[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 203 (Wednesday, October 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56143-56144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28164]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service


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

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of 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 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. 104-127), has 
scheduled a National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board Meeting, October 26-28, 1998.
    The Advisory Board Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive Director will 
conduct an orientation of new members from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. on 
Monday, October 26, 1998. The general Advisory Board meeting will begin 
at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 26 and continue until approximately noon 
on Wednesday, October 28. During this time, the Advisory Board will 
elect the new officers and Executive Committee members for fiscal year 
1999.
    The agenda for the Advisory Board general meeting will focus 
discussion on the Board's advisory role with regard to the recently 
enacted Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998, and on human capacity development. Agenda items will include, but 
not be limited to: (1) briefing by the Cooperative State Research, 
Education, and Extension Service and Agricultural Research Service on 
the scientific peer and merit review process; (2) Board advice to USDA 
on merit review procedures for education and extension cooperative 
grants; (3) USDA and Board discussion on the new Research, Education, 
and Economics initiative; (4) stakeholder input to USDA on legislative 
provisions; (5) initial discussion on the annual review of programs and 
projects with regard to relevance to research priorities and the 
adequacy of funding; (6) progress reports on Advisory Board working 
group activities and the

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Research, Education, and Economics Strategic Planning Task Force on 
agricultural research facilities; and (7) Research, Education, and 
Economics budget update and outlook.
    Guest speakers will address the various elements of human capacity 
building at the institutional and grassroots level as part of a series 
of future discussions relating to human resource development in 
agriculture.

DATES:
October 26, 1998, 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. (Orientation for new members.)
October 26, 1998, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
October 28, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to noon.

PLACE: Holiday Inn-National Airport (Crystal City), 1489 Jefferson 
Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, Grand Ballroom.

TYPE OF MEETING: Open to the public.

COMMENTS: The public may file written comments before or 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, DC 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, DC this 6th day of October 1998.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 98-28164 Filed 10-20-98; 8:45 am]
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