80_FR_11194 80 FR 11154 - Renewal of Charter of the USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

80 FR 11154 - Renewal of Charter of the USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

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FR Document2015-04276

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the renewal of the Charter of the USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.

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Renewal of Charter of the USAID Board for International Food and 
Agricultural Development

AGENCY: United States Agency for International Development.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given of the renewal of the Charter of the USAID Board for 
International Food and Agricultural Development.

DATES: The Charter is being renewed for two years effective from the 
date of filing on February 26, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Owens, 202-712-0218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee

    The USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development 
brings together representatives of U.S. Land Grant institutions, other 
U.S. institutions of higher education, non-profit and private industry 
to advise upon USAID engagement with higher education institutions and 
partners in addressing issues related to global hunger and poverty.

    Dated: February 24, 2015.
Christa White,
Committee Management Officer.

Charter for the Board for International Food and Agricultural 
Development

    Article I. Committee's Official Designation (Title): Board for 
International Food and Agricultural Development (henceforth referred to 
as the ``Board'').
    Article II. Authority: Establishment of the Board is mandated by 
Section 298 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (Pub. L. 87-195), as 
amended.
    Article III. Objectives and Scope of Activities: The Board's 
mission is to assist the U.S. Agency for International Development in 
the administration of programs authorized by Section 297 of Title XII 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (Pub. L. 87-195). Its 
general areas of responsibilities include participating in the 
planning, development, and implementation of, initiating 
recommendations for, and monitoring Title XII activities as described 
in Section 297.
    Article IV. Description of Duties: The Board's duties include but 
are not limited to:
     Participating in the formulation of basic policy, 
procedures, and criteria for proposed project review, selection, and 
monitoring;
     recommending which developing nations could benefit from 
programs carried out under Title XII, and identifying those nations 
which have an interest in establishing or developing agricultural 
institutions;
     assessing the impact of programs carried out under Title 
XII in solving agricultural problems and natural resource issues in 
developing nations;
     developing information exchanges and consulting regularly 
with NGOs, consumer groups, agribusinesses and associations, 
agricultural cooperatives and commodity groups, state departments of 
agriculture, state agricultural research and extension agencies, and 
academic institutions;
     investigating and resolving issues concerning the 
implementation of Title XII as requested by universities; and
     advising the Administrator on any and all issues as 
requested.
    Article V. Agency or Official to Whom the Committee Reports: The 
Board shall report to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
    Article VI. Support: The Bureau for Food Security is responsible 
for financial and administrative support of the Board and its 
subordinate units.
    Article VII. Estimated Annual Operating Costs and Staff Years: The 
estimated annual operating and administrative support cost (subject to 
the availability of funds) for BIFAD is approximately $733,000, which 
includes 2.5 full-time equivalent staff members and program support for 
meetings and studies conducted by the Board.
    Article VIII. Designated Federal Officer: A senior member of the 
Bureau for Food Security (BFS) serves full time as Executive Director 
of BIFAD (BFS/HICD-BIFAD) and is also the Designated Federal Officer.
    Article IX. Estimated Number and Frequency of Meetings: The Board 
estimates that it will meet in public session at least two times per 
year (1st and 3rd quarters of the fiscal year). The Board may meet in 
executive session for planning sessions to discuss Title XII program 
activities and issues during the year.
    Article X. Duration: The Board is authorized by statute as a 
permanent Board and hence, is continuing in its duration.
    Article XI. Termination: Section 298 of Title XII provides for a 
permanent Board.
    Article XII. Membership and Designation: The Board shall consist of 
seven members appointed by the President, no less than four to be 
selected from the universities as defined by Section 296(d) of Title 
XII. The members selected from the universities will serve in a 
representative, not an individual, capacity. Terms of members shall be 
established by the President at the time of appointment, as provided by 
Section 298(a) of Title XII.
    Article XIII. Subcommittees: Board subordinate units are authorized 
as necessary for the performance of the Board's duties and the 
discharge of its responsibilities. All reporting, advice and work 
products of the Board subordinate units should be made through the 
Board.
    The USAID Bureau for Food Security will provide support services to 
the Board and its subordinate units as appropriate through the HICD-
BIFAD Division.
    Article XIV. Recordkeeping: Records are available subject to the 
Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and other applicable laws and 
regulations.
    Article XV. Filing Date: February 26, 2015.

