80_FR_34996 80 FR 34879 - Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee-Subcommittee on Land Tenure

80 FR 34879 - Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee-Subcommittee on Land Tenure

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

Page Range34879-34880
FR Document2015-15070

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) is announcing a meeting of the Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee's (BFRAC) Subcommittee on Land Tenure (Subcommittee). The Subcommittee is being convened to consider issues involving access to land, farm business transition and land tenure. The members will perform preliminary work on recommendations that will be submitted to the parent committee. The BFRAC will prepare recommendations for USDA Secretary Vilsack's consideration in making policy decisions affecting land tenure during its next public meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015) 
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 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach


Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee--Subcommittee 
on Land Tenure

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) is announcing a meeting of the 
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee's (BFRAC) 
Subcommittee on Land Tenure (Subcommittee). The Subcommittee is being 
convened to consider issues involving access to land, farm business 
transition and land tenure. The members will perform preliminary work 
on recommendations that will be submitted to the parent committee. The 
BFRAC will prepare recommendations for USDA Secretary Vilsack's 
consideration in making policy decisions affecting land tenure during 
its next public meeting.

DATES: The subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Monday through 
Wednesday, June 22-24, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST. Tuesday, 
June 23, from 10:30-3:30 p.m. CST has been set aside for public 
comments. All persons wishing to make comments during this meeting must 
check in between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CST on June 23, at the 
registration table. All public commenters will be allowed a maximum of 
three minutes. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is 
greater than what can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled 
open public meeting timeframe, speakers will be scheduled on a first-
come basis.
    Public written comments for the Subcommittee's consideration may be 
submitted by close of business on June 19, 2015, to Mrs. Kenya 
Nicholas, Designated Federal Official, USDA OAO, 1400 Independence 
Avenue SW., Room 520-A, Washington, DC 20250-0170, Phone (202) 720-
6350, Fax (202) 720-7704, Email: [email protected]. A conference call 
line will be available and open for public comments on June from 10:30 
a.m. through 3:30 p.m. CST on Tuesday, June 23, for all who wish to 
listen in on the proceeding through

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the following telephone number: (888) 566-6179 and enter passcode 
3184649.
    Members of the public may submit written statements to the Land 
Tenure Subcommittee at any time. Written submissions are encouraged to 
either be less than one page in length, or be accompanied by an 
executive summary and a summary of policy initiatives to include, but 
not limited to, the following topics:
    1. How are farmers currently making farm business transitions and 
land or asset transfers between generations and non-family owners?
    2. How do changes in agricultural land tenure, such as increased 
reliance on leasing, impact the ability of USDA to serve the needs of 
America's farm families?
    3. How do changes in land tenure affect the access and availability 
of farmland for new and beginning farmers?
    4. How do we help farms plan for transitions in advance and best 
support those who inherit farmland?

ADDRESSES: This public advisory committee meeting will be held at Drake 
University, Old Main, Levitt Hall, 25th and University Ave., Des 
Moines, Iowa 50311. On-street parking and on-site parking is available. 
There is also a drop-off area directly in front of the entrance to the 
property. There will be signs directing attendees to the meeting room.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions should be directed to 
Phyllis Morgan, Executive Assistant, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 
Whitten Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-6350, Fax: 
(202) 720-7136, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BFRAC members met in Austin, Texas, on 
September 23-24, 2014, to deliberate upon the final set of 
recommendations for the Secretary on issues involving communications, 
service, and advocacy in identifying barriers for beginning farmers and 
ranchers. They also considered issues around lending and credit in 
parsing statistics generated by USDA. Since that meeting, the Secretary 
tasked the BFRAC with providing recommendations on access to land, farm 
business transition, and land tenure. Please visit our Web site at: 
http://www.outreach.usda.gov/smallbeginning/index.htm for additional 
information on the BFRAC.
    The public is asked to pre-register for the meeting by June 19, 
2015. You may pre-register for the public meeting by submitting an 
email to [email protected] with your name, organization or 
affiliation, comments, or any questions for the subcommittee's 
consideration. You may also fax this information to (202) 720-7704. 
Members of the public who wish to make comments during the subcommittee 
meeting must arrive between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 
23, and register (confirm) at the check-in table.
    The agenda is as follows: Day 1: Closed Session. Day 2: 
Subcommittee discussions, public comments, and subcommittee 
deliberations. Day 3: Closed Session. Please visit the Beginning 
Farmers and Ranchers Web site for the full agenda. All agenda topics 
and documents will be made available to the public at: http://www.outreach.usda.gov/smallbeginning/index.htm. Copies of the agenda 
will also be distributed at the meeting.
    Meeting Accommodations: USDA is committed to ensuring that everyone 
is accommodated in our work environment, programs, and events. If you 
are a person with a disability and request reasonable accommodations to 
participate in this meeting, please note the request in your 
registration and you may contact Mrs. Kenya Nicholas in advance of the 
meeting by or before close of business on June 19, 2015, by phone at 
(202) 720-6350, fax (202) 720-7704, or email: 
[email protected].

