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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics
Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of the Charter ReEstablishment for the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to reestablish the committee for 2 years as a
discretionary committee, the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
Effective October 1, 1996, responsibility
for the census of agriculture program
was transferred to the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at
USDA from the Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce. Effective
February 2, 1997, NASS also received
the transferred program positions and
staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Responsibility for the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics,
which is a discretionary committee and
was established by agency authority,
was transferred, along with its allocated
slot, to USDA with the census of
agriculture program.
SUMMARY:
Authority: The Advisory Committee on
Agriculture Statistics was originally
established by the Secretary of Commerce on
July 16, 1962. The Committee is also
established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C.
App.2.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Barnes, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, (202)
720–2707, or email SM.NASS.OA@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The purpose of the
Committee is to advise the Secretary on
the conduct of the periodic censuses
and surveys of agriculture, other related
surveys, and the types of agricultural
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information to obtain from respondents.
The committee also prepares
recommendations regarding the content
of agriculture reports and presents the
views and needs for data of major
suppliers and users of agriculture
statistics. The committee draws on the
experience and expertise of its members
to form a collective judgment
concerning agriculture data collected
and the statistics issued by the National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Description of Duties: The duties of
the Committee are solely advisory in
nature. The Committee makes
recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture with regard to the
agricultural statistics program of NASS,
and such other matters as it may deem
advisable, or which the Secretary of
Agriculture, Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics, or
the Administrator of NASS may request.
Agency or Official to Whom the
Committee Reports: The Committee
reports to the Secretary of Agriculture
through the Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics.
Committee Membership: The
Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the
membership of the Committee.
Furthermore, members will serve for
two-year terms, and can serve no more
than three consecutive terms for a total
of six consecutive years. Membership
will consist of 22 individuals with
diverse capabilities distinguished by
their broad range of knowledge and
interest in, though not limited to,
agricultural economics, rural sociology,
farm policy analysis, and agricultural
education. Members will also be drawn
from Educational & Research
Organizations; Farm Service and
Marketing Organizations; State
Government Agricultural Agencies; and
Farm, Ranch and Agriculture Producers.
A representative from the Bureau of the
Census, U.S. Department of Commerce,
and a representative from the Economic
Research Service, USDA, shall serve as
ex officio members of the Committee.
This Committee will be fairly
balanced in its membership in terms of
the points of view represented and the
functions to be performed. Steps will be
taken to encourage fresh points of view,
such as establishing staggered
membership terms and limiting the
number of renewed memberships.
Equal opportunity practices in
accordance with 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 USDA,
membership will include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated
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ability to represent the needs of all
racial and ethnic groups, women and
men, and persons with disabilities.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in
all of its programs and activities on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex,
marital status, familial status, parental
status, religion, sexual orientation,
political beliefs, genetic information,
reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual’s income is derived from any
public assistance program.
Ethics Statement: To maintain the
highest levels of honesty, integrity and
ethical conduct, no Committee or
subcommittee member shall participate
in any ‘‘specific party matters’’ (i.e.,
matters are narrowly focused and
typically involve specific transactions
between identified parties) such as a
lease, license, permit, contract, claim,
grant, agreement, or related litigation
with the Department in which the
member has a direct or indirect
financial interest. This includes the
requirement for Committee or
Subcommittee members to immediately
disclose to the Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) any specific party matter
in which the member’s immediate
family, relatives, business partners or
employer would be directly seeking to
financially benefit from the Committee’s
recommendations.
All members will receive ethics
training to identify and avoid any
actions that would cause the public to
question the integrity of the
Committee’s advice and
recommendations. Members who are
appointed as ‘‘Representatives’’ are not
subject to Federal ethics laws because
such appointment allows them to
represent the point(s) of view of a
particular group, business sector or
segment of the public.
Members appointed as ‘‘Special
Government Employees’’ (SGEs) are
considered intermittent Federal
employees and are subject to Federal
ethics laws. SGE’s are appointed due to
their personal knowledge, academic
scholarship, background or expertise.
No SGE may participate in any activity
in which the member has a prohibited
financial interest. Appointees who are
SGEs are required to complete and
submit a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report (OGE–450 form) and,
upon request, USDA will assist SGEs in
preparing these financial reports. To
ensure the highest level of compliance
with applicable ethical standards USDA
will provide ethics training to SGEs on
an annual basis. The provisions of these
paragraphs are not meant to
exhaustively cover all Federal ethics
laws and do not affect any other
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statutory or regulatory obligations to
which advisory committee members are
subject.
