[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 81 (Monday, April 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23326-23327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08882]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2019-0086]
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
June 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Completed nomination forms should be sent to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator,
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road,
Suite 101, Conyers, GA 30094; phone (770) 922-3496; email:
[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 in August 2020. We are
soliciting nominations from interested organizations and individuals to
replace the members and alternates from the South Atlantic (Delaware,
District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina,
Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), West North
Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and
South Dakota), and South Central (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas).
Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP
delegates from the respective regions. 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.
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 must have demonstrated the ability to represent an
underrepresented group. The voting will be by secret ballot of official
delegates
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from their respective region, and the results will be recorded.
Done in Washington, DC, this 22nd day of April 2020.
Mark Davidson,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-08882 Filed 4-24-20; 8:45 am]
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