[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 9142]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5377]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
[Docket No. 96-008-1]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry 
Diseases; Notice of Solicitation for Membership

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that we anticipate renewing the 
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases 
for a 2-year period. The Secretary is soliciting nominations for 
membership for this Committee.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
April 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Nominations received should be addressed to the person 
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Williams, Chief Staff 
Veterinarian, Emergency Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231, (301) 734-8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (Committee) advises the Secretary 
of Agriculture on actions necessary to keep foreign diseases of 
livestock and poultry from being introduced into the United States. In 
addition, the Committee advises on contingency planning and on 
maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with these diseases, if 
introduced.
    The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by 
the Committee from among its members.
    Terms will expire for the current members of the Committee in June 
1996. We are soliciting nominations from interested organizations and 
individuals to replace members on the Committee. An organization may 
nominate individuals from within or outside its membership. The 
Secretary will select members to obtain the broadest possible 
representation on the Committee, in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463) and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in 
line with the 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 the 
Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable, 
individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, 
and persons with disabilities.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of March 1996.
Lonnie J. King ,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 96-5377 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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