[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-19632]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0049]


National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the National Wildlife Services 
Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on October 29th and October 
30th, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Mountain Daylight Time) each day.
    Public and Written Comments: Due to time constraints, the public 
will not be allowed to participate in the discussions during the 
meeting: Written public comments will be accepted before and after the 
meeting but must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 
15th, 2024.

ADDRESSES: On October 29th and 30th the meeting will be held at the 
USDA office located at 2150 Centre Avenue, Building B: Fort Collins, CO 
80526.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carrie Joyce, Designated Federal 
Officer, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, 
MD 20737; (301) 851-3999; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Services Advisory 
Committee (the Committee) advises the Secretary of Agriculture 
concerning policies, program issues, and research needed to conduct the 
Wildlife Services (WS) program. The Committee also serves as a public 
forum enabling those affected by the WS program to have a voice in the 
program's policies.
    The meeting will focus on operational and research activities 
conducted by the WS program. The committee will discuss pertinent WS 
operational, research, and program activities, to increase program 
effectiveness and ensure that WS remains an active participant in the 
protection of agriculture, property, natural resources, and human 
health and safety.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Attendees should arrive 
between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. To gain access to the meeting, members 
of the public will need to pass through a security check that includes 
metal detection and have a valid Government issued photo 
identification.

Public and Written Comments

    Due to time constraints, the public will not be allowed to 
participate in the discussions during the meeting: Written public 
comments will be accepted before and after the meeting but must be 
received no later than 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 15th, 2024. Written 
comments may be filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by 
sending them to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Written comments may also be filed at the meeting. Please 
refer to Docket No. APHIS-2024-0049 when submitting your comments.

Reasonable Accommodations

    If needed, please request reasonable accommodations no later than 
October 15, 2024, by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests made after that date may be considered, 
but it may not be possible to fulfill them.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10).
    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 policies, will 
be followed in all membership 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.

    Date: August 26, 2024.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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