80 FR 10455 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-04022

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee). The meeting is being convened to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable industry issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of the U.S. produce industry. The meeting is open to the public. This notice sets forth the schedule and location for the meeting.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Doc. No. AMS-FV-15-0010]


Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is announcing a meeting of the 
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee). The 
meeting is being convened to examine the full spectrum of fruit and 
vegetable industry issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the 
Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of the 
U.S. produce industry. The meeting is open to the public. This notice 
sets forth the schedule and location for the meeting.

DATES: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, and Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held in Room 107A, USDA Jamie 
L. Whitten Office Building, Jefferson Drive Southwest, Washington, DC 
20250.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) 720-
3334; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA)(5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) 
established the Committee in 2001, to examine the full spectrum of 
issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide 
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its 
programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The 
Committee was re-chartered in July 2013, for a two-year period.
    AMS Deputy Administrator for the Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
Charles Parrott, serves as the Executive Secretary. Representatives 
from USDA mission areas and other government agencies affecting the 
fruit and vegetable industry are periodically called upon to 
participate in the Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee. 
AMS is giving notice of the Committee meeting to the public so that 
they may attend and present their views. The meeting is open to the 
public. The public is asked to pre-register for the meeting at least 10 
business days prior to the meeting. Your pre-registration should state: 
The names of each person in your group; organization or interest 
represented; and whether anyone in your group requires special 
accommodations. Submit registrations to Pamela Stanziani via 
[email protected] or to Charles Parrott via 
[email protected] no later than March 6, 2015.
    Public Comments: All written public comments must be submitted 
electronically by March 6, 2015, for the Committee's consideration to 
Pamela Stanziani at [email protected] or to 
www.regulations.gov, or mailed to: 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room 
2077-South, STOP 0235, Washington, DC 20250-0235. The meeting will be 
recorded, and information about obtaining a transcript will be provided 
at the meeting.
    Agenda items may include, but are not limited to, welcome and 
introductions, administrative matters, progress reports from committee 
working group chairs and/or vice chairs, potential working group 
recommendation discussion, and presentations by subject matter experts 
as requested by the Committee.
    Meeting Accommodations: The USDA Jamie L. Whitten Building is ADA 
compliant, and the USDA provides reasonable accommodations to 
individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a 
reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting, please 
notify Pamela Stanziani at [email protected] or (202) 720-
3334. Determinations for reasonable accommodations will be made on a 
case-by-case basis.

    Date: February 23, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER on how USDA can tailor its programs to Determinations for reasonable
contains documents other than rules or meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s accommodations will be made on a
proposed rules that are applicable to the needs. The Committee was re-chartered case-by-case basis.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, in July 2013, for a two-year period.
committee meetings, agency decisions and Date: February 23, 2015.
AMS Deputy Administrator for the Rex A. Barnes,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
Fruit and Vegetable Program, Charles
Associate Administrator.
statements of organization and functions are Parrott, serves as the Executive
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mission areas and other government BILLING CODE 3410–02–P
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agencies affecting the fruit and vegetable
industry are periodically called upon to
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as determined by the Committee. AMS
Agricultural Marketing Service is giving notice of the Committee Submission for OMB Review;
meeting to the public so that they may Comment Request
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attend and present their views. The The Department of Commerce will
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory meeting is open to the public. The submit to the Office of Management and
Committee public is asked to pre-register for the Budget (OMB) for clearance the
meeting at least 10 business days prior following proposal for collection of
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
to the meeting. Your pre-registration information under the provisions of the
USDA.
should state: The names of each person Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
in your group; organization or interest Chapter 35).
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal represented; and whether anyone in Agency: International Trade
Advisory Committee Act, the your group requires special Administration.
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is accommodations. Submit registrations Title: Export Trade Certificate of
announcing a meeting of the Fruit and to Pamela Stanziani via Review.
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or to OMB Control Number: 0625–0125.
(Committee). The meeting is being Charles Parrott via Charles.parrott@ Form Number(s): ITA–4093P.
convened to examine the full spectrum ams.usda.gov no later than March 6, Type of Request: Regular Submission.
of fruit and vegetable industry issues 2015. Number of Respondents: 9.
and provide recommendations and Public Comments: All written public Average Hours per Response: 32
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on comments must be submitted hours (application); 2 hours (annual
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture electronically by March 6, 2015, for the report).
(USDA) can tailor programs and services Committee’s consideration to Pamela Burden Hours: 440 hours.
to better meet the needs of the U.S. Stanziani at pamela.stanziani@ Needs and Uses: The collection of
produce industry. The meeting is open ams.usda.gov or to information is necessary for both the
to the public. This notice sets forth the www.regulations.gov, or mailed to: 1400 Departments of Commerce and Justice to
schedule and location for the meeting. Independence Avenue SW., Room 2077- conduct an analysis, in order to
DATES: Tuesday, March 10, 2015, from South, STOP 0235, Washington, DC determine whether the applicant and its
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and 20250–0235. The meeting will be members are eligible to receive the
Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 8:30 recorded, and information about protection of an Export Trade Certificate
a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. obtaining a transcript will be provided of Review and whether the applicant’s
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting at the meeting. proposed export-related conduct meets
will be held in Room 107A, USDA Jamie Agenda items may include, but are the standards in Section 303(a) of the
L. Whitten Office Building, Jefferson not limited to, welcome and Act. The collection of information
Drive Southwest, Washington, DC introductions, administrative matters, constitutes the essential basis of the
20250. progress reports from committee statutory determinations to be made by
working group chairs and/or vice chairs, the Secretary of Commerce and the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: potential working group Attorney General.
Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal recommendation discussion, and Affected Public: Business or other for
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and presentations by subject matter experts profit organizations; not-for-profit
Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) as requested by the Committee. institutions, and state, local or tribal
720–3334; Email: pamela.stanziani@ Meeting Accommodations: The USDA government.
ams.usda.gov. Jamie L. Whitten Building is ADA Frequency: Application for an Export
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant compliant, and the USDA provides Trade Certificate of Review is voluntary
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to the Federal Advisory Committee Act reasonable accommodations to and submission of an application form
(FACA)(5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of individuals with disabilities where is required once each time an entity of
Agriculture (Secretary) established the appropriate. If you need a reasonable the affected public applies for an new or
Committee in 2001, to examine the full accommodation to participate in this amended Export Trade Certificate of
spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and public meeting, please notify Pamela Review. Completion of an annual report
vegetable industry and to provide Stanziani at pamela.stanziani@ is required one time per year from
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary ams.usda.gov or (202) 720–3334. existing Certificate holders.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, March 10, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, March 11, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Contact		Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) 720- 3334; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 10455

80 FR 10455 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 38 (February 26, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service