[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 7, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 41617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-13717]


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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 7, 2026 / 
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2026-0100]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan and 47th Biennial Conference

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice, pursuant to the provisions of the rules 
and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), of a meeting of the General Conference 
Committee (GCC or the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan (NPIP) and the NPIP's 47th Biennial Conference.

DATES: The General Conference Committee meeting will be held on August 
11, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. MST. The General Session of the 
Biennial Conference will begin on August 12, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. and end 
no later than August 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting and conference will be held at the Hilton Salt 
Lake City Center Hotel, 255 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 
84101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Savannah Busby, Acting Senior 
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 
Klondike Road, Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-3496, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the 
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), 
representing cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, 
serves an essential function by acting as liaison between the poultry 
industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry health.
    Topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting include:
    1. New diagnostic tests seeking NPIP approval.
    2. Salmonella update.
    3. Avian Influenza update.
    4. Mycoplasma update.
    The meeting will be open to the public; however, public 
participation in discussions during the sessions will only be allowed 
if time permits. Written statements may be filed at the meeting or 
filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer 
to Docket No. APHIS-2026-0100 when submitting your statements.

Reasonable Accommodations

    If needed, please request reasonable accommodations no later than 
July 29, 2026, 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).
    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.
    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 State or 
local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the 
Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, 
program information may be made available in languages other than 
English.

    Dated: July 2, 2026.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2026-13717 Filed 7-6-26; 8:45 am]
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