[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 34683]
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[FR Doc No: 97-16814]


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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development


Board for International Food and Agricultural Development 
Establishment of a New Subcommittee: The Interim Committee on Food 
Security; Notice of Establishment of an Independent Subcommittee

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby 
given of the establishment of a new independent subcommittee of the 
Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) to be 
called the Interim Committee on Food Security.
    The Interim Committee on Food Security of BIFAD will serve the 
important function of advising and assisting the U.S. Government 
Interagency Working Group on Food Security in carrying out commitments 
made in the U.S. Country Paper for the November 1996 World Food Summit 
and on the Plan of Action agreed to at the Summit. As there is no other 
federal advisory committee capable of handling these essential 
responsibilities, the Agency has determined that establishment of this 
Committee is necessary and in the public interest.
    Membership on the Committee will be well-balanced, with members 
drawn from the public and private sectors, including non-governmental 
organizations. The current members of BIFAD will also be members of 
this new Committee. The Committee is being established for a two-year 
period commencing on the date the charter is filed. The Committee is 
expected to meet twice a year. In general, members shall be responsible 
for their own expenses associated with Committee meetings.
    In discharging its duties, the Committee shall:
    (a) Provide input to the U.S. Government on the development of a 
long-term action plan in support of commitments made in the U.S. 
Country Paper and at the World Food Summit;
    (b) Participate in the implementation of the action plan through 
meetings, workshops and project involvement; and
    (c) Serve as an outreach vehicle to all non-governmental sectors to 
achieve maximum involvement in action plan development and 
implementation.
    The Agency is seeking suggestions and expressions of interest from 
interested parties who would like to either serve as members of this 
new Committee or nominate others for such membership. Please send such 
nominations or expressions of interest in writing, accompanied by no 
more than two pages of biographical information, to the following: Mr. 
George Like, U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of 
Agriculture and Food Security (G/EG/AFS), Room 401, SA-2, Washington, 
D.C., 20523-0214. These nominations or expressions of interest should 
be sent no more than three weeks from the date of this notice.
    Anyone wishing to obtain additional information about the Interim 
Committee on Food Security or about BIFAD should contact Mr. Tracy 
Atwood at the address indicated above, by telephone at (202) 663-2536, 
by fax at (202) 663-2552, or by E-mail to internet [[email protected]].

    Dated: May 28, 1997.
Tracy Atwood,
AID Designated Federal Officer, Chief, Food Policy Division, Office of 
Agriculture and Food Security, Economic Growth Center, Bureau for 
Global Programs.
[FR Doc. 97-16814 Filed 6-26-97; 8:45 am]
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