Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting, 49245 [2019-20311]

Download as PDF 49245 Notices Federal Register Vol. 84, No. 182 Thursday, September 19, 2019 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 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of a public meeting of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. CDT at the Hotel Downtown Marriott in Des Moines Iowa. The meeting will be livestreamed and accessible at https:// www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/ international-programs/bifad/bifadmeetings.html. A morning session on Agriculture and Food Security in Conflict-Affected and Fragile Context will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CDT, with a public comment period from 12:00 to 12:25 p.m. CDT. There is an urgent need to understand the unique challenges of improving the agricultural sector and food security in conflict-affected and fragile contexts— including those in which large populations are displaced—in order to strengthen investments in evidencebased food and agriculture programming tailored for these contexts. This BIFAD public meeting begins to address this need by bringing stakeholders and sector experts together for a timely discussion on the subject. The morning session will specifically address the following questions: What is the state of knowledge on the relationship between conflict, fragility and food systems? What are the implications of this relationship for food security? How can food security and agricultural investments be most effective in preventing conflict or accelerating recovery in post-conflict settings? What are the unique needs of affected populations? From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT, a new BIFAD-commissioned study, How VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 18, 2019 Jkt 247001 the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security Investments in Developing Countries, will be launched, with a public comment period from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT. From 3:45 to 4:20, the BIFAD Awards for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab will be announced and presented to award recipients. BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory board to USAID established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act, as amended. The provisions of Title XII concern bringing assets of U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in agriculture and food security, and the BIFAD’s role is to help carry out this function. 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, email her at ccohen@ usaid.gov, or telephone her at (202) 712–0119. Clara Cohen, Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD. [FR Doc. 2019–20311 Filed 9–18–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6116–02–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council; Meeting International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Finance Advisory Council (TFAC or Council) will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 3, 2019 at the Milken Institute, in Santa Monica, CA. The meeting is open to the public with registration instructions provided below. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Thursday, October 3, 2019 from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pacific Standard Time (PST). The deadline for members of the public to register, including requests to make comments during the meeting and for auxiliary aids, or to submit written comments for dissemination prior to the meeting, is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on September 23, 2019. Registration, comments, and any auxiliary aid requests should be submitted via email to TFAC@trade.gov. ADDRESSES: Milken Institute, 1250 4th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ericka Ukrow, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Finance and Insurance Industries (OFII), International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482–0405; email: Ericka.Ukrow@trade.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Background The TFAC was established on August 11, 2016, pursuant to discretionary authority and in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., and rechartered for a second two-year term on August 9, 2018. The TFAC serves as the principal advisory body to the Secretary of Commerce on policy matters relating to access to trade finance for U.S. exporters, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, and their foreign buyers. The TFAC is the mechanism by which the Department of Commerce (the Department) convenes private sector stakeholders to identify and develop consensus-based solutions to trade finance challenges. The Council is comprised of a diverse group of stakeholders from the trade finance industry and the U.S. exporting community, as well as experts from academia and public policy organizations. On October 3, 2019, the TFAC will hold the third meeting of its 2018–2020 charter term. During the meeting, TFAC subcommittee members will present recommendations on policies and programs that can increase awareness of, and expand access to, private export financing resources for U.S. exporters, for discussion with the broader TFAC and officials from the Department and other agencies. Meeting minutes will be available within 90 days of the meeting E:\FR\FM\19SEN1.SGM 19SEN1

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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. 84, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2019 / 
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 a public meeting of the Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:20 p.m. CDT at the Hotel Downtown Marriott in Des Moines 
Iowa. The meeting will be livestreamed and accessible at https://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
    A morning session on Agriculture and Food Security in Conflict-
Affected and Fragile Context will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
CDT, with a public comment period from 12:00 to 12:25 p.m. CDT.
    There is an urgent need to understand the unique challenges of 
improving the agricultural sector and food security in conflict-
affected and fragile contexts--including those in which large 
populations are displaced--in order to strengthen investments in 
evidence-based food and agriculture programming tailored for these 
contexts. This BIFAD public meeting begins to address this need by 
bringing stakeholders and sector experts together for a timely 
discussion on the subject.
    The morning session will specifically address the following 
questions: What is the state of knowledge on the relationship between 
conflict, fragility and food systems? What are the implications of this 
relationship for food security? How can food security and agricultural 
investments be most effective in preventing conflict or accelerating 
recovery in post-conflict settings? What are the unique needs of 
affected populations?
    From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT, a new BIFAD-commissioned study, 
How the United States Benefits from Agricultural and Food Security 
Investments in Developing Countries, will be launched, with a public 
comment period from 3:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT.
    From 3:45 to 4:20, the BIFAD Awards for Scientific Excellence in a 
Feed the Future Innovation Lab will be announced and presented to award 
recipients.
    BIFAD is a seven-member, presidentially appointed advisory board to 
USAID established in 1975 under Title XII of the Foreign Assistance 
Act, as amended. The provisions of Title XII concern bringing assets of 
U.S. universities to bear on development challenges in agriculture and 
food security, and the BIFAD's role is to help carry out this function.
    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, email her at [email protected], or telephone 
her at (202) 712-0119.

Clara Cohen,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD.
[FR Doc. 2019-20311 Filed 9-18-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6116-02-P
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