[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29691-29692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14343]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board Western Regional Listening 
Session

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of listening session.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5

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U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces a 
Western Regional Listening Session 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 1408 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 as 
amended by section 802 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-127), will send representatives of 
its membership (5 members, the Executive Director, and a USDA 
administrative support person) to the Western Region Joint Summer 
Meeting to hold a Western Regional Listening Session, 8:00 a.m. until 
noon on July 8, 1998.
    The Western Regional Listening Session will engage western regional 
stakeholders (small farmers, producers/ranchers, academia including 
1890 and 1994 institutions, the private sector, and other stakeholder 
groups) in panel sessions to present statements to Advisory Board 
members on agricultural research and education priorities and other 
issues of significant concern to the Western Region. Findings of this 
Listening Session will be presented to the full Advisory Board for 
consideration in its ongoing effort to advise USDA on future 
agricultural research and education priorities. Time will be allowed at 
the end of Listening Session panels for open discussion and audience 
participation.

DATES: Western Regional Listening Session, July 8, 1998, 8:00 a.m. 
until noon.
PLACE: Yarrow Hotel, Park City, Utah.

TYPE OF MEETING: Open to the public.

COMMENTS: The public may file written comments before or within 2 weeks 
after the meeting with the contact person. All statements will become a 
part of the official records of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board and will be kept on 
file for public review in the Office of the Advisory Board; Research, 
Education, and Economics; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Washington, 
D.C. 20250-2255.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board, Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board 
Office, Room 3918 South Building, 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 May 1998.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 98-14343 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am]
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