[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8398-8399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02488]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Tribal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public, virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Office of Tribal Relations is 
announcing a meeting of the Tribal Advisory Committee. The committee is 
authorized under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the 2018 Farm 
Bill) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act. The purpose of the committee is to provide advice and guidance to 
USDA on matters related to Tribal and Indian affairs.

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DATES: A virtual webinar with a call-in option will be held on Friday, 
February 23, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time (ET).
    Webinar Participation Information: Registration to attend this 
meeting, including to provide oral public comments, is available at 
https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_Z7X1qJazTdGmGu1R-PR_SA.
    Public Comments: The public may file written comments to the Tribal 
Advisory Committee by February 16, 2024, via email at 
[email protected]. While other comments will be included in the 
public record for this meeting, the Committee may not have time to 
deliberate on comments received at this date during their first 
meeting. Register for the Meeting: The public is asked to pre-register 
for the meeting at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Your 
pre-registration must state: the names of each person in your group; 
organization or interest represented; the number of people planning to 
give oral comments, if any; and whether anyone in your group requires 
special accommodations. Submit registrations to https://bit.ly/496VJSZ 
by February 16, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information about the 
committee can also be found at https://www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisory-committee. Josiah Griffin, Designated Federal Officer, by 
phone at 202-689-4861 or via email at [email protected].
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting will be the first convening of 
the Tribal Advisory Committee. An agenda and more information for this 
meeting will be available at https://www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisory-committee.
    The Secretary establishes the Committee pursuant to Section 12303 
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)) and will 
be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 10. Under the law, the 
Secretary of Agriculture appointed three members, and the Chair and 
Ranking Members of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate 
Committees on Indian Affairs and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
appointed the remaining eight members. In addition to providing 
recommendations to the Secretary, the Tribal Advisory Committee is 
required to provide a report to the three Congressional Committees 
listed above.
    Register for the Meeting: The public is asked to pre-register for 
the meeting at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. Your pre-
registration must state: the names of each person in your group; 
organization or interest represented; the number of people planning to 
give oral comments, if any; and whether anyone in your group requires 
special accommodations. Submit registrations to https://bit.ly/496VJSZ 
by February 16, 2024.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are invited to join the 
Tribal Advisory Committee meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time in listen only mode. Members of the public who request to give 
oral comments to the Committee, must arrive by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) on February 23, 2024, and will be given their allotted time limit 
and turn at the check-in table.
    Availability of Materials for the Meeting: All written public 
comments will be compiled into a binder and available for review at the 
meeting. Duplicate comments from multiple individuals will appear as 
one comment, with a notation that multiple copies of the comment were 
received. Please visit https://www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisory-committee to learn more about the agenda for or reports resulting from 
this meeting. Please be advised that anyone calling into the Zoom 
teleconference system interested to provide public comment will be 
asked to provide their names, their title, and their tribal or 
organizational affiliations. Callers can expect to incur charges for 
calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the USDA will not refund 
any incurred charges.
    USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, 
color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including 
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital 
status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance 
program, political beliefs, 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). Remedies and complaint filing 
deadlines vary by program or incident.
    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.
    Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will 
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent 
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal 
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: February 2, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-02488 Filed 2-6-24; 8:45 am]
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