[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 60128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23814]


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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, Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123), and the 
Agricultural Act of 2014, the United States Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) announces an open meeting of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.

DATES: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board will meet October 21-23, 2014: October 21, 
2014, 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. October 22, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. October 
23, 2014, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Loew's Madison Hotel, 1177 Fifteenth Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Designated Federal 
Officer and Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0321, Washington, DC 
20250-0321; telephone: (202) 720-3684; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations on 
the top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, 
education, extension and economics.
    Tentative Agenda: The agenda will include the following:
     Update on Research, Education, and Economics mission area 
activities.
     Roundtable discussion on the process for completing the 
mandatory annual relevancy and adequacy review.
     Updates from the subcommittees of the NAREEE Advisory 
Board, including the National Genetic Resources Advisory Council, the 
Specialty Crop Committee, and the Citrus Disease Subcommittee.
     Updates from the working groups of the NAREEE Advisory 
Board, including deliberation of reports and recommendations on the 
Balance of Crop Research and the Review of the Agricultural Experiment 
Station System.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public and any 
interested individuals wishing to attend. Opportunity for public 
comment will be offered at the end of each day of the meeting. To 
attend the meeting and/or make oral statements regarding any items on 
the agenda, you must contact Michele Esch at 202-720-8408; email: 
[email protected] at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 
Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they sign up 
at the beginning of the meeting. The Chair will conduct the meeting to 
facilitate the orderly conduct of business. 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, November 4, 2014). All written 
statements must be sent to Michele Esch, Designated Federal Officer and 
Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., STOP 0321, Washington, DC 
20250-0321; or email: [email protected]. 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.

    Done at Washington, DC, this 1st day of October 2014.
Ann Bartuska,
Deputy Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 2014-23814 Filed 10-3-14; 8:45 am]
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