Recordkeeping: The records of this
Committee, formally and informally
established subcommittees, or other
subgroups of the committee, shall be
handled in accordance with General
Records Schedule 26, Item 2 or other
approved agency records disposition
schedule. These records shall be
available for public inspection and
copying, subject to the Freedom of
Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.
Information about this Committee is
available online at: https://
www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/
Advisory_Committee_on_Agriculture_
Statistics/.
Signed at Washington, DC, May 10, 2021.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–10199 Filed 5–13–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public
Engagement
Advisory Committee on Beginning
Farmers and Ranchers (ACBFR)
Public meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers.
ACTION:
Pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Advisory
Committee; the purpose of the Advisory
Committee on Beginning Farmers and
Ranchers meeting is to advice the
Secretary on matters concerning
beginning farmers and ranchers
including but not limited to, the
following: The development of the
program of coordinated assistance to
qualified beginning farmers and
ranchers under section 309(i) of the
Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act; methods of
maximizing the number of new farming
and ranching opportunities created
through the program; methods of
encouraging States to participate in the
program; the administration of the
program; and other methods of creating
new farming or ranching opportunities.
DATES: Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone)
and Thursday, June 3, 2021, 1:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone).
ADDRESSES: Virtual; The most up-to-date
agenda details and documents will be
made available at: https://
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Goldberg, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Partnerships and
Public Engagement (OPPE), 202–720–
6350, or email: maria.goldberg@
usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
participation will be limited to written
statements and interested parties who
have registered to present comments
orally to the Advisory Committee.
Written comments may be submitted to
email address:
ACBeginningFarmersandRanchers@
usda.gov. Written comments must be
received by OPPE within 15 days after
the scheduled meeting. If interested in
presenting comments orally, please
contact Maria Goldberg at the telephone
or email address listed above.
Opportunities to provide oral comments
will be given in the order the requests
to speak are received. The meeting will
be open to the public.
Accommodations: USDA is
committed to ensuring that all persons
are included in our programs and
events. Please contact Maria Goldberg,
202–720- 6350 or email:
maria.goldberg@usda.gov, if you require
reasonable accommodations to
participate in this meeting.
Dated: May 6, 2021.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–10198 Filed 5–13–21; 8:45 am]
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Minnesota Advisory Committee;
Cancellation
Commission on Civil Rights.
Notice; cancellation of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission on Civil
Rights published a notice in the Federal
Register concerning a meeting of the
Minnesota Advisory Committee. The
meeting scheduled for Thursday, May
13, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (CST) is
cancelled. The notice is in the Federal
Register of Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in FR
Doc. 2021–09269, on page 23671.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Barreras, (202) 499–4066,
dbarreras@usccr.gov.
SUMMARY:
Dated: May 10, 2021.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Meeting of the
Pennsylvania Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Commission on Civil
Rights.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to the provisions of the rules
and regulations of the U.S. Commission
on Civil Rights (Commission) and the
Federal Advisory Committee Act that
the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee
(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights will hold a meeting on
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.
Eastern time. The Committee will
discuss civil rights concerns in the state.
DATES: The meeting will take place on
Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at 12:00 p.m.
Eastern time.
Online Registration (Audio/Visual)
https://bit.ly/3eQ4Mg0.
Telephone (Audio Only): Dial 800–
360–9505 USA Toll Free; Access code:
199 828 7147.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Wojnaroski, DFO, at
mwojnaroski@usccr.gov or 312–353–
8311.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public can listen to these
discussions. Committee meetings are
available to the public through the
above call in number. Any interested
member of the public may call this
number and listen to the meeting. An
open comment period will be provided
to allow members of the public to make
a statement as time allows. Callers can
expect to incur regular charges for calls
they initiate over wireless lines,
according to their wireless plan. The
Commission will not refund any
incurred charges. Callers will incur no
charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free
telephone number. Individuals who are
deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing may
also follow the proceedings by first
calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339 and providing the
Service with the conference call number
and conference ID number.
Members of the public are also
entitled to submit written comments;
the comments must be received in the
regional office within 30 days following
the meeting. Written comments may be
emailed to Corrine Sanders at csanders@
usccr.gov. Persons who desire
additional information may contact the
Regional Programs Unit at (312) 353–
8311.