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 15th day of June 2015.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
[FR Doc. 2015-15070 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
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34879 Notices Federal Register Vol. 80, No. 117 Thursday, June 18, 2015 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER develop and recommend an overall DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE contains documents other than rules or framework and strategies to encompass proposed rules that are applicable to the principles that leverage and maximize Office of Advocacy and Outreach public. Notices of hearings and investigations, existing programs, and create and test committee meetings, agency decisions and Beginning Farmers and Ranchers rulings, delegations of authority, filing of new program opportunities. Advisory Committee—Subcommittee petitions and applications and agency In this notice, we are soliciting on Land Tenure statements of organization and functions are nominations from interested examples of documents appearing in this organizations and individuals from AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and section. Outreach, USDA. among ranching and farming producers (industry), related government, State, ACTION: Notice of public meeting. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE and Tribal agricultural agencies, SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal academic institutions, commercial Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Office of Advocacy and Outreach banking entities, trade associations, and Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO) related nonprofit enterprises. An is announcing a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Beginning organization may nominate individuals Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Farmers and Ranchers; Request for from within or outside its membership; Advisory Committee’s (BFRAC) Nominations alternatively, an individual may Subcommittee on Land Tenure AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and nominate herself or himself. (Subcommittee). The Subcommittee is Outreach, USDA. Nomination packages should include a being convened to consider issues ACTION: Notice of Request for nomination form along with a cover involving access to land, farm business Nominations. letter or resume that documents the transition and land tenure. The nominee’s background and experience. members will perform preliminary work SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Nomination forms are available on the on recommendations that will be Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 Internet at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/ submitted to the parent committee. The U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that forms/doc/AD-755.pdf or may be BFRAC will prepare recommendations the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting obtained from the person listed under for USDA Secretary Vilsack’s nominations for membership for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. consideration in making policy Advisory Committee on Beginning decisions affecting land tenure during Farmers and Ranchers (the The Secretary will select up to 20 its next public meeting. ‘‘Committee’’). members from among those DATES: The subcommittee meeting is organizations and individuals solicited, scheduled for Monday through DATES: Consideration will be given to in order to obtain the broadest possible nominations received on or before July Wednesday, June 22–24, 2015, from representation on the Committee, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CST. Tuesday, June 17, 2015. pursuant to Section 5 of the Agricultural 23, from 10:30–3:30 p.m. CST has been FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Credit Improvement Act of 1992 set aside for public comments. All Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal (Pub.L.No. 102–554), in accordance persons wishing to make comments Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and with the FACA and U.S. Department of during this meeting must check in Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1. between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CST SW., Washington, DC 20250–0170; (202) Equal opportunity practices, in line on June 23, at the registration table. All 720–6350; email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov. public commenters will be allowed a with the USDA policies, will be ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may followed in all appointments to the maximum of three minutes. If the be sent by postal mail or commercial Committee. To ensure that the number of registrants requesting to delivery to: The Honorable Thomas recommendations of the Committee speak is greater than what can be Vilsack, Secretary, U.S. Department of have taken into account the needs of the reasonably accommodated during the Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue scheduled open public meeting diverse groups served by the SW., Mail Stop 0601, Washington, DC timeframe, speakers will be scheduled Department, membership should 20250, Attn: Advisory Committee on on a first-come basis. Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to Public written comments for the Nomination packages may also be faxed Subcommittee’s consideration may be to (202) 720–7704. represent minorities, women, and submitted by close of business on June persons with disabilities. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 19, 2015, to Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Committee advises the Secretary of Done in Washington, DC, this 11th day of Designated Federal Official, USDA Agriculture on matters broadly affecting June 2015. OAO, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., new farmers and ranchers including Christian Obineme, Room 520–A, Washington, DC 20250– tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES strategies, policies, and programs that Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and 0170, Phone (202) 720–6350, Fax (202) will enhance opportunities and create Outreach. 720–7704, Email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov. new farming and ranching operations. [FR Doc. 2015–15064 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] A conference call line will be available The Committee will consider BILLING CODE P and open for public comments on June Department goals and objectives from 10:30 a.m. through 3:30 p.m. CST necessary to implement prior on Tuesday, June 23, for all who wish recommendations. 