[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 39745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16899]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0025; FV15-996-1]
Peanut Standards Board
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice; request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm
Bill) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Peanut
Standards Board (Board) for the purpose of advising the Secretary on
quality and handling standards for domestically produced and imported
peanuts. The initial Board was appointed by the Secretary and announced
on December 5, 2002. USDA seeks nominations for individuals to be
considered for selection as Board members for a term of office ending
June 30, 2018. Selected nominees would replace three producers and
three industry representatives who currently serve on the Board and
have terms of office that end on June 30, 2015. The Board consists of
18 members representing producers and the industry. In an effort to
obtain diversity among candidates, USDA encourages the nomination of
men and women of all racial and ethnic groups and persons with a
disability.
DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before August 24,
2015.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jennie M. Varela of the
Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement
Division, Fruit and Vegetable Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 1st Street
South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone: (863) 324-3375; Fax: (863)
291-8614; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires
the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and consult with the Board
for the purpose of advising the Secretary regarding the establishment
of quality and handling standards for all domestic and imported peanuts
marketed in the United States.
The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the Board's makeup will include
three producers and three peanut industry representatives from states
specified in each of the following producing regions: Southeast
(Alabama, Georgia, and Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, and New
Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and North Carolina).
The term ``peanut industry representatives'' includes, but is not
limited to, representatives of shellers, manufacturers, buying points,
and marketing associations and marketing cooperatives. The 2002 Farm
Bill exempted the appointment of the Board from the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act.
USDA invites individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with
the categories listed above to nominate individuals for membership on
the Board. Nominees sought by this action would fill two positions in
the Southeast region, two positions in the Southwest region, and two
positions in the Virginia/North Carolina region.
Nominees should complete a Peanut Standards Board Background
Information form and submit it to Jennie Varela at the address provided
in the ``Addresses'' section above. Copies of this form may be obtained
at the internet site http://www.ams.usda.gov/PeanutStandardsBoard, or
from the Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA seeks a diverse group
of members to represent the peanut industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to
the Board in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Board have taken into account the needs of the
diverse groups within the peanut industry, membership shall include, to
the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated abilities to
represent minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited
resource agriculture producers.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7958.
Dated: July 7, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-16899 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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