[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 52703]
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[FR Doc No: 02-20467]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Establishment of New Advisory Committee and 
Solicitation for Nomination to the Research, Education, and Economics 
Task Force

AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of 
Agriculture.

ACTION: Establishment and Solicitation for Nominations.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App. II, the United States Department of Agriculture announces 
the establishment of the Research, Education, and Economics Task Force 
and the solicitation for nominations to fill the 8 membership 
positions.

DATES: Deadline for Task Force member nominations is August 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Address all nominations to Marshall Tarkington, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., 351-A Jamie Whitten Building, Washington, DC 
20250 or fax the information to 202-720-6882.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marshall Tarkington, 202-720-3173.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sec. 7404 of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-171, authorized the creation of a 
Task Force comprised of 8 members, primarily from the private sector 
and having broad-based background in plant, animal, and agricultural 
sciences research, food, nutrition, biotechnology, crop production 
methods, environmental science, or related disciplines. The members 
must also be familiar with the role and infrastructure used to conduct 
Federal and private research, including the Agricultural Research 
Service; the National Institutes of Health; the National Science 
Foundation; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the 
Department of Energy laboratory system; or the Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service. Nominees will be carefully 
reviewed for their broad expertise, leadership, and relevance to this 
criteria. Additional information regarding the Task Force mandate and 
membership is in the attached charter.
    Nominations are being accepted from individuals, organizations, 
associations, societies, councils, federations, groups, and companies 
that represent a wide variety of food and agricultural interests. 
Please indicate the specific qualification(s) for each nominee. Each 
nominee must fill out a form AD-755, ``Advisory Committee Membership 
Background Information'', which can be obtained on the following web 
link: (http://www.ars.usda.gov/newla/ree_task.html). Each nomination 
submission must include the nominee's name, resume, and completed AD-
755. Incomplete nomination documentation will not be considered and all 
nominations will be vetted before selection by the Secretary.

    Dated: August 6, 2002.
Edward B. Knipling,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-20467 Filed 8-12-02; 8:45 am]
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