[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 224 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73671-73672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24925]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Request for Nominations of Members for the Citrus Disease 
Subcommittee

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Scientist, USDA.

ACTION: Solicitation for membership.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the opening of the 
solicitation for nominations to fill vacancies on the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) 
Advisory Board--Citrus Disease Subcommittee. There are three vacancies 
on the Citrus Disease Subcommittee.

DATES: USDA will consider nominations received by December 19, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Due to COVID-19, we ask that you email all correspondence to 
the email in this notice to ensure receipt of nomination packages. 
Please email the nominee's name, resume or CV, completed and signed 
Form AD-755, and any letters of support to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Lewis, Director, National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory 
Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 332A, The Whitten Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-2255; telephone: 202-631-1434 or email: 
[email protected]. Committee website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Instructions for Nominations: Nominations are solicited from 
organizations, associations, societies, councils, federations, groups, 
and companies that represent a wide variety of food and agricultural 
interests throughout the country.
    Nominees may be considered for the NAREEE Advisory Board and or a 
subcommittee and may be considered for more than one category and/or 
subcommittee dependent on the nominee's qualifications. Each nominee 
must submit a signed form AD-755, ``Advisory Committee Membership 
Background Information,'' which can be obtained from the contact person 
above or from: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD-755%20-%20Approved%20Master%202015.pdf. A resume or CV should also 
be submitted. Letters of nomination or support are encouraged.
    Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race, 
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical 
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure the 
recommendation of the Advisory Board takes into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to the 
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
the needs of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons 
with disabilities.
    Please note, individuals may not serve on more than one USDA 
Federal Advisory Committee. Individuals, who are lobbyists, appointed 
to committees to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf 
of the government (e.g., as Special Government Employees) are 
ineligible to serve.
    All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise, 
leadership, and relevance. Appointed members will serve two-, or three-
year terms in order to properly stagger term rotation. All nominees 
will be vetted before selection. Appointments to the NAREEE Advisory 
Board and its subcommittees will be made by the Secretary of 
Agriculture.
    Citrus Disease Subcommittee: The Citrus Disease Subcommittee was 
established by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 7103) to advise the 
Secretary of Agriculture on citrus research, extension, and development 
needs, engage in regular consultation and collaboration with USDA and 
other organizations involved in citrus, and provide recommendations for 
research and extension activities related to citrus disease. The Citrus 
Disease Subcommittee will also advise the Department on the research 
and extension agenda of the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and 
Extension Program, a grant program of the National Institute of Food 
and Agriculture. Section 1408(a)(2) of the Agricultural Improvement Act 
of 2018 amended the membership of the Citrus Disease Subcommittee to 
increase the number of members from 9 members to

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11. Members must be a producer of citrus with representation from the 
following States: Five members from Arizona or California, five members 
from Florida, and one member from Texas.
    The Citrus Disease Subcommittee is soliciting nominations to fill 
three vacant positions for membership:
     Two positions to represent Florida, and
     one position to represent California or Arizona.
    All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise, 
leadership, and relevance to a category.

    Done at Washington, DC, this day of November 2, 2020.
Steve Censky,
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2020-24925 Filed 11-18-20; 8:45 am]
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