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34880 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 117 / Thursday, June 18, 2015 / Notices the following telephone number: (888) organization or affiliation, comments, or burden of the collection of information 566–6179 and enter passcode 3184649. any questions for the subcommittee’s on those who are to respond, including Members of the public may submit consideration. You may also fax this through the use of appropriate written statements to the Land Tenure information to (202) 720–7704. automated, electronic, mechanical, or Subcommittee at any time. Written Members of the public who wish to other technological collection submissions are encouraged to either be make comments during the techniques and other forms of less than one page in length, or be subcommittee meeting must arrive information technology. accompanied by an executive summary between 9:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. on Comments regarding this information and a summary of policy initiatives to Tuesday, June 23, and register (confirm) collection received by July 20, 2015 will include, but not limited to, the at the check-in table. be considered. Written comments following topics: The agenda is as follows: Day 1: should be addressed to: Desk Officer for 1. How are farmers currently making Closed Session. Day 2: Subcommittee Agriculture, Office of Information and farm business transitions and land or discussions, public comments, and Regulatory Affairs, Office of asset transfers between generations and subcommittee deliberations. Day 3: Management and Budget (OMB), New non-family owners? Closed Session. Please visit the Executive Office Building, 725 17th 2. How do changes in agricultural Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Web Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. land tenure, such as increased reliance site for the full agenda. All agenda Commentors are encouraged to submit on leasing, impact the ability of USDA topics and documents will be made their comments to OMB via email to: to serve the needs of America’s farm available to the public at: http:// OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax families? www.outreach.usda.gov/ (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 3. How do changes in land tenure smallbeginning/index.htm. Copies of Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail affect the access and availability of the agenda will also be distributed at the Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– farmland for new and beginning meeting. 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may farmers? Meeting Accommodations: USDA is be obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 4. How do we help farms plan for committed to ensuring that everyone is An agency may not conduct or transitions in advance and best support accommodated in our work sponsor a collection of information those who inherit farmland? environment, programs, and events. If unless the collection of information ADDRESSES: This public advisory you are a person with a disability and displays a currently valid OMB control committee meeting will be held at Drake request reasonable accommodations to number and the agency informs University, Old Main, Levitt Hall, 25th participate in this meeting, please note potential persons who are to respond to and University Ave., Des Moines, Iowa the request in your registration and you the collection of information that such 50311. On-street parking and on-site may contact Mrs. Kenya Nicholas in persons are not required to respond to parking is available. There is also a advance of the meeting by or before the collection of information unless it drop-off area directly in front of the close of business on June 19, 2015, by displays a currently valid OMB control entrance to the property. There will be phone at (202) 720–6350, fax (202) 720– number. signs directing attendees to the meeting 7704, or email: kenya.nicholas@ Forest Service room. osec.usda.gov. Title: Pesticide-Use Proposal (PUP) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Issued in Washington, DC, this 15th day of June 2015. Form. Questions should be directed to Phyllis OMB Control Number: 0596–NEW. Morgan, Executive Assistant, OAO, Christian Obineme, Summary of Collection: The Forest 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Service (FS) is authorized under the Bldg., 520–A, Washington, DC 20250, Outreach. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Phone: (202) 720–6350, Fax: (202) 720– [FR Doc. 2015–15070 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 7136, email: Phyllis.Morgan@ BILLING CODE 3412–89–P 136, and 40 CFR part 171; the osec.usda.gov. Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101) as amended by BFRAC members met in Austin, Texas, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, on September 23–24, 2014, to deliberate Submission for OMB Review; and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421), upon the final set of recommendations Comment Request and 36 CFR part 219; and the National for the Secretary on issues involving Environmental Policy Act 42 CFR part communications, service, and advocacy June 15, 2015. 4321), and 36 CFR part 220 to collect in identifying barriers for beginning The Department of Agriculture has information on proposed use of farmers and ranchers. They also submitted the following information pesticides on lands administered by FS considered issues around lending and collection requirement(s) to OMB for to safe guard natural resources and credit in parsing statistics generated by review and clearance under the human health. USDA. Since that meeting, the Secretary Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Need and Use of the Information: FS tasked the BFRAC with providing Public Law 104–13. Comments will use form FS–2100–2 to collect recommendations on access to land, regarding (a) whether the collection of pesticide project information from farm business transition, and land information is necessary for the proper entities for application of pesticides tenure. Please visit our Web site at: performance of the functions of the upon FS administered lands within http://www.outreach.usda.gov/ agency, including whether the rights-of-way easements, permitted tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES smallbeginning/index.htm for information will have practical utility; lands, and under similar circumstances. additional information on the BFRAC. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Categories of information requested are The public is asked to pre-register for of burden including the validity of the descriptive of type, amount, and the meeting by June 