[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57463-57464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22886]


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                Proclamation 9017 of September 13, 2013

                
National Farm Safety and Health Week, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers form the 
                cornerstones of some of America's most essential 
                economic sectors. Their products feed, clothe, and fuel 
                our Nation. Their way of life--handed down from 
                generation to generation--is central to the American 
                story. During National Farm Safety and Health Week, we 
                celebrate our agricultural producers' values, 
                experiences, and contributions, and we recommit to 
                secure work environments on all our country's farms.

                For many agricultural workers, the risk of injury and 
                illness is a daily reality. They face multiple 
                challenges, including entering hazardous grain storage 
                bins, handling livestock and chemicals, and 
                transporting large machinery on our Nation's rural 
                roadways. I encourage agricultural producers and their 
                families and communities to participate in 
                comprehensive farm safety and health programs, take 
                precautions, and prepare themselves for emergencies. I 
                urge all Americans to respect farming and ranching 
                families by driving rural roadways with care, and I ask 
                communities to remember agricultural workers' needs in 
                setting up health facilities and emergency response 
                programs.

                As the fall harvest season begins, we pay tribute to 
                the generations of Americans who have devoted 
                themselves to supplying the basic materials that make 
                our country work. This week, we resolve to make farms 
                and ranches safer places to live, work, and raise 
                families.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 15 through 
                September 21, 2013, as National Farm Safety and Health 
                Week. I call upon the agencies, organizations, 
                businesses, and extension services that serve America's 
                agricultural workers to strengthen their commitment to 
                promoting farm safety and health programs. I also urge 
                Americans to honor our agricultural heritage and 
                express appreciation to our farmers, ranchers, and 
                farmworkers for their contributions to our Nation.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirteenth day of September, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-22886
Filed 9-17-13; 11:15 am]
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