Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers, 17790-17791 [2023-06053]

Download as PDF 17790 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices Tameka Owens, Assistant Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service. [FR Doc. 2023–06107 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the National Forest Management Act of 1976, the Federal Public Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of forest issues such as forest plan revisions or amendments, forest health including fire, insect and disease, travel management, forest monitoring and evaluation, recreation fees, and sitespecific projects having forest-wide implications. SUMMARY: An in-person meeting will be held on April 19, 2023, 1 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time. Written Comments: Written public comments will be accepted by 11:59 p.m. (MDT) on April 14, 2023. Written comments must be sent by email to scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. The Forest Service strongly prefers comments be submitted electronically. Oral Comments: Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. MDT, April 14, 2023, and speakers can only register for one speaking slot. Oral comments must be sent by email to scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov or via mail (i.e., postmarked) to Scott Jacobson, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. Anyone wishing to provide in-person oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. (MDT) on April 14, 2023. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Agency, but the Committee may not have adequate time lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 to consider those comments prior to the meeting. All board meetings are subject to cancellation. For status of the meeting prior to attendance, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in person, at the U.S. Forest Service, Mystic Ranger District Office, 8221 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City, South Dakota 57702. Board information and meeting details can be found at the following website: https:// www.fs.usda.gov/main/blackhills/ workingtogether/advisorycommittees or by contacting the person listed under FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Karchut, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), by phone at 605–673– 9201 or email at bryan.karchut@ usda.gov or Scott Jacobson, Committee Coordinator, at 605–440–1409 or email at scott.j.jacobson@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting agenda will include: 1. Non-Motorized Recreation; 2. Recreation Residence Program; 3. Lands Program; 4. Priority Firesheds; and 5. Forest Plan Revision. The agenda will include time for individuals to make oral statements of three minutes or less. Individuals wishing to make an oral statement should make a request in writing at least three days prior to the meeting date to be scheduled on the agenda. Written comments may be submitted to the Forest Service up to seven days after the meeting date listed under DATES. Please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, by or before the deadline, for all questions related to the meeting. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received upon request. Meeting Accommodations: The meeting location is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TTY) or USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English. USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA’s 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 shall include to the extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Dated: March 20, 2023. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–06067 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA. ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members. AGENCY: The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (‘‘Advisory Committee’’). The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members who are expected to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed for an additional two terms. Advisory Committee members will represent historically underserved farmers and farming communities and should also reflect the diversity of agriculture in geography, size, scale, type of production. The membership shall include: six (6) or more farmers or ranchers; two (2) or more individuals from minority serving SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices institutions of higher education; two (2) or more individuals from communitybased nonprofit organizations; and two (2) or more individuals with civil rights and equity expertise. DATES: All nomination packages received by April 24, 2023 will be considered. ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted electronically to the Advisory Committee’s dedicated email inbox at acmf@usda.gov. Nominations may also be sent via first-class mail to: Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524–A, Washington, DC 20250. All nominations received prior to the deadline under DATES (above) will be considered. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. R. Jeanese Cabrera, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524–A, Washington, DC 20250; Phone: (202) 720–6350; Email: acmf@usda.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Member Nominations. Any interested person or organization may nominate individuals for membership. Interested candidates may nominate themselves. Nomination packages will require a cover letter to the Secretary of Agriculture and the nominee’s resume which should be limited to five onesided pages. For resumes received that are more than five one-sided pages in length, only the first five pages will be reviewed. A completed and signed USDA Advisory Committee Membership Background Information form (AD–755) is also required. A fillable form AD–755 may be accessed here: https://www.usda.gov/sites/ default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf. Endorsements, letters of recommendations, nominee’s writings or published papers related to reducing barriers to accessing public programs and services, addressing historic discrimination and disparities, or other topics reflecting a nominee’s experience and perspectives, are optional. Nomination for membership is open to the public within the United States and its territories (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands). Final selection of Advisory Committee members is made by the Secretary. The Committee was established pursuant to section 14008 of the Food Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110–246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279), to ensure that socially disadvantaged farmers have VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 equal access to USDA programs. The Secretary selects a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons to recommend solutions to the challenges of minority farmers and ranchers. The Advisory Committee will meet no less than once annually to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) implementation of the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the 2501 Program) under section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279); (2) methods that maximize the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in U.S. Department of Agriculture programs; (3) civil rights activities within the Department, as such activities relate to participants in such programs. Advisory Committee public meetings may be held in hybrid style giving participants the choice to attend in person or virtually. Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA’s policies will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/ parental status, political beliefs, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). This Advisory Committee is statutorily mandated, and its members may be designated as Representatives or Special Government Employees (SGEs). SGEs are appointed for their personal knowledge, academic scholarship, background, and expertise in specific subject matter areas as may be required during their terms. Additional guidance on submitting nominations and a fillable AD–755 (pdf) background disclosure form can be found on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers’ website at https:// www.usda.gov/partnerships/advisorycommittee-on-minority-farmers. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 17791 Dated: March 20, 2023. Cikena Reid, USDA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2023–06053 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3412–88–P COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Notice of Public Meeting of the Guam Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. ACTION: Announcement of virtual business 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 Guam Advisory Committee (Committee) to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a virtual business meeting via Zoom at 9 a.m. ChST on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, (7 p.m. ET on Monday, March 20, 2023) to continue discussing the Committee’s project on housing discrimination. DATES: The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, from 9 a.m.– 10:30 a.m. ChST (Monday, March 20, 2023, from 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. ET). Registration Link (Audio/Visual): https://tinyurl.com/2s3tjuav. Telephone (Audio Only): Dial (833) 435–1820 USA Toll Free; Meeting ID: 160 400 6634. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kayla Fajota, DFO, at kfajota@usccr.gov or (434) 515–2395. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Committee meetings are available to the public through the videoconference link above. Any interested member of the public may listen to the meeting. An open comment period will be provided to allow members of the public to make a statement as time allows. Per the Federal Advisory Committee Act, public minutes of the meeting will include a list of persons who are present at the meeting. If joining via phone, 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. Closed captions will be provided for individuals who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing. To request additional accommodations, please email kfajota@usccr.gov at least 10 business days prior to the meeting. Members of the public are also entitled to submit written comments; the comments must be received in the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17790-17791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06053]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement


Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers

AGENCY: Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Partnerships 
and Public Engagement (OPPE) is seeking nominations for individuals to 
serve on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (``Advisory 
Committee''). The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members who are 
expected to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed for an 
additional two terms. Advisory Committee members will represent 
historically underserved farmers and farming communities and should 
also reflect the diversity of agriculture in geography, size, scale, 
type of production. The membership shall include: six (6) or more 
farmers or ranchers; two (2) or more individuals from minority serving

[[Page 17791]]

institutions of higher education; two (2) or more individuals from 
community-based nonprofit organizations; and two (2) or more 
individuals with civil rights and equity expertise.

DATES: All nomination packages received by April 24, 2023 will be 
considered.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted electronically to the Advisory 
Committee's dedicated email inbox at [email protected]. Nominations may 
also be sent via first-class mail to: Advisory Committee on Minority 
Farmers, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524-A, Washington, DC 
20250. All nominations received prior to the deadline under DATES 
(above) will be considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. R. Jeanese Cabrera, Designated 
Federal Officer, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524-A, Washington, DC 
20250; Phone: (202) 720-6350; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Member Nominations. Any interested person or organization may 
nominate individuals for membership. Interested candidates may nominate 
themselves. Nomination packages will require a cover letter to the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the nominee's resume which should be 
limited to five one-sided pages. For resumes received that are more 
than five one-sided pages in length, only the first five pages will be 
reviewed. A completed and signed USDA Advisory Committee Membership 
Background Information form (AD-755) is also required. A fillable form 
AD-755 may be accessed here: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf. Endorsements, letters of recommendations, 
nominee's writings or published papers related to reducing barriers to 
accessing public programs and services, addressing historic 
discrimination and disparities, or other topics reflecting a nominee's 
experience and perspectives, are optional.
    Nomination for membership is open to the public within the United 
States and its territories (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna 
Islands). Final selection of Advisory Committee members is made by the 
Secretary.
    The Committee was established pursuant to section 14008 of the Food 
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246, 122 Stat. 
1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279), to ensure that socially disadvantaged 
farmers have equal access to USDA programs. The Secretary selects a 
diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons to 
recommend solutions to the challenges of minority farmers and ranchers.
    The Advisory Committee will meet no less than once annually to 
advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) implementation of the 
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers 
and Ranchers Program (also known as the 2501 Program) under section 
2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 2279); (2) methods that maximize the participation of minority 
farmers and ranchers in U.S. Department of Agriculture programs; (3) 
civil rights activities within the Department, as such activities 
relate to participants in such programs. Advisory Committee public 
meetings may be held in hybrid style giving participants the choice to 
attend in person or virtually.
    Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will 
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent 
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The USDA prohibits 
discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of 
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family/parental status, political beliefs, income derived from 
a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 
retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity 
conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). This 
Advisory Committee is statutorily mandated, and its members may be 
designated as Representatives or Special Government Employees (SGEs). 
SGEs are appointed for their personal knowledge, academic scholarship, 
background, and expertise in specific subject matter areas as may be 
required during their terms.
    Additional guidance on submitting nominations and a fillable AD-755 
(pdf) background disclosure form can be found on the Advisory Committee 
on Minority Farmers' website at https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/advisory-committee-on-minority-farmers.

    Dated: March 20, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06053 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3412-88-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.