[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 227 (Friday, November 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 72780]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29697]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

AGENCY: Departmental Management, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Advocacy and Outreach is issuing this notice to 
advise the public that meetings of the Advisory Committee on Beginning 
Farmers and Ranchers (Committee) will be held to discuss and explore 
USDA policy options designed to create and sustain ``New and Beginning 
Farmers and Ranchers.''

DATES: The public meetings will be held December 15th and 16th, 2010. 
Opportunities for public comment will be made available on December 
15th, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The second 
meeting will be held on December 16th, 2010, from 9 a.m. and end at 4 
p.m. Requests to make oral statements should be received no later than 
12 noon EDT on December 13th, 2010. For more information, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be located in Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 
Calvert Street, NW., Washington, DC 20008. Attendance is open to all 
interested persons but limited to space available. Anyone wishing to 
make an oral statement should submit their request in writing (letter, 
fax, or e-mail) to Quinton N. Robinson, Designated Federal Official for 
the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers, Departmental 
Management, Office of Advocacy and Outreach, Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 520 Whitten, STOP, Washington, DC 
20250-0522; fax (202) 720-205-5490; phone (202) 720-3058; e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Quinton N. Robinson at 202-720-3058.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make oral statements should be 
received no later than 12 noon EDT on December 13th, 2010. Requests 
should include the name and affiliation of the individual who will make 
the presentation and an outline of the issues to be addressed. The 
floor will be open to oral presentations beginning at 1 p.m. on 
December 15th, 2010. Comments will be limited to 5 minutes, and 
presenters will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Section 5 of the Agriculture Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub. 
L. 102-554) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the New 
and Beginning Farmer and Rancher Advisory Committee for the purpose of 
advising the Secretary on: (1) The development of a program of 
coordinated financial assistance to qualified beginning farmers and 
ranchers required by Section 309(i) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (this program consists of Federal and State beginning 
farmer programs that provide joint financing to beginning farmers and 
ranchers); (2) methods of maximizing the number of new farming and 
ranching opportunities created through the program; (3) methods of 
encouraging States to participate in the program; (4) the 
administration of the program; and (5) other methods of creating new 
farming or ranching opportunities.
    USDA's Departmental Management's Office of Advocacy and Outreach is 
responsible for the performance and oversight of the New and Beginning 
Farmer and Rancher Advisory Committee pursuant to Section 14013 of the 
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246.
    If special accommodations are required, please contact Mr. Robinson 
at the address specified above, by COB December 3, 2010.

    Signed in Washington, DC on November 19, 2010.
Pearlie S. Reed,
Assistant Secretary for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-29697 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]
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