[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 50457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20517]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 21, 2012 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2012-0012]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health; Intent To Renew
and Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent and request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture intends
to renew the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health
(Committee). The Secretary has determined that the Committee is
necessary and in the public interest. We are also giving notice that
the Secretary is soliciting nominations for membership for this
Committee.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
September 10, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. R.J. Cabrera, Designated Federal
Official, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 35, Riverdale, MD 20737-1231;
(301) 8513478 (or 800-877-8339 for the hearing impaired), email:
[email protected].
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attn:
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Animal Health. Nomination packages
may also be faxed to (301) 734-3121.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary of
Agriculture intends to renew the Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Animal Health (the Committee) for 2 years.
The Committee advises the Secretary on strategies, policies, and
programs to prevent, control, or eradicate animal diseases. The
Committee considers agricultural initiatives of national scope and
significance and advises on matters of public health, conservation of
national resources, stability of livestock economies, livestock disease
management and traceability strategies, prioritizing animal health
imperatives, and other related aspects of agriculture. The Committee
Chairperson and Vice Chairperson are elected by the Committee from
among its members.
A request for nominations for membership was published \1\ in the
Federal Register on May 24, 2012 (77 FR 30993, Docket No. APHIS-2012-
0012). In this notice, we are once again soliciting nominations from
interested organizations and individuals. An organization may nominate
individuals from within or outside its membership; alternatively, an
individual may nominate herself or himself. Nomination packages should
include a nomination form along with a cover letter or resume that
documents the nominee's experience. Nomination forms are available on
the Internet at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD-755.pdf or may be
obtained from the person listed under For Further Information Contact.
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\1\ To view the request for nominations, go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2012-0012.
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The Secretary will select up to 20 members from across the
agricultural community, including producers, processors, marketers,
researchers, State and Tribal agricultural agencies, trade
associations, and others, to obtain the broadest possible
representation on the Committee, in accordance with the FACA and U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041-1. Equal opportunity
practices, in line with the USDA 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 should include, to the extent
practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Done in Washington, DC, this 16th day of August 2012.
Kevin Shea,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-20517 Filed 8-20-12; 8:45 am]
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