[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41545-41546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16309]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Notice of public and virtual meetings.
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SUMMARY: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold
three public meetings for the Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production Advisory Committee (UAIPAC). UAIPAC will discuss proposed
recommendations for the Secretary of Agriculture on the development of
policies and outreach for urban, indoor, and other emerging agriculture
production practices. UAIPAC is authorized under the Agriculture
Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), as amended, and operates in
compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended.
DATES:
Meetings: The UAIPAC meetings will be held on:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EDT.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
EDT.
Written Comments: Written comments will be accepted until Tuesday,
September 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Oral Comments: Registration to provide oral comments during the
meeting will be open until Monday, September 8, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
EDT.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: All meetings will be held virtually via Zoom
webinar. Pre-registration is required to attend the UAIPAC meetings and
access information will be provided to registered individuals via
email. Registration details can be found at: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag.
Written Comments: We invite you to send comments in response to
this notice via email to
[email protected].
Oral Comments: Only pre-registered individuals will be permitted to
provide oral comments. Instructions to register and participate can be
found at: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Markus Holliday; Acting Designated
Federal Officer; telephone: (301) 974-1287; email:
[email protected].
Individuals who require alternative means for communication may
contact the USDA TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and text
telephone (TTY)) or dial 711 for Telecommunications Relay service (both
voice and text telephone users can initiate this call from any
telephone). Additionally, program information may be made available in
languages other than English.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
UAIPAC Purpose
The Federal Advisory Committee for Urban Agriculture and Innovative
Production is one of several ways that USDA is extending support and
building frameworks to support urban agriculture and innovative
production. Section 222 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization
Act of 1994, as amended by section 12302 of the 2018 Farm Bill (7
U.S.C. 6923; Pub. L. 115-334), directed the Secretary to establish an
``Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Advisory Committee'' to
advise the Secretary of Agriculture on any aspect of section 222,
including the development of policies and outreach for urban, indoor,
and other emerging agricultural production practices, as well as
identify any barriers to urban agriculture. UAIPAC will host public
meetings to deliberate on recommendations for the Secretary of
Agriculture. These recommendations provide advice to the Secretary on
supporting urban agriculture and innovative production through USDA's
programs and services.
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Meeting Agenda
The agenda items may include, but are not limited to, welcome and
introductions; administrative matters; presentations from the UAIPAC or
USDA staff; and deliberations for proposed recommendations and plans.
The USDA UAIPAC website (https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag) will be updated with the final agenda at
least 24 hours before the meeting.
Written and Oral Comments
Comments should address specific topics about urban agriculture and
innovative production. Written comments will be accepted via email
([email protected]) until 11:59 p.m.
EDT on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. Requests made after that date may
be considered, but it may not be possible to fulfill them.
Only pre-registered individuals may provide oral comments.
Instructions to register and participate in the meeting can be found
at: https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag.
Meeting Materials
All written comments received by the deadline specified above will
be compiled for UAIPAC review. Duplicate comments from multiple
individuals will appear as one comment with a note that multiple copies
of the comment were received. Please visit https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/federal-advisory-committee-urban-ag to view the agenda and
minutes from each meeting.
Meeting Accommodations
If needed, please request reasonable accommodations by contacting
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Determinations for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-
case basis.
This notice of meeting is given under section 10 of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10).
Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will
be followed in all membership appointments to the committee.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the 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, 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.
Dated: August 18, 2025.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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