[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 26809]
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[FR Doc No: 00-11559]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Meeting of Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that 
the third meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets will be 
held May 17, 2000. The role of the committee is to provide information 
and advice, based upon knowledge and expertise of the members, useful 
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in implementing the 
Emerging Markets Program. The committee will also advise USDA on ways 
to increase the involvement of the U.S. private sector in cooperative 
work with emerging markets in food and rural business systems and 
review proposals submitted to the Program.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2000, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
discuss those proposals the Emerging Markets Office has received which 
may qualify for Emerging Markets Program funding. The minutes of the 
meeting announced in this Notice shall be available for review. The 
meeting is open to the public and members of the public may provide 
comments in writing to Douglas Freeman, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Room 6506 South Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th and 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250, but should not make any 
oral comments at the meeting unless invited to do so by the Co-
chairpersons.

    Signed at Washington, DC, May 3, 2000.
Timothy J. Galvin,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 00-11559 Filed 5-8-00; 8:45 am]
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