[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 105 (Friday, June 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 30541]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10458]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection 
Advisory Committee. The Grain Inspection Advisory Committee meets twice 
annually to advise GIPSA on the programs and services we deliver under 
the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the committee help us 
to better meet the needs of our customers who operate in a dynamic and 
changing marketplace.

DATES: June 12, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and June 13, 2007, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will take place at the 
Hampton Inn and Suites, Country Club Plaza, 4600 Summit, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64112.
    Requests to address the Advisory Committee at the meeting or 
written comments may be sent to: Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3601, Washington, 
DC 20250-3601. Requests and comments may also be faxed to (202) 690-
2173.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Terri Henry, (202) 205-8281 or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to 
provide advice to the Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers 
and Stockyards Administration with respect to the implementation of the 
U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71 et seq.). Relevant information 
about the Advisory Committee is available on the GIPSA Web site. Go to 
http://www.gisa.usda.gov and under the section ``I Want To * * *,'' 
click on ``Learn about the Advisory Committee.''
    The agenda will include discussions on the agency's financial 
status, oversight and quality management for the official inspection 
system, service delivery and operations, the pilot study to contract 
for export service provision and supplemental labor, international 
market facilitation initiatives, GIPSA?s role in the ethanol market, 
and the relevance of the official standards for soybeans and other 
products.
    For a copy of the agenda please contact Terri Henry, (202) 205-8281 
or by e-mail [email protected].
    Public participation will be limited to written statements, unless 
permission is received from the Committee Chairman to orally address 
the Advisory Committee. 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 Terri Henry, at the telephone number listed above.

Alan Christian,
Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-10458 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
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