Agricultural Advisory Committee, 19818 [2024-05819]

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Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [FR Doc. 2024–05798 Filed 3–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–16–P COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Agricultural Advisory Committee Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on April 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time), the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC or Committee) will hold an inperson public meeting at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in Overland Park, KS, with options for the public to attend virtually. At this meeting, the AAC will discuss topics related to the agricultural economy and recent developments in the agricultural derivatives markets. DATES: The meeting will be held on April 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time). Members of the public who wish to submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit them by April 18, 2024. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel, 6100 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS. You may submit public comments, identified by ‘‘Agricultural Advisory Committee,’’ through the CFTC website at https://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments through the Comments Online process on the website. If you are unable to submit comments online, contact Swati Shah, Designated Federal Officer, via the contact information listed below to discuss alternate means of submitting your comments. Any statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC website, https://www.cftc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Swati Shah, AAC Designated Federal Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC; (202) 418–5042; or aac@cftc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with seating on a first-come, first-served SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 basis. Members of the public may also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic or international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide their first name, last name, and affiliation. Domestic Toll-Free Numbers: 833– 568–8864 or 833–435–1820. Domestic Toll Numbers: 1–669–254– 5252 or 1–646–964 1167 or 1–646–828– 7666 or 1–669–216–1590 or 1–415–449– 4000 or 1–551–285–1373. International Toll- and Toll-Free Numbers: Will be posted on the CFTC’s website, https://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, under Related Links. Call-In/Webinar ID: 160 831 3224. Pass Code/Pin Code: 031806. Members of the public may also view a live webcast of the meeting via the https://www.cftc.gov/ website. The meeting agenda may change to accommodate other Committee priorities. For agenda updates, please visit https://www.cftc.gov/About/ AdvisoryCommittees/AAC. After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published through a link on the CFTC’s website, https:// www.cftc.gov. Persons requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting because of a disability should notify the contact person above. (Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(2).) Dated: March 14, 2024. Robert Sidman, Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 19818]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05819]


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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION


Agricultural Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that 
on April 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight 
Time), the Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC or Committee) will hold 
an in-person public meeting at the Sheraton Overland Park Hotel in 
Overland Park, KS, with options for the public to attend virtually. At 
this meeting, the AAC will discuss topics related to the agricultural 
economy and recent developments in the agricultural derivatives 
markets.

DATES: The meeting will be held on April 11, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 
11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight Time). Members of the public who wish to 
submit written statements in connection with the meeting should submit 
them by April 18, 2024.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Sheraton Overland Park 
Hotel, 6100 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS. You may submit public 
comments, identified by ``Agricultural Advisory Committee,'' through 
the CFTC website at https://comments.cftc.gov. Follow the instructions 
for submitting comments through the Comments Online process on the 
website. If you are unable to submit comments online, contact Swati 
Shah, Designated Federal Officer, via the contact information listed 
below to discuss alternate means of submitting your comments. Any 
statements submitted in connection with the committee meeting will be 
made available to the public, including publication on the CFTC 
website, https://www.cftc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Swati Shah, AAC Designated Federal 
Officer, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, 
1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC; (202) 418-5042; or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public with 
seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public may 
also listen to the meeting by telephone by calling a domestic or 
international toll or toll-free number to connect to a live, listen-
only audio feed. Call-in participants should be prepared to provide 
their first name, last name, and affiliation.
    Domestic Toll-Free Numbers: 833-568-8864 or 833-435-1820.
    Domestic Toll Numbers: 1-669-254-5252 or 1-646-964 1167 or 1-646-
828-7666 or 1-669-216-1590 or 1-415-449-4000 or 1-551-285-1373.
    International Toll- and Toll-Free Numbers: Will be posted on the 
CFTC's website, https://www.cftc.gov, on the page for the meeting, 
under Related Links.
    Call-In/Webinar ID: 160 831 3224.
    Pass Code/Pin Code: 031806.
    Members of the public may also view a live webcast of the meeting 
via the https://www.cftc.gov/ website. The meeting agenda may change to 
accommodate other Committee priorities. For agenda updates, please 
visit https://www.cftc.gov/About/AdvisoryCommittees/AAC.
    After the meeting, a transcript of the meeting will be published 
through a link on the CFTC's website, https://www.cftc.gov. Persons 
requiring special accommodations to attend the meeting because of a 
disability should notify the contact person above.

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(2).)

    Dated: March 14, 2024.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-05819 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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