[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 20940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06356]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 59 / Tuesday, March 26, 2024 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-24-0006]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee: Notice of Intent
To Renew Charter
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent to renew charter.
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SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS),
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing its intent to
renew the Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory
Committee (FVIAC), which expires May 23, 2024.
DATES: The current FVIAC Charter expires on May 23, 2024.
Comments: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on this
notice. Comments will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on May
1, 2024, via https://www.regulations.gov: Document # AMS-SC-24-0006.
AMS, Specialty Crops Program strongly prefers comments be submitted
electronically. However, written comments may be submitted (i.e.,
postmarked) via mail to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the abovementioned deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennie Varela, Senior Marketing
Specialist, AMS Specialty Crops Program--U.S Department of Agriculture,
1124 1st Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880. Jennie Varela serves as
the Designated Federal Officer and can be reached by Telephone: (202)
658-8616 or by Email: [email protected]. Mailing address: Jennie
Varela, U.S. Department of Agriculture, AMS Specialty Crops Program--
U.S Department of Agriculture, 1124 1st Street South, Winter Haven, FL
33880, Attn: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of
Agriculture intends to reestablish the FVIAC for two years. The purpose
of the FVIAC is to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the
fruit and vegetable industry and provide suggestions and ideas to the
Secretary on how USDA can tailor its programs to better meet the fruit
and vegetable industry's needs.
The Deputy Administrator of the AMS Specialty Crops Program serves
as the FVIAC Executive Secretary. Representatives from USDA mission
areas and agencies affecting the fruit and vegetable industry could be
called upon to participate in the FVIAC's meetings as determined by the
FVIAC Executive Secretary and the FVIAC. Industry members are appointed
by the Secretary of Agriculture and serve 2-year terms, with a maximum
of three 2-year terms. Up to 25 members shall represent: fruit and
vegetable growers and/or shippers; fruit and vegetable wholesalers and/
or receivers; brokers; retailers; fruit and vegetable processors and/or
fresh-cut processors; foodservice suppliers; organic and/or non-organic
farmers; farmers markets and community-supported agricultural
organizations; state agriculture departments; and trade associations.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will
be followed in all member appointments to the FVIAC. To ensure that the
recommendations of the FVIAC have considered the needs of the diverse
groups served by USDA, membership shall include, to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the many
communities, identities, races, ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities,
cultures, and beliefs of the American people, including underserved
communities.
The Charter for the FVIAC will be available on the website at:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/fviac or may
be requested by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and
activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex,
gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation,
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, political
beliefs, income derived from a public assistance program, 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).
Dated: March 20, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-06356 Filed 3-25-24; 8:45 am]
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