[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 51438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20134]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the 
FederalAdvisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given 
that the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets 
will be held on September 10-11, 2008. The role of the committee is to 
provide information and advice, based upon knowledge and expertise of 
the members, useful to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 
implementing the Emerging Markets Program. The committee also advises 
USDA on the involvement of the U.S. private sector in cooperative work 
with emerging markets in food and rural business systems, and reviews 
proposals submitted to the Program.

DATES: The meeting will convene on September 10, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m., and on September 11, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on the 4th Floor, Room 411 Portals 
Building, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Please 
submit comments by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 
(202) 690-0193. Persons with disabilities who require an alternative 
means of communication of information (Braille, large print, audiotape, 
etc.) should contact USDA's Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and 
TDD).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Hirschhorn by e-mail at 
[email protected] or by telephone (202) 720-6896.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
discuss those proposals submitted for participation in the fiscal year 
2009 Emerging Markets Program, which qualify for finding from the 
program. The meeting is open to the public and members of the public 
may provide comments, but they should not make any oral comments at the 
meeting unless invited to do so by the co-chairpersons. The proposals 
will be posted on the Federal Advisory Committees Database at http://fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp.

    Dated: August 21, 2008.
Michael W. Yost,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. E8-20134 Filed 9-2-08; 8:45 am]
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