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                                                    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                       Article III. Objectives and Scope of               for Food Security (BFS) serves full time
                                                    contains documents other than rules or                  Activities: The Board’s mission is to                 as Executive Director of BIFAD (BFS/
                                                    proposed rules that are applicable to the               assist the U.S. Agency for International              HICD–BIFAD) and is also the
                                                    public. Notices of hearings and investigations,         Development in the administration of                  Designated Federal Officer.
                                                    committee meetings, agency decisions and                programs authorized by Section 297 of
                                                    rulings, delegations of authority, filing of                                                                    Article IX. Estimated Number and
                                                                                                            Title XII of the Foreign Assistance Act
                                                    petitions and applications and agency                                                                         Frequency of Meetings: The Board
                                                    statements of organization and functions are            of 1961, as amended (Pub. L. 87–195).
                                                                                                            Its general areas of responsibilities                 estimates that it will meet in public
                                                    examples of documents appearing in this                                                                       session at least two times per year (1st
                                                    section.                                                include participating in the planning,
                                                                                                            development, and implementation of,                   and 3rd quarters of the fiscal year). The
                                                                                                            initiating recommendations for, and                   Board may meet in executive session for
                                                    AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL                                monitoring Title XII activities as                    planning sessions to discuss Title XII
                                                    DEVELOPMENT                                             described in Section 297.                             program activities and issues during the
                                                                                                               Article IV. Description of Duties: The             year.
                                                    Renewal of Charter of the USAID Board                   Board’s duties include but are not                      Article X. Duration: The Board is
                                                    for International Food and Agricultural                 limited to:                                           authorized by statute as a permanent
                                                    Development                                                • Participating in the formulation of              Board and hence, is continuing in its
                                                                                                            basic policy, procedures, and criteria for
                                                    AGENCY:  United States Agency for                                                                             duration.
                                                                                                            proposed project review, selection, and
                                                    International Development.                              monitoring;                                             Article XI. Termination: Section 298
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                            • recommending which developing                    of Title XII provides for a permanent
                                                                                                            nations could benefit from programs                   Board.
                                                    SUMMARY:   Pursuant to the Federal                      carried out under Title XII, and                        Article XII. Membership and
                                                    Advisory Committee Act, notice is                       identifying those nations which have an               Designation: The Board shall consist of
                                                    hereby given of the renewal of the                      interest in establishing or developing                seven members appointed by the
                                                    Charter of the USAID Board for                          agricultural institutions;                            President, no less than four to be
                                                    International Food and Agricultural                        • assessing the impact of programs
                                                                                                                                                                  selected from the universities as defined
                                                    Development.                                            carried out under Title XII in solving
                                                                                                            agricultural problems and natural                     by Section 296(d) of Title XII. The
                                                    DATES:  The Charter is being renewed for                                                                      members selected from the universities
                                                    two years effective from the date of                    resource issues in developing nations;
                                                                                                               • developing information exchanges                 will serve in a representative, not an
                                                    filing on February 26, 2015.                                                                                  individual, capacity. Terms of members
                                                                                                            and consulting regularly with NGOs,
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        consumer groups, agribusinesses and                   shall be established by the President at
                                                    Susan Owens, 202–712–0218.                              associations, agricultural cooperatives               the time of appointment, as provided by
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              and commodity groups, state                           Section 298(a) of Title XII.
                                                                                                            departments of agriculture, state                       Article XIII. Subcommittees: Board
                                                    Purpose of the Committee
                                                                                                            agricultural research and extension                   subordinate units are authorized as
                                                      The USAID Board for International                     agencies, and academic institutions;                  necessary for the performance of the
                                                    Food and Agricultural Development                          • investigating and resolving issues               Board’s duties and the discharge of its
                                                    brings together representatives of U.S.                 concerning the implementation of Title                responsibilities. All reporting, advice
                                                    Land Grant institutions, other U.S.                     XII as requested by universities; and
                                                                                                               • advising the Administrator on any                and work products of the Board
                                                    institutions of higher education, non-                                                                        subordinate units should be made
                                                    profit and private industry to advise                   and all issues as requested.
                                                                                                               Article V. Agency or Official to Whom              through the Board.
                                                    upon USAID engagement with higher
                                                    education institutions and partners in                  the Committee Reports: The Board shall                  The USAID Bureau for Food Security
                                                    addressing issues related to global                     report to the Administrator of the U.S.               will provide support services to the
                                                    hunger and poverty.                                     Agency for International Development.                 Board and its subordinate units as
                                                                                                               Article VI. Support: The Bureau for                appropriate through the HICD–BIFAD
                                                      Dated: February 24, 2015.                             Food Security is responsible for
                                                    Christa White,
                                                                                                                                                                  Division.
                                                                                                            financial and administrative support of
                                                    Committee Management Officer.                           the Board and its subordinate units.                    Article XIV. Recordkeeping: Records
                                                                                                               Article VII. Estimated Annual                      are available subject to the Freedom of
                                                    Charter for the Board for International                                                                       Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and other
                                                    Food and Agricultural Development                       Operating Costs and Staff Years: The
                                                                                                            estimated annual operating and                        applicable laws and regulations.
                                                      Article I. Committee’s Official                       administrative support cost (subject to
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                                                    the ‘‘Board’’).                                         members and program support for
                                                      Article II. Authority: Establishment of               meetings and studies conducted by the
                                                    the Board is mandated by Section 298                    Board.
                                                    of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961                      Article VIII. Designated Federal
                                                    (Pub. L. 87–195), as amended.                           Officer: A senior member of the Bureau


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ActionNotice.
DatesThe Charter is being renewed for two years effective from the date of filing on February 26, 2015.
ContactSusan Owens, 202-712-0218.
FR Citation80 FR 11154 

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