[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2062-2063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00461]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Request for Applications; National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, Citrus 
Disease Subcommittee (CDS), National Genetic Resources Advisory Council 
(NGRAC), Specialty Crop Committee (SCC), and Pollinator Subcommittee 
(PS)

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics (REE), United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Solicit applications for memberships for the NAREEE Advisory 
Board, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, National Genetic Resource Advisory 
Council, Specialty Crop Committee, and Pollinator Subcommittee.

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SUMMARY: In accordance to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 
amended, the Research, Education, and Economics (REE), United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the opening of the 
solicitation for applications to fill vacancies on the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) 
Advisory Board and its committees and subcommittees for Fiscal Year 
2024 and any vacancies that may occur in this current fiscal year 
(FY23)--from the date of this notice to September 30, 2023: Citrus 
Disease Subcommittee (CDS), National Genetic Resources Advisory Council 
(NGRAC), Specialty Crop Committee (SCC), and Pollinator Subcommittee 
(PS).

DATES: Visit the NAREEE Advisory Board website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/ to review a complete list of the Board and 
committee and subcommittee membership categories. If you wish to be 
considered for the expiring seats listed in A-D under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, applications should be submitted by close of business 
Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
    Applications for all Board and Committee/Subcommittee membership 
seats will be received continuously until Friday, December 29, 2023.

Applicant Selection

    Applicants will be selected by the Secretary of Agriculture based 
on how well they meet the required qualifications and the current needs 
of the Board and its committees/subcommittees. It is anticipated that 
the members will start serving on the Advisory Board and/or committees/
subcommittee beginning of October 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Lewis, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6019 South Building, 
Washington, DC 20250-2255; email: [email protected]. NAREEE Advisory 
Board website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All board members will receive reimbursement 
for per diem and travel expenses incurred for attending meetings and/or 
conducting other business on behalf of the Board/Subcommittee 
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703 of the Federal Travel Regulation for 
persons employed intermittently in government service.
    Individuals may not serve on more than one USDA Federal Advisory 
Committee. Individuals who are federally registered 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 applicants will be carefully reviewed for their relevant 
experience, expertise, and leadership. Appointed members will serve 
one-, two-, or three-year terms in order to properly stagger term 
rotation. All applicants will be vetted before selection. Appointments 
to the NAREEE Advisory Board and its committees and subcommittees will 
be made by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Instructions for Nominations/Applications

    Application instructions can be found on the NAREEE Advisory Board 
website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/applications.
    The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and 
activities on the basis of ``race, color, national origin, religion, 
sex, (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, 
age, marital status, familial or parental status, income derived from a 
public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, or 
reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program 
or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all 
programs).

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    Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be 
followed in all membership 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 shall 
include, to the extent practicable women, and persons with 
disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and 
lender.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible 
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages 
other than English.

    Dated: January 4, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00461 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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