[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04392]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach


Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers; Request for 
Nominations

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting 
nominations for membership to fill six positions on the Advisory 
Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (the ``Committee'').

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
March 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated 
Federal Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0170; (202) 720-6350; 
email: [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial 
delivery to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 0601, Washington, DC 20250, 
Attn: Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Nomination 
packages may also be faxed to (202) 720-7704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee advises the Secretary of 
Agriculture on matters broadly affecting new farmers and ranchers 
including strategies, policies, and programs that will enhance 
opportunities and create new farming and ranching operations. The 
Committee will consider Department goals and objectives necessary to 
implement prior recommendations. The Committee will develop and 
recommend an overall framework and strategies to encompass principles 
that leverage and maximize existing programs, and create and test new 
program opportunities.
    In this notice, we are soliciting nominations from interested 
organizations and individuals from among ranching and farming producers 
(industry), related government, State, and Tribal agricultural 
agencies, academic institutions, commercial banking entities, trade 
associations, and related nonprofit enterprises. An organization may 
nominate individuals from within or outside its membership; 
alternatively, an individual may nominate herself or himself. 
Nomination packages should include a nomination form along with a cover 
letter or resume that documents the nominee's background and 
experience. 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
    The Secretary will select up to six members from among those 
organizations and individuals solicited in order to obtain the broadest 
possible representation on the Committee, pursuant to Section 5 of the 
Agricultural Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-554), in 
accordance with the FACA 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 1st day of March 2017.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2017-04392 Filed 3-6-17; 8:45 am]
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