[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 181 (Monday, September 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56290-56291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23908]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service


Notice of Meetings and Request for Comments Regarding 
Agricultural Risk Management Education Needs

AGENCY: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service, USDA.

ACTION: Announcement of meetings.

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SUMMARY: Section 133 of Public Law 106-224, the Agricultural Risk 
Protection Act of 2000, amended the Federal Crop Insurance Act to add 
section 524, which requires the Cooperative State Research, Education, 
and Extension Service (CSREES) to establish a competitive grants 
program for the purpose of educating agricultural producers about the 
full range of risk management activities. These activities include the 
use of futures, options, agricultural trade options, crop insurance, 
cash forward contracting, debt reduction, production diversification, 
farm resources risk reduction, and other risk management strategies. 
CSREES will be conducting listening sessions at three separate 
locations to receive input about the full range of risk management 
educational needs for agricultural producers. The stakeholder input 
requirements at 7 U.S.C. 7613(c) do not apply to the first request for 
proposals under a new program. This request for comments is independent 
of that provision. CSREES will not solicit additional stakeholder input 
in formulating the first request for proposals for this program, and 
thus encourages all interested parties to convey their comments at this 
time.

Dates and Locations

    All comments must be received by CSREES by September 30, 2000. The 
three listening sessions will be convened from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
and will be held on the dates noted below and at the following 
locations:
     September 20, 2000, McKimmon Center, North Carolina State 
University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7401, (919) 515-2277, (919) 
515-6974 (Fax).
     September 25, 2000, Holiday Inn-Airport, 3300 Vista 
Avenue, Boise, Idaho 83705, (208) 344-8365, (208) 381-0608 (Fax).
     September 27, 2000, Holiday Inn-Airport, 11832 Plaza 
Circle, Kansas City, Missouri 64153, (816) 464-2345, (816) 464-2543 
(Fax).
    All sessions are open to the public.
    An agenda and information on local arrangements can be obtained 
from the Sessions Coordinators (listed as the agency contacts below). 
Lodging arrangements should be made by contacting the session venues 
directly.

Comments

    Written comments, limited to five pages in 12-point pitch, will be 
accepted and can either be submitted in person at the time of the 
session or sent to the Sessions Coordinators at the address listed 
below. Those wanting to make oral comments, limited to five minutes, 
should preregister on or before the session date by contacting the 
Sessions Coordinators. CSREES will make a transcript of the oral 
comments received at each meeting. To the extent possible, CSREES will 
provide an oral summary of comments at the beginning of each meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Agnes Lamar or Donald A. West, 
Sessions Coordinators, Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
Extension Service; U.S. Department of Agriculture; STOP 2210; 1400

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Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-2210; Telephone, 
(202) 401-4318; fax number (202) 401-1706; e-mail address, 
[email protected].

    Done at Washington, D.C. this 12th day of September, 2000.
Charles W. Laughlin,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service.
[FR Doc. 00-23908 Filed 9-14-00; 9:10 am]
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