[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6604-6605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3263]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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, March 17-19, 1999.
    On Wednesday, March 17, the Advisory Board will sponsor its 3rd 
National Stakeholder Symposium, focusing on two topic areas: Marketing 
and Trade Competitiveness and Landowner Rights and Responsibilities. 
The Symposium will begin promptly at 9 a.m. and use a panel format as 
in previous years. Each panelist will be permitted to make an opening 
presentation, with time limits to be announced, and will receive 
questions from the Advisory Board Members. If you wish to be considered 
as a panelist or would like to nominate a panelist, please forward 
speaker names, phone

[[Page 6605]]

numbers, and a brief summary, outline, or similar indication of the 
intended remarks regarding the two topic areas to the contact person 
below for Board consideration. Names for panelists will be reviewed and 
selections will be made by the Advisory Board and its Executive 
Committee. The general Advisory Board meeting will begin at 9 a.m. on 
Thursday, March 18 and continue until approximately noon on Friday, 
March 19. During this time, the Advisory Board will (1) incorporate 
input of stakeholders for use in recommendations for the FY 2001 
priorities; (2) report the Advisory Board recommendations on the USDA 
scientific merit/peer review procedures for competitive education and 
extension grants; (3) report on the progress of REE programs and 
projects with regard to relevance to research priorities and adequacy 
of funding (Note: No. 1,2, and 3 above are all mandated by the 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education Reform Act of 1998); (4) 
discussion on vision statements for the agricultural research and 
education programs; (5) hear progress reports on Advisory Board working 
group activities; (6) review the draft report by the Research, 
Education, and Economics Strategic Planning Task Force on agricultural 
research facilities; (7) plan two listening sessions for 1999 (in the 
Northeastern Region and at an 1890 institution); (8) conduct a focus 
session on nutrition and the integration of production and human 
nutrition by USDA Research, Education, and Economics; and (9) a 
possible session on enrollment trends for agricultural/natural resource 
subdisciplines and the CSREES funding relationship.

    Dates:

March 17--9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 3rd National Stakeholder Symposium
March 18--9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 19--9:00 a.m. to Noon
    March 19--12:30 p.m., Optional tour of the Smithsonian agricultural 
exhibit.
    Place: Holiday Inn-National Airport (Crystal City), Grand Ballroom, 
1489 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202.
    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 3rd day of February 1999.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 99-3263 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-22-P