[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 145 (Thursday, July 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 45221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19172]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Office of Advocacy and Outreach; Advisory Committee on Minority 
Farmers; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public 
advisory committee of the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO). Notice 
of the meetings are provided in accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This 
meeting will be open to the public.
    As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the 
OAO announces a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority 
Farmers (Committee) to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) The 
implementation of section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990, as amended, 7 U.S.C. 2279; (2) methods of 
maximizing the participation of minority farmers and ranchers in 
Department of Agriculture programs; and (3) civil rights activities 
within the Department as such activities relate to participants in such 
programs.

DATES: The meeting will be held on August 11, 2011, and August 12, 
2011, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., respectively. The 
meeting will be open to the public for public comment on August 11, 
2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 300 North 
Second Street, Memphis, TN 38105. The hotel's telephone number is 901 
525-1800. Written comments may be submitted to: Henry Searcy, Jr., 
Designated Federal Officer, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Whitten 
Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, 202-692-4119.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to 
Phyllis Morgan, Executive Assistant, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., 
Whitten Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, 202-692-4119, Fax: 202-720-
7136 e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to 
section 14008 of the Food Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, Public 
Law 110-246, 122 Stat. 1651, 2208. The Secretary of Agriculture 
selected a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of 
persons interested in providing solutions to the challenges of the 
aforementioned agenda topics (1), (2) and (3). Equal opportunity 
practices were considered in all appointments to the Committee in 
accordance with USDA policies. The Secretary selected the members in 
January 2011.
    On August 11, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., there will be an 
opportunity for public comments. Interested persons may present views, 
orally or in writing, on issues relating to the above agenda topics 
(1), (2) and (3) before the committee. Written submissions may be 
submitted to the contact person on or before August 1, 2011. Oral 
presentations from the public will be scheduled between approximately 9 
a.m. to 12 p.m. Those individuals interested in making formal oral 
presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief 
statement of the general nature of the issue they wish to present and 
the names and addresses of proposed participants. (All oral 
presentations will be given three minutes. If the number of registrants 
requesting to speak is greater than what can be reasonably accommodated 
during the scheduled open public hearing session timeframe, OAO may 
conduct a lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open 
public hearing session.) The contact person will notify interested 
persons regarding their request to speak by August 5, 2011.
    OAO will make all agenda topics available to the public via the OAO 
Web site (http://www.outreach.usda.gov/oasdfr) no later than 10 
business days before the meeting and at the meeting. OAO welcomes the 
attendance of the public at its advisory committee meetings and will 
make every effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities or 
special needs. If you require special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact Phyllis Morgan at least 7 days in advance of 
the meeting. OAO is committed to the orderly conduct of the advisory 
committee meeting. Please visit our Web site at http://www.outreach.usda.gov/oasdfr for procedures on public conduct during 
the advisory committee meeting.

Walt Douglas,
Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2011-19172 Filed 7-27-11; 8:45 am]
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