[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 31 (Thursday, February 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7389-7390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2649]


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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, the 
United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board. This meeting is open to the general public.

DATES: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board will meet March 7-9, 2007.
    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 Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 
1330 Maryland Avenue, 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: Joseph A. Dunn, 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 Thursday, March 8, 2007, from 8 a.m.-5:30 
p.m. the full Advisory Board Meeting will meet beginning with 
introductory remarks provided by the Chair of the Advisory Board, and 
the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), USDA. 
This meeting will have two focus sessions, one on ``Farm Bill'' topics 
and the other on the subject of ``Food Safety and Human Health''. An 
evening session beginning at 6:30 p.m., and adjourning at 8:30 p.m. 
with a guest speaker who will present remarks on food safety. On 
Friday, February 9, 2006, the meeting will reconvene at 9 a.m. to hear 
recap highlights from the previous day's focus sessions followed by 
overall Board discussions. You will hear remarks from within and 
outside the USDA pertaining to the agency prospective on the individual 
topics. An opportunity for public comment will be offered after the 
meeting wrap-up. The Advisory Board Meeting will adjourn by 12 (noon).
    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 (by close of business Friday, March 21, 2007). 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

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for public review in the Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board Office.

    Done at Washington, DC this 9th day of February, 2007.
Gale Buchanan,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
 [FR Doc. E7-2649 Filed 2-14-07; 8:45 am]
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