[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12927-12928]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04859]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Natural Resources Conservation Service

[Docket ID: NRCS-2021-0006]


Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee 
Virtual Meeting

AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the first meeting of 
the Urban Agriculture and Innovative

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Production Advisory Committee (UAIPAC). UAIPAC was established to 
advise the Secretary on the development of policies and outreach 
relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural production 
practices; and other aspects of the implementation of Section 12302 of 
the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill). UAIPAC will 
also develop recommendations and advise on policies, initiatives, and 
outreach administered by the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative 
Production (OUAIP); evaluate ongoing research and extension activities 
related to urban, indoor, and other innovative agricultural practices; 
identify new and existing barriers to successful urban, indoor, and 
other emerging agricultural production practices; and provide 
additional assistance and advice to OUAIP as appropriate.

DATES: Virtual Meeting: UAIPAC will meet via webinar on March 23 and 
24, 2022 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
    Registration: To attend the meeting, you can register by Friday, 
March 18, 2022.
    Comments: The deadline to sign up to present oral comments during 
the webinar, and submit your written comments is Friday, March 18, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments: We invite you to submit comments for the UAIPAC 
meeting. You may submit comments as follows:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to https://www.regulations.gov docket ID NRCS-2021-0006 and follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    UAIPAC website: The meeting webinar can be accessed via either the 
internet or phone; detailed access information will be available on the 
UAIPAC website prior to the meeting: https://www.farmers.gov/urban.
    Registration: The public can register to attend the UAIPAC meeting 
at: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_sDAcexgNQQKuIEM3eRfNow. 
Comments will be available for viewing online at www.regulations.gov. 
Comments received will be posted without change, including any personal 
information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Glover; telephone: (602)395-
9536; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

UAIPAC Purpose

    Section 12302 of the 2018 Farm Bill (Pub. L. 115-334) directs the 
Secretary of the USDA to establish an ``Urban Agriculture and 
Innovative Production Advisory Committee'' to advise the Secretary on 
the development of policies and outreach relating to urban, indoor, and 
other emerging agricultural production practices; and any other aspects 
of the implementation of section 222 of the Reorganization Act of 1994 
(Pub. L. 103-354), as added by the 2018 Farm Bill. UAIPAC will advise 
the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of policies and 
outreach relating to urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural 
production practices; and will further develop recommendations.
    In addition, UAIPAC will advise the Director of the Office of Urban 
Agriculture and Innovative Production on policies, initiatives, and 
outreach administered by that office. UAIPAC will evaluate and review 
ongoing research and extension activities relating to urban, indoor, 
and other innovative agricultural practices; identify new and existing 
barriers to successful urban, indoor, and other emerging agricultural 
production practices; and provide additional assistance and provide 
advice to the Director as appropriate.

UAIPAC Webinar

    The UAIPAC will hold the first meeting on March 23 and 24, 2022 The 
virtual meeting will be open to the public and will provide an 
opportunity for stakeholders to participate and present their views.
    The agenda will include, but is not limited to, welcome; 
introductions; administrative matters; and consultation on the National 
Institute of Food and Agriculture's Notice of Funding Opportunity for 
the Urban, Indoor and Emerging Agriculture grant, pursuant to Section 
7212 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. Please check the 
UAIPAC website for the latest agenda details 24 to 48 hours prior to 
Friday, March 18, 2022, via http://www.farmers.gov/urban.

Submitting Written Comments and Presenting Oral Comments

    Comments should address specific topics pertaining to urban 
agriculture, innovative production, and USDA programs and services. 
Written public comments will be accepted on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on 
Friday, March 18, 2022, via https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_sDAcexgNQQKuIEM3eRfNow. UAIPAC will not have adequate time to 
consider any comments submitted after Friday, March 18, 2022, prior to 
the meeting.
    UAIPAC is providing the public an opportunity to provide oral 
comments and will accommodate as many individuals and organizations as 
time permits. Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments 
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET, Friday, March 18, 2022, and may 
register for only one speaking slot. Instructions for registering and 
participating in the meeting can be obtained by contacting the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the 
deadline.

Meeting Accommodations

    If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make 
requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive 
listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation, to the person 
listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
Determinations for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-
case basis.

    Dated: March 3, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, USDA.
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