[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 154 (Monday, August 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 47536]
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[FR Doc No: 03-20375]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. 03-040-1]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry 
Diseases; Notice of Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary anticipates 
reestablishing the Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry 
Diseases for a 2-year period. The Secretary is soliciting nominations 
for membership for this Committee.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
September 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be addressed to the person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Joe Annelli, Director, Emergency 
Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; 
(301) 734-8073.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the 
Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to keep foreign diseases 
of livestock and poultry from being introduced into the United States. 
In addition, the Committee advises on contingency planning and on 
maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with these diseases, if 
introduced.
    The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by 
the Committee from among its members.
    Terms expired for the members of the Committee in June 2003. We are 
soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals to 
replace members on the Committee. An organization may nominate 
individuals from within or outside its membership. The Secretary will 
select members to obtain the broadest possible representation on the 
Committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041-
1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA policies, will be 
followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by the Department, membership should include, 
to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to 
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of August 2003 .
Bobby R. Acord,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 03-20375 Filed 8-8-03; 8:45 am]
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