[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
American
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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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