[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21204-21205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08478]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App 2, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

DATES: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board will meet May 5-7, 2014. The public may file 
written comments before or up to two weeks after the meeting with the 
contact person.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Ohio Agricultural 
Research and Development Center, Shisler Center, 1680 Madison Avenue, 
Wooster, OH 44691. Written comments from the public may be sent to the 
Contact Person identified in this notice at: The National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, 
Room 3901, South Building, United States Department of Agriculture, 
STOP 0321, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0321.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, or 
Shirley Morgan-Jordan, Program Support Coordinator, National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board; telephone: (202) 720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: 
[email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Honorable Secretary of Agriculture Tom 
Vilsack, and the Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics 
Dr. Catherine Woteki have been invited to provide brief remarks and 
welcome the new Board members during the meeting.
    On Monday, May 5, 2014, an orientation session for new members and 
interested incumbent members will be held from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
(noon). Specific topics of discussion will include a briefing on 
ethical behavior for federal advisory committee members; briefings 
regarding the USDA's Research, Education, and Economics Mission Area; a 
discussion on the role of the Board in advising the Secretary of 
Agriculture, Land Grant Institutions and Congress; and a discussion on 
how to most effectively organize the work of the Board and its 
Committees. The afternoon session will be held from 12:00 p.m.-3:00 
p.m. and be immediately followed by a tour of the Ohio Agricultural 
Research and Development Center facilities. There will be an evening 
session beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. located at The 
Barnhart Rice Homestead House, a historical home of The Ohio State 
University. Specific topics of discussion will include presentations by 
the Experiment Station Committee on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and 
items of board business, including brief introductions of new Board 
members, incumbents, and guests; the election of the Chair and Vice-
Chair of the Advisory Board; and comments from a variety of 
distinguished leaders, experts, and departmental personnel.
    On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the full Advisory Board will convene at 
7:00 a.m. for a tour of the J.M. Smucker Company and Cedar Lane Farms. 
A morning session beginning at 10:00 a.m. will be held at the Shisler 
Conference Center. Specific topics of discussion will include: 
continued presentations by the Experiment Station Committee on 
Organization and Policy (ESCOP); and additional board business. The 
meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    On Wednesday, May 7, 2013, the Board will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. to 
discuss initial recommendations resulting from the meeting and future 
planning for the Board; to organize the membership of the committees, 
and working groups of the Advisory Board; and to finalize Board 
business for the meeting. The Board Meeting will adjourn by 12:00 p.m. 
(noon).
    This meeting is open to the public and any interested individuals 
wishing to attend.
    Opportunity for public comment will be offered each day of the 
meeting. Written comments by attendees or other interested stakeholders 
will be welcomed for the public record before and up to two weeks 
following the Board meeting (by close of business Tuesday, May 23, 
2014). All statements will become a part of the official record of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board and will be kept on file for public review in the 
Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office.


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    Done at Washington, DC this 31st day of March 2014.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2014-08478 Filed 4-14-14; 8:45 am]
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