[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 92 (Friday, May 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40457-40458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10211]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977, and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a meeting of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) 
Advisory Board. The Board will meet to continue to determine its advice 
and recommendations on the top priorities and policies for food and 
agricultural research, education, extension, and economics; discuss 
progress on their `Relevance and Adequacy' evaluation of USDA's 
precision nutrition efforts; and visit the North Carolina Agriculture 
and Technology (A&T) University Center for Post Harvest Technologies 
and the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab.

DATES: The NAREEE Advisory Board will meet in person June 3-4, 2024. 
The date and times the meeting is open to the public on June 3, 2024, 
is from 8:30-11:45 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. EDT. The time for 
public oral comments is 5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. EDT. The meeting is not 
open to the public from 11:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m. for administrative 
purposes.
    The date and times that the meeting is open to the public on June 
4, 2024, is from 8:30-noon EDT. The time for public oral comments is 
11:45 a.m.-noon EDT. The meeting is not open to the public from noon-
3:00 p.m. EDT for administrative purposes.
    Public Participation/Oral Comments: Interested individuals may 
participate in-person or virtually. To attend the meeting via Zoom and/
or make oral comments, you must contact Ms. Michele Simmons at email: 
[email protected] at least five business days prior to the meeting (no 
later than May 27, 2024).
    Written Comments: The public may file written comments no later 
than May 27, 2024. Written comments from the public may be submitted 
via email at [email protected] to the attention of Ms. Michele Simmons. 
Public written comments will be considered by the NAREEE Advisory Board 
at the meeting. All written public comments will be 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. The comments will be maintained in the public 
record of the federal advisory committee at USDA. Please visit https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov to learn more about the agenda for or reports 
resulting from this meeting.
    All statements will become a part of the official record of the 
NAREEE Advisory Board and will be kept on file for public review in the 
NAREEE Advisory Board's Office. Written comments by attendees and other 
interested stakeholders will be welcomed for the public record before 
and up to two weeks following the Board meeting (no later than 5 p.m. 
eastern standard time on Wednesday, June 19, 2024).

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location: The Board meeting will take place North 
Carolina Research Campus; Core Laboratory Building (Events Room); 150 
Research Campus Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28081.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kate Lewis, Executive Director/
Designated Federal Official, or Ms. Michele Simmons, Program Support 
Coordinator, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 579-6610 or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 10, Section 1408 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123), 
and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a meeting of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) 
Advisory Board.
    Purpose of the meeting: The Board will meet to continue to 
determine its advice and recommendations on the top priorities and 
policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and 
economics; discuss progress on their `Relevance and Adequacy' 
evaluation of USDA's precision nutrition efforts; and visit the North 
Carolina Agriculture and Technology (A&T) University Center for Post 
Harvest Technologies and the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab.
    An agenda for this two-day meeting may be received by sending an 
email to the attention of Ms. Michele Simmons at [email protected].
    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 FACA 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, individuals with demonstrated 
ability to represent the many communities, identities, races, 
ethnicities, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and beliefs of the 
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people, including underserved communities. USDA is an equal opportunity 
provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: May 6, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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