[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-24606]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2016-0066]


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Notice of 
Solicitation for Membership

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary is soliciting 
nominations for membership for this Committee to serve for terms of 2 
years.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
November 28, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent by email or mail 
to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Diane L. Sutton, Designated 
Federal Officer, APHIS Veterinary Services, 4700 River Road Unit 43, 
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; email: [email protected]; phone 
(301) 851-3509.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The Secretary's Advisory Committee on 
Animal Health (SACAH or the Committee) advises the Secretary of 
Agriculture on strategies, policies, and programs to prevent, control, 
or eradicate animal diseases. The Committee considers agricultural 
initiatives of national scope and significance and advises on matters 
of public health, conservation of national resources, stability of 
livestock economies, livestock disease management and traceability 
strategies, prioritizing animal health imperatives, and other related 
aspects of agriculture.
    The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the 
Committee from among its members.
    Terms will expire for the current members of the Committee in April 
or August 2017. We are soliciting nominations from interested 
organizations and individuals. An organization may nominate individuals 
from within or outside its membership. Individuals may nominate 
themselves or someone else. Nomination forms are available on the 
Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or may be 
obtained from the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 
The Secretary will select members to obtain the broadest possible 
representation on the Committee, in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in 
line with the USDA policies, will be followed in all appointments to 
the Committee. To ensure that the recommendations of the Committee have 
taken into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the 
Department, membership should include, to the extent practicable, 
individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, 
and persons with disabilities.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 5th day of October 2016.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-24606 Filed 10-11-16; 8:45 am]
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