[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53199-53200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26478]


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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 30, 2001-November 1, 
2001.
    On Tuesday, October 30, 2001, through Thursday, November 1, 2001, 
the Advisory Board will hold a general meeting at the Washington Court 
Hotel in Washington, DC. An Orientation

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Session for newly appointed Advisory Board members will be held, on 
Tuesday, October 30, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The 
afternoon session will include remarks by the Secretary of Agriculture 
(invited) and an opening address by the Honorable Clayton Yeutter, 
former Secretary of Agriculture and former U.S. Trade Representative. 
The theme of the afternoon's Focus Session is Global Agricultural Trade 
and Policy: U.S. Research Implications. From 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m., a 
panel will be held on international trade policies, which will consist 
of several international trade representatives to the United States 
including the European Union, Brazil, and China. An evening session 
from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. will have two guest speakers, who will talk about 
the National Coalition on Food and Agricultural Research (N-CFAR) and 
the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges 
(NASULGU) Food and Society Initiative.
    On Wednesday, October 31, 2001, the Advisory Board will conduct 
general business, hear remarks from Dr. Joseph Jen, USDA Under 
Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics, and continue with 
special panels throughout the day on Global Agricultural Trade and 
Policy: U.S. Research Implications. Topics will include an overview of 
U.S. trade in agriculture, understanding impediments to global trade, 
and World Bank perspectives on currency exchange issues and other 
economic factors. Congressional panels held in the afternoon will 
include Marketing U.S. Food and Agriculture and the implications for 
research and education.
    On Thursday, November 1, 2001, from 8 a.m.-12 p.m., special reports 
of interest (e.g., results of the Blue Ribbon Panel study on USDA's 
National Agricultural Library; an update on the reorganization of 
USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; 
and Research, Education, and Economics agency updates) will be 
presented to the Advisory Board. Detailed discussion and wrap-up of the 
Focus Session will be addressed by Board members. Ambassador Allen 
Johnson, Chief Agriculture Negotiator for Office of the United States 
Trade Representative, has been invited to speak about ``What's on the 
Horizon for Research on Agricultural World Trade.'' New members to the 
9-member Executive Committee will be determined by Board vote. Limited 
time each day 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 two weeks following the Advisory Board meeting. The 
findings of the Focus Session, based on input from speakers and other 
stakeholders, will be consolidated into recommendations to the 
Secretary of Agriculture.
    Dates:

 October 30, 2001, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Orientation for New Board 
members
 October 30, 2001, 1 p.m.-5:30 p.m., Focus Session
 October 30, 2001, 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Working Reception with 
Guest Speaker
 October 31, 2001, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Advisory Board Meeting and 
Focus Session
 October 31, 2001, 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Working Lunch with 
Speaker
 November 1, 2001, 8 a.m.-12 p.m., Focus Session, Special 
Reports of Interest, Discussion, and Wrap-up

    Place: Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW.; 
Washington, DC; Atrium Ballroom and Executive Room (Reception Only).
    Type of Meeting: Open to the Public.
    Comments: The public may file written comments before or after the 
meeting (up to two weeks after the meeting) with the contact person. 
All statements will become 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 344-A, 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; E-mail: 
[email protected].

    Done at Washington, DC, this 16th day of October, 2001.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 01-26478 Filed 10-17-01; 12:29 pm]
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