[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35774-35775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09465]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Tribal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public, hybrid meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) 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.

DATES: An in-person meeting with a virtual webinar with a call-in 
option will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 
approximately 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), as well as Thursday, May 30, 
2024, from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 12: 00 p.m. ET. The meeting will 
be held in the Lincoln Room of the USDA Whitten Building; 1400 
Jefferson Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Because this meeting will be 
hosted in a secured facility, members of the public wishing to attend 
in-person must register in advance.
    Webinar Participation Information: Registration to attend this 
meeting, including to provide oral public comments, is available at 
https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KUUOcnuqSLGM0Ly7QVjKTQ.
    Public Comments: The public may file written comments to the Tribal 
Advisory Committee by May 13, 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 this meeting.
    Register for the Meeting: Because this meeting is hosted in a 
public facility, registration for in-person attendance will be required 
by Wednesday, May 22, 2024. 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. Please submit 
registrations for in-person attendance to https://forms.office.com/g/YECzJvSTcr by May 22, 2024. Registration for virtual attendance must be 
submitted at https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KUUOcnuqSLGM0Ly7QVjKTQ by May 22, 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 second 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: Because this meeting is hosted in a 
secured public facility, registration for in-person attendance will be 
required by Wednesday, May 22, 2024. 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. 
Please submit registrations for in-person attendance to https://forms.office.com/g/YECzJvSTcr by May 22, 2024. Registration for virtual 
attendance must be submitted at https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_KUUOcnuqSLGM0Ly7QVjKTQ by May 22, 2024.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are invited to join the 
Tribal Advisory Committee meeting in listen only mode each day and will 
be invited to give oral comments to the Committee from 3:00 p.m. ET to 
4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Members of the public who 
request to give oral comments to the Committee, must arrive by 3:00P.M. 
Eastern Time (ET) on May 29, 2024, and will be given no more than five 
(5) minutes to provide oral comment.
    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 or participating in-person that is interested in 
providing 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

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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: April 22, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-09465 Filed 5-1-24; 8:45 am]
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