[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68120-68121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-29116]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Office of the Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 
Economics; Notice of the Advisory Committee on Agricultural 
Biotechnology Meeting

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, Agriculture.

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 Advisory Committee on Agricultural Biotechnology (ACAB).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The third meeting of the ACAB has been 
scheduled for November 29-30, 2000. The topics to be discussed will 
include: (1) The USDA's public seed breeding program and plant 
germplasm repositories; (2) impacts of gene flow from transgenic crops 
to other plants and current and potential USDA roles in addressing 
them; and (3) biotechnology budget priorities for FY 2002. There will 
in addition be several updates on current biotechnology developments, 
including the Starlink corn situation, and on ongoing USDA 
biotechnology-related activities.
    Background information regarding the work of the ACAB is available 
on the USDA web site at http://www.usda.gov/agencies/biotech/acab.html. 
Members of the public who wish to make oral statements should also 
inform Dr. Schechtman in writing or via E-mail at the indicated 
addresses at least three business days before the meeting. On

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November 29, 2000, if time permits, reasonable provision will be made 
for oral presentations of no more than five minutes each in duration. 
Written statements may be submitted to the Committee before or after 
the meeting at the address indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held in the Empire Room in the Omni Shoreham 
Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC 20008, on November 29-
30, 2000. The meeting is scheduled to run from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm on 
November 29 and 8:30 am until 5:30 pm on November 30. The meeting will 
be open to the public, but space is limited. If you would like to 
attend the meetings, you must register by contacting Ms. Dianne Harmon 
at (202) 720-4074, by fax at (202) 720-3191 or by E-mail at 
[email protected] at least 7 days prior to the meeting. Please 
provide your name, title, business affiliation, address, telephone, and 
fax number when you register. If you require a sign language 
interpreter or other special accommodation due to disability, please 
indicate those needs at the time of registration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Schechtman, Designated Federal 
Official, Office of the Deputy Secretary, USDA, 202B Jamie L. Whitten 
Federal Building, 12th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 
20250; Telephone (202) 720-3817; Fax (202) 690-4265; E-mail 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 8, 2000.
Richard M. Parry, Jr.,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 00-29116 Filed 11-13-00; 8:45 am]
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