill eight (8) vacant
positions:
Three (3) positions representing Florida.
Four (4) positions representing California or Arizona.
One (1) position representing Texas.
Appointed members will serve one-, two-, or three-year terms in
order to properly stagger term rotation. All nominees will be carefully
reviewed for their expertise, leadership, and relevance to a category.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of March 14th, 2019.
Steve Censky,
Deputy Secretary, USDA.
[FR Doc. 2019-05938 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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