[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-2415]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Research, Education, and Economics; Notice of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board Conference Call Meeting

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of advisory board conference call meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces a 
meeting by conference call of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, which represents 30 
constituent categories, as specified in section 802 of the Federal 
Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-127), 
has scheduled a conference call meeting on February 3, 1998. The 
meeting agenda will focus on development of preliminary priorities for 
agricultural research, extension, education, and economics. The 
following list of high priority initiatives has been suggested to date. 
These initiatives are: Education and Outreach Initiative, National 
Agricultural Genome Initiative; Emerging Animal and Plant Issues--
Preparedness & Response Initiative; Precision Agriculture Initiative; 
Added Value and New Use Products Initiative; and Nutrition Research 
Initiative. The Advisory Board members will also discuss how public 
communication and environmental stewardship issues can be addressed as 
overarching priorities.

DATE OF CONFERENCE CALL: February 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
    Type of Meeting: The conference call will be initiated by the 
Officers and Executive Committee of the Advisory Board and will involve 
all available Advisory Board members.
    Comments: The public may file written comments to the preliminary 
list of initiatives for research, extension, education, and economics 
by Friday, February 6, 1998, with the contact person listed below. 
Public written comments will be considered by the Advisory Board at the 
March 11-13, 1998, meeting in Washington, D.C. (to be announced soon in 
the Federal Register). Also, these written comments will be available 
in the Advisory Board minutes of the February 3 conference call meeting 
and will be maintained in the public file of the Office of the Advisory 
Board, REE, USDA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board, Office of the Advisory Board, Room 3918 South, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, STOP: 2255, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 
Washington, DC 20250-2255. Telephone: 202-720-3684. Fax: 202-720-6199, 
or e-mail: [email protected].

    Done at Washington, D.C. this 26th day of January 22, 1998.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 98-2415 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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