[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31178-31179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11543]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Advisory Committee Meeting

    Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given of the 
following committee meeting:
    Name: Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.
    Date: May 15-16, 2002.
    Place: Radisson Hotel Memphis Downtown, 185 Union, Memphis, 
Tennessee 38103.
    Time: 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 15, and 7:30 a.m.-12 (Noon) on May 
16, 2002.
    Purpose: To provide advice to the Administrator of the Grain 
Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) with respect 
to the implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et 
seq.).
    The agenda will include a review and discussion of GIPSA's 
financial status and of the December 2001 Advisory Committee 
Resolutions. GIPSA will provide updates on the financial performance of 
its field offices; on various grain inspection topics such as

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wheat dockage, factor determinations, electronic certification, and 
soybean test weight; on working toward international uniformity in 
definition and in measurement technology; on promoting the accuracy of 
biotechnology testing, and on evaluating the feasibility of using 
contractors to provide inspection services under the Agricultural 
Marketing Act. Discussions and updates also will be provided on the 
recommendations made in the quality assurance/quality control and 
oversight study; and on any other related issues concerning the 
delivery of grain inspection and weighing services to American 
agriculture.
    Public participation will be limited to written statements, unless 
permission is received from the Committee chairman to orally address 
the Committee. Persons, other than members, who wish to address the 
Committee or who wish to submit written statements before or after the 
meeting should contact the Donna Reifschneider, Administrator, GIPSA, 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 
3601, Washington, DC 20250-3601, telephone (202) 720-0219 or FAX (202) 
205-9237.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Persons with disabilities 
who require alternative means of communication of program information 
or related accommodations should contact Joanne Peterson, telephone 
(202) 720-8087 or FAX (202) 690-2755.

    Dated: April 29, 2002.
Donna Reifschneider,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-11543 Filed 5-8-02; 8:45 am]
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