[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2233]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FV-10-0096]


Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties 
that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and 
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open 
to the public. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established 
the Committee to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit 
and vegetable industry and to provide suggestions and ideas to the 
Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet 
the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. This notice sets forth the 
schedule and location for the meeting.

DATES: Monday, February 28, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, 
March 1, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held at the Hyatt Hotel 
Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Telephone: (202) 
690-0182. Facsimile: (202) 720-0016. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Secretary of Agriculture established 
the Committee in August 2001 to examine the full spectrum of issues 
faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide suggestions 
and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet 
the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The Committee was re-
chartered March 31, 2009 with new members appointed December 2009 by 
USDA from industry nominations.
    AMS Deputy Administrator for Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Robert 
C. Keeney, serves as the Committee's Executive Secretary. 
Representatives from USDA mission areas and other government agencies 
affecting the fruit and vegetable industry are called upon to 
participate in the Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee 
Chairperson. AMS is giving notice of the Committee meeting to the 
public so that they may attend and present their recommendations. The 
meeting is open to the public. Reference the date and address section 
of this announcement for the time and place of the meeting.
    Topics of discussion at the advisory committee meeting will include 
the following: GAP harmonization, traceability and audit requirements, 
food safety updates, local farmer/education initiatives, commodity 
purchasing programs, and working group reports and recommendations to 
the full committee.
    Those parties that would like to speak at the meeting should 
contact USDA on or before February 11, 2011. To register as a speaker, 
please e-mail your name, affiliation, business address, e-mail address, 
and phone number to Ms. Pamela Stanziani at: 
[email protected] or facsimile to (202) 720-0016. Speakers 
who have registered in advance will be given priority. Groups and 
individuals may submit comments for the Committee's consideration to 
the same e-mail address, or mail to: 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Room 2085-South, Washington, DC 20250. The meeting will be recorded, 
and information about obtaining a transcript will be provided at the 
meeting. All presentations must be provided and displayed 
electronically, and submitted upon designated due date.
    If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language 
interpreter, please use either contact name listed above.

    Dated: January 26, 2011.
David R. Shipman,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-2233 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am]
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