[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9913-9914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4014]


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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

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U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a 
meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics Advisory Board.

DATES: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board will meet March 9-11, 2005. All sessions of 
the meeting are open to the public.
    The public may file written comments before or up to two weeks 
after the meeting with the contact person.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Channel Inn Hotel, 650 
Water Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Written comments from the 
public may be sent to the Contact Person identified in this notice at: 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board; Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board 
Office, Room 344-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; United States Department 
of Agriculture, STOP 2255; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20250-2255.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Wednesday, March 9, 2005, the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board will convene its meeting at 12:30 p.m. with introductory remarks 
provided by the Chair of the Advisory Board, Under Secretary for 
Research, Education, and Economics, and the newly appointed U.S. 
Secretary of Agriculture. An evening reception following the meeting 
with a guest speaker who will present highlights on ``The Future for 
Food and Nutrition'' to include topics such as Nutrigenomics, 
Metabolomics, Bibliomics, Specialty Crops, Organics, and advances in 
Nutraceuticals will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    On Thursday, March 10, 2005, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., a Focus 
Session, entitled ``Food and Nutrition Research, Extension, Education, 
and Economics: Effectiveness of the Planning and Execution Process'' 
will be held to hear remarks from a variety of distinguished leaders 
and experts, including USDA officials and/or designated experts. On 
Friday, March 11, 2005, the Focus Session will reconvene at 8 a.m. to 
recap highlights of the previous day's Focus Session and to give 
Advisory Board members an opportunity to discuss Focus Session issues. 
All meeting sessions are open to the public. A limited block of time 
will be allocated for public comments. The Advisory Board Meeting will 
adjourn by 11:30 a.m.
    Written comments by attendees or other interested stakeholders will 
be welcomed for the public record before and up to two weeks following 
the Board meeting. All statements will become a part of the official 
record of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board and will be kept on file for public review in 
the Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board 
Office.
    Due to administrative delays, less than 15 calendar days notice is 
provided. Facilities for the meeting have been reserved and committee 
members are prepared to attend. It would, therefore, be contrary to the 
public interest and to the interest of the committee and the 
Department, to postpone the meeting in order to allow for a 15 day 
notice.

    Done at Washington, DC, this 24th day of February, 2005.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 05-4014 Filed 2-25-05; 12:26 pm]
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