[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 47121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12015]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-CN-22-0093]
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), is announcing a meeting of the Advisory Committee
on Universal Cotton Standards (Committee). This meeting is being
convened to review the Universal Standards for American Upland cotton
that are prepared by USDA and make recommendations to the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding the establishment, revision, or change of the
standards.
DATES: An in-person three-day meeting will be held June 25, 2024, from
1:30 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. central time (CT), June 26, 2024,
from 9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. CT and June 27, 2024, from 9 a.m.
to approximately 12 p.m. CT.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by
Hilton Memphis, 5069 Sanderlin Avenue, Memphis, TN 38117 on June 25,
2024, from 1:30 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. CT and on June 26, 2024,
from 9 a.m. CT to approximately 12 p.m. CT. The meeting will reconvene
on June 26, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. CT to approximately 5 p.m. CT and on
June 27, 2024, at 9 a.m. CT to approximately 12 p.m. CT at USDA, AMS,
Cotton & Tobacco Program, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN 38133.
Information and instructions pertaining to the meeting can be found at
https://www.ams.usda.gov/event/30th-universal-cotton-standards-conference or https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/acucs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gretchen Deatherage, Designated
Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards,
USDA-AMS-Cotton and Tobacco Program, 3275 Appling Road, Memphis, TN
38133; Telephone: (901) 384-3030; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. 10), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) re-
established the Committee in 2023 as announced in the Federal Register
on May 2, 2023 (88 FR 27431). The Committee includes representatives of
all segments of the U.S. cotton industry and the twenty international
associations that are signatories to the Universal Cotton Standards
Agreement which is authorized under the United States Cotton Standards
Act (7 U.S.C. 51-65). The purpose of the meeting is: (1) to recommend
to the Secretary of Agriculture any changes considered necessary to the
Universal Standards; and (2) to visually review and approve the 2024
practical forms of the American Upland Cotton Grade Standards.
The meeting will be open to the public. The meeting agenda for June
25th includes presentations on a proposed standard for High Volume
Instrument (HVI) color grade and a proposal to refresh the 1986
Original Standards. A formal meeting of the Committee will take place
on the morning of June 26th, where presentations by invited speakers
and formal Committee action will take place. On the afternoon of June
26th, Committee members will review the 1986 original set and reserve
sets of standard guide boxes for authenticity. New practical forms will
then be matched and approved on June 27th.
Public Comments: Written comments for the Committee's consideration
during the meeting should be submitted no later than June 19, 2024, and
will be accepted via https://www.regulations.gov: Doc. No. AMS-CN-22-
0093. Comments can also be sent via email to
[email protected] or by mail to USDA, AMS, Cotton & Tobacco
Program, 3275 Appling Road, Room #5, Memphis, TN 38133. Any comments
received after June 19th will be reviewed by AMS but may not receive
Committee consideration.
Meeting Accommodations: The meeting locations are compliant with
the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the USDA provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If
you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make
requests in advance for sign language interpretation, assistive
listening devices, or other reasonable accommodation to the person
listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Determinations for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-
case basis.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering 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 or 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.
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 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 people,
including underserved communities.
Dated: May 28, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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