Records generated from this meeting
may be inspected and reproduced at the
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2021-10199]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
AGENCY: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of the Charter Re-Establishment for the Advisory
Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking to re-
establish the committee for 2 years as a discretionary committee, the
Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics. Effective October 1,
1996, responsibility for the census of agriculture program was
transferred to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) at
USDA from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
Effective February 2, 1997, NASS also received the transferred program
positions and staff from the Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of
Commerce. Responsibility for the Advisory Committee on Agriculture
Statistics, which is a discretionary committee and was established by
agency authority, was transferred, along with its allocated slot, to
USDA with the census of agriculture program.
Authority: The Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics was
originally established by the Secretary of Commerce on July 16,
1962. The Committee is also established in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended,
5 U.S.C. App.2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Barnes, Associate Administrator,
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, (202) 720-2707, or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose: The purpose of the Committee is to advise the Secretary on
the conduct of the periodic censuses and surveys of agriculture, other
related surveys, and the types of agricultural information to obtain
from respondents. The committee also prepares recommendations regarding
the content of agriculture reports and presents the views and needs for
data of major suppliers and users of agriculture statistics. The
committee draws on the experience and expertise of its members to form
a collective judgment concerning agriculture data collected and the
statistics issued by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS).
Description of Duties: The duties of the Committee are solely
advisory in nature. The Committee makes recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture with regard to the agricultural statistics
program of NASS, and such other matters as it may deem advisable, or
which the Secretary of Agriculture, Under Secretary for Research,
Education, and Economics, or the Administrator of NASS may request.
Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports: The Committee reports
to the Secretary of Agriculture through the Under Secretary for
Research, Education, and Economics.
Committee Membership: The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint the
membership of the Committee. Furthermore, members will serve for two-
year terms, and can serve no more than three consecutive terms for a
total of six consecutive years. Membership will consist of 22
individuals with diverse capabilities distinguished by their broad
range of knowledge and interest in, though not limited to, agricultural
economics, rural sociology, farm policy analysis, and agricultural
education. Members will also be drawn from Educational & Research
Organizations; Farm Service and Marketing Organizations; State
Government Agricultural Agencies; and Farm, Ranch and Agriculture
Producers. A representative from the Bureau of the Census, U.S.
Department of Commerce, and a representative from the Economic Research
Service, USDA, shall serve as ex officio members of the Committee.
This Committee will be fairly balanced in its membership in terms
of the points of view represented and the functions to be performed.
Steps will be taken to encourage fresh points of view, such as
establishing staggered membership terms and limiting the number of
renewed memberships.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with 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 USDA, membership will include to the
extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the
needs of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons with
disabilities.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status,
parental status, religion, sexual orientation, political beliefs,
genetic information, reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual's income is derived from any public assistance program.
Ethics Statement: To maintain the highest levels of honesty,
integrity and ethical conduct, no Committee or subcommittee member
shall participate in any ``specific party matters'' (i.e., matters are
narrowly focused and typically involve specific transactions between
identified parties) such as a lease, license, permit, contract, claim,
grant, agreement, or related litigation with the Department in which
the member has a direct or indirect financial interest. This includes
the requirement for Committee or Subcommittee members to immediately
disclose to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) any specific party
matter in which the member's immediate family, relatives, business
partners or employer would be directly seeking to financially benefit
from the Committee's recommendations.
All members will receive ethics training to identify and avoid any
actions that would cause the public to question the integrity of the
Committee's advice and recommendations. Members who are appointed as
``Representatives'' are not subject to Federal ethics laws because such
appointment allows them to represent the point(s) of view of a
particular group, business sector or segment of the public.
Members appointed as ``Special Government Employees'' (SGEs) are
considered intermittent Federal employees and are subject to Federal
ethics laws. SGE's are appointed due to their personal knowledge,
academic scholarship, background or expertise. No SGE may participate
in any activity in which the member has a prohibited financial
interest. Appointees who are SGEs are required to complete and submit a
Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE-450 form) and, upon
request, USDA will assist SGEs in preparing these financial reports. To
ensure the highest level of compliance with applicable ethical
standards USDA will provide ethics training to SGEs on an annual basis.
The provisions of these paragraphs are not meant to exhaustively cover
all Federal ethics laws and do not affect any other
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statutory or regulatory obligations to which advisory committee members
are subject.
Recordkeeping: The records of this Committee, formally and
informally established subcommittees, or other subgroups of the
committee, shall be handled in accordance with General Records Schedule
26, Item 2 or other approved agency records disposition schedule. These
records shall be available for public inspection and copying, subject
to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Information about this
Committee is available online at: https://www.nass.usda.gov/About_NASS/Advisory_Committee_on_Agriculture_Statistics/.
Signed at Washington, DC, May 10, 2021.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-10199 Filed 5-13-21; 8:45 am]
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