Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting, 80855 [2024-22904]

Agencies

• Agricultural Marketing Service
• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 80855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22904]


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 193 / Friday, October 4, 2024 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-24-0055]


Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, this notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Grain 
Inspection Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee meets no less 
than once annually to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the 
programs and services delivered by the Agricultural Marketing Service 
(AMS) under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the 
Committee help AMS meet the needs of its customers, who operate in a 
dynamic and changing marketplace.

DATES: An in-person meeting will be held on October 29, 2024, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. central and on October 30, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 
p.m. central. The meeting will be broadcast virtually.
    Written Comments: Any member of the public may file written 
comments with the Committee before or within 15 days after the date on 
which the meeting concludes. Comments should be submitted via email to 
[email protected]. The Committee will consider comments submitted 
on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on October 18, 2024, prior to the meeting. 
Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Committee, 
but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those comments 
prior to the meeting. Comments submitted after the conclusion of the 
meeting will be posted on the public website.
    Oral Comments: The Committee is providing the public an opportunity 
to present oral comments and will accommodate as many individuals and 
organizations as time permits. Persons or organizations wishing to make 
oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET, October 18, 2024, and 
may only register for one speaking slot.
    Instructions for registering and participating in the meeting can 
be obtained by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the deadline.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will take place at the AMS National 
Grain Center, 10383 N Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. 
The meeting will also be virtually accessible. Meeting information can 
be found at: https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/giac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kendra Kline by phone at (202) 690-
2410 or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Committee is to provide 
advice to AMS with respect to the implementation of the U.S. Grain 
Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). Information about the Committee is 
available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/giac.
    The agenda for the upcoming meeting will include general program 
updates, presentations on cyber security and discussions about 
equipment equivalency, the container handbook, handbook reviews and 
industry engagement, technology in grain inspection, lab scales, 
phytosanitary issuance policy, and emerging grain export issues.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Public participation will 
be limited to written statements and interested parties who have 
registered to present comments orally to the Committee.
    The United States Department of Agriculture prohibits 
discrimination in all its programs and activities 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).
    Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will 
be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee. To ensure 
that the recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the 
needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall 
include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated 
ability to represent the many communities, identities, races, 
ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the 
American people, including underserved communities. Remedies and 
complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication of program information or related accommodations should 
contact Kendra Kline at the telephone number or email listed above.

    Dated: September 30, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-22904 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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