General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership, 15541 [2024-04519]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 15541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04519]


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 43 / Monday, March 4, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0007]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan; Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is 
soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and 
regional members and their alternates for the General Conference 
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
July 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please submit completed nomination forms to the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, 
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, 
Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the 
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on poultry health. The Committee serves 
as a forum for the study of problems relating to poultry health and, as 
necessary, makes specific recommendations to the Secretary concerning 
ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may assist the industry 
in addressing these problems. The Committee assists the Department in 
planning, organizing, and conducting the Biennial Conference of the 
NPIP. The Committee recommends whether new proposals should be 
considered by the delegates to the Biennial Conference and serves as a 
direct liaison between the NPIP and the United States Animal Health 
Association.
    The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP 
participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six 
U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three 
current regional members and the member-at-large of the Committee in 
August 2024. We are soliciting nominations from interested 
organizations and individuals to replace the member-at-large as well as 
the members and alternates from the North Atlantic (Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, and Vermont), East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 
Ohio, and Wisconsin), and Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, 
Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, 
Washington, and Wyoming).
    Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP 
delegates from the respective regions. There must be at least two 
nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on the 
Committee or nominating another individual to serve must submit a 
nomination with information and a complete Form AD-755, which is 
available on the internet at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf or may be obtained by contacting the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    To ensure 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 underrepresented groups (minorities, 
women, and persons with disabilities). At least one nominee from each 
of the three regions must have demonstrated the ability to represent an 
underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of official 
delegates from their respective region, and the results will be 
recorded.
    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.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible 
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages 
other than English.
    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 person with disabilities.
    USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: February 27, 2024.
Egypt Simon,
Acting USDA Committee Management Officer.
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