[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24934-24935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11214]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach
Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers (ACBFR)
Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting
nominations for membership for the Advisory Committee on Beginning
Farmers and Ranchers (the ``Committee'').
Interested persons may submit applications and nomination packages
which can be downloaded at: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
June 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial
delivery to: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal Official, USDA
OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 520-A, Washington, DC 20250-
0601 or faxed to (202) 720-7704.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated
Federal Official, USDA OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 520-A,
Washington, DC 20250-0601; Telephone (202) 720-6350; Fax (202) 720-
7704; Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee advises the Secretary of
Agriculture on matters broadly affecting
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new farmers and ranchers including strategies, policies, and programs
that will enhance opportunities and create new farming and ranching
operations. The Committee will consider Department goals and objectives
necessary to implement prior recommendations. The Committee will
develop and recommend an overall framework and strategies to encompass
principles that leverage and maximize existing programs, and create and
test new program opportunities.
On March 7, 2017, we published in the Federal Register (FR DOC#
2017-04392, Page 12782) a Notice of Solicitation for Membership.
Applications were required to be received on or before March 31, 2017.
We are re-issuing this announcement to extend the submission period to
June 15, 2017. Prior applicants are not required to reapply.
In this notice, we are soliciting nominations from interested
organizations and individuals from among ranching and farming producers
(industry), related government, State, and Tribal agricultural
agencies, academic institutions, commercial banking entities, trade
associations, and related nonprofit enterprises. 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 background and
experience. The membership term shall not exceed 2 years from the date
of appointment. The Secretary may also appoint others as deemed
necessary and appropriate to fulfill the Advisory Committee on
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers charter. 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 background and experience. Nomination forms are
available on the Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/document/ad-755
or may be obtained from Mrs. Kenya Nicholas at the email address or
telephone number noted above.
The Secretary will fill at least six vacancies from among those
organizations and individuals solicited, in order to obtain the
broadest possible representation on the Committee. 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.
Signed in Washington, DC, May 2, 2017.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2017-11214 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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