[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 1188]
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[FR Doc No: 02-452]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Appointment of Members to the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Appointment of Members.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 
92-463, as amended, the United States Department of Agriculture 
announces the appointment of 11 individuals to fill vacancies on the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board. Appointments are for a three-year term, effective 
October 1, 2001, until September 30, 2004, with the exception of one 
two-year appointment resulting from a member resignation after serving 
one year. Advisory Board terms beyond September 30, 2002, are 
contingent upon the reauthorization of the Board in accordance to Sec. 
802 of Pub. L. 104-127.

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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 802 of Pub. L. 104-127, the Federal 
Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, authorized the 
creation of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board. The Board is composed of 30 members, each 
representing a specific category related to farming or ranching, food 
production and processing, forestry research, crop and animal science, 
land-grant institutions, food retailing and marketing, rural economic 
development, and natural resource and consumer interest groups, among 
many others. The Board was first appointed in September 1996, and one-
third of the 30 members were appointed for a one, two, and three-year 
terms, respectively.
    As a result of the staggered appointments, the terms for 10 of the 
30 members expired September 30, 2001. In addition, one vacancy exists 
due to the resignation of the Category P appointee. The Secretary of 
Agriculture has designated appointees to fill all 11 vacancies. 
Appointees, by category, are as follows: Category E--National Animal 
Commodity Organizations, Paul C. Genho, Vice President, King Ranch, 
Inc., Kingsville, Texas, and Former Chair, National Cattleman's Beef 
Association; Category H--National Food Animal Science Societies, 
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural 
Resources, Michigan State University, and President, American Society 
of Animal Science; Category I--National Crop, Soil, Agronomy, 
Horticulture or Weed Science Societies, Martin A. Massengale, President 
Emeritus, Foundation Distinguished Professor, and Director, Center for 
Grassland Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (reappointed); 
Category N--1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, including 
Tuskegee University, McArthur Floyd, Research Director, School of 
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Associate Director, Alabama 
Agricultural Experiment Station, and Professor of Soil Microbiology, 
Alabama A&M University; Category O--1994 Equity in Education Land-Grant 
Institutions, Judith Davis, Dean, Academic Affairs, Dull Knife Memorial 
College, Lame Deer Montana; Category P--Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
(2-year term), Castell Vaughn Bryant, President, Miami-Dade Community 
College North Campus, Miami, Florida; Category T--Food Retailing and 
Marketing, George H. Hoffman, President and CEO, Restaurant Services, 
Inc., Coral Gables, Florida; Category V--Rural Economic Development, 
Walter J. Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, Illinois; 
Category W--National Consumer Interest Groups, Barbara Stowe, Dean 
Emeritus, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University, former 
Senior Advisor, AESOP Enterprises, Ltd., Washington, DC (reappointed); 
Category X--National Forestry Groups, George Samuel Foster, Jr., Dean, 
College of Forest Resources, Director, Forest and Wildlife Research 
Center, Mississippi State University; and Category Y--National 
Conservation or Natural Resource Groups, Peter H. Raven, Director, 
Missouri Botanical Garden, and National Medal of Science recipient.
    Appointees' terms began on October 1, 2001, and end September 30, 
2004, with the exception of the Category P term which ends on September 
30, 2003.

    Done at Washington, DC this 20th day of December 2001.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 02-452 Filed 1-8-02; 8:45 am]
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