[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25296]


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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.

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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. No. 104-127), 
has scheduled a National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board Meeting, October 16-18, 2000.
    On Monday, October 16 through Wednesday, October 18, 2000, the 
Advisory Board will hold a fall General Meeting which will include 
Orientation for new members, on Monday morning and a General Business 
Session in the afternoon. The Business Session will include reports 
from several Working Groups of the Advisory Board, two of which will be 
reporting on the ARS Peer Review process recommendations and follow-up 
to the ``Cutting-Edge Science and Technology'' meeting held in July 
2000. A Focus Session with the theme, ``Improving Advocacy and Funding 
for Research, Education, and Economics in USDA,'' will be held on 
Tuesday, October 17, 2000, which will include (1) statement of the 
problem, (2) the present USDA budget process, (3) advocacy strategy, 
and (4) successful and new approaches for budget support. Speakers from 
the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, USDA, AESOP 
Enterprises, Ltd., other groups supporting the National Institutes of 
Health and the National Science Foundation, and a variety of other 
interests will be invited to present policy and funding strategies for 
research and education. The objective of this meeting will be to 
provide the Advisory Board an opportunity to understand USDA and 
Federal Government approaches to budget formation and successful 
funding strategies. On Wednesday, October 18, 2000, the Advisory Board 
will hold the election of their new Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive 
Committee, and focus on future efforts of the Board in addressing the 
transition in the Administration. They will be articulating their 
findings from the ``Cutting-Edge Science and Technology'' meeting and 
the previous day's focus sessions into formal recommendations for the 
Secretary of Agriculture. They will also begin setting their agenda for 
the coming year, which will include establishment of a rapport with the 
new Administration on communicating high priority USDA research and 
education opportunities. Limited time will be provided for comments 
from the public as noted in a forthcoming agenda. Also written comments 
will be accepted for public record up to 2 weeks following the Board 
meeting. Final agenda will be available to the public prior to the 
meeting.
    Dates:

October 16--9:00 a.m. to Noon--Orientation of New Members
October 16--1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.--General Meeting
October 16--6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.--Working Reception
October 17--9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.--Focus Session
October 18--9:00 a.m. to Noon--Focus Session Wrap-up and Discussion

    Place: Loew's L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., 
Washington, DC (Rooms to be announced)
    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 344A Jamie L. Whitten 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 27th day of September 2000.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 00-25296 Filed 10-2-00; 8:45 am]
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