[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58589-58590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26787]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2017-0083]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan; 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 of Agriculture is 
soliciting nominations for the election of a member at-large and 
regional members and their alternates for the General Conference 
Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
May 1, 2018.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Denise L. Brinson, Senior 
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 
Klondike Road, Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; fax 
(770-922-3498; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The General Conference Committee (the Committee) of the National 
Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the Secretary's Advisory Committee 
on poultry health. The Committee serves as a forum for the study of 
problems relating to poultry health and, as necessary, makes specific 
recommendations to the Secretary concerning ways the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture may assist the industry in addressing these problems. The 
Committee assists the Department in planning, organizing, and 
conducting the Biennial Conference of the NPIP. The Committee 
recommends whether new proposals should be considered by the delegates 
to the Biennial Conference and serves as a direct liaison between the 
NPIP and the United States Animal Health Association.
    The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP 
participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six 
U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three 
current regional members of the Committee, as well as the member-at-
large, in June 2018. We are soliciting nominations from interested 
organizations and individuals to replace the member-at-large and 
members from the North Atlantic (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New 
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and 
Vermont), East North Central (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin), and Western (Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, 
Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and 
Wyoming) regions.
    Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP 
delegates from the respective regions. The member-at-large will be 
elected by a majority vote of all official delegates. There must be at 
least two nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on 
the Committee or nominating another individual to serve must complete 
Form AD-755, which is available on the internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755 or may be obtained by contacting the 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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    To ensure 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 underrepresented groups (minorities, 
women, and persons with disabilities). At least one nominee from each 
of the three regions, as well as for the member-at-large, must be from 
an underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of 
official delegates, and the results will be recorded.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 7th day of December 2017.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-26787 Filed 12-12-17; 8:45 am]
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