[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67407-67408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18610]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Tribal Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public, virtual meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture 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 FACA. The purpose of the 
committee is to provide advice and guidance to USDA on matters related 
to Tribal and Indian affairs.

DATES: A virtual webinar with a call-in option will be held on 
Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time (ET).
    Webinar Participation Information: Registration to attend this 
meeting, including to provide oral public comments, is available at 
https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nKWFY0ssSdCSlJzKaOG-ig.
    Public Comments: The public may file written comments to the Tribal 
Advisory Committee by August 29, 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: The public is asked to pre-register for 
the meeting at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 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. Submit registrations to https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nKWFY0ssSdCSlJzKaOG-ig by August 
29, 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 202-205-2249 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 third 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: The public is asked to pre-register for 
the meeting at least 5 business days prior to the meeting. 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. Submit registrations to https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_nKWFY0ssSdCSlJzKaOG-ig by August 
29, 2024.
    Public Comment: Members of the public are invited to join the 
Tribal Advisory Committee meeting from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 
p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time in listen only mode. Members of the 
public who request to give oral comments to the Committee, must arrive 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on September 5, 2024, and will be 
expected to limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes per 
person.
    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 interested to provide 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 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

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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: August 14, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-18610 Filed 8-19-24; 8:45 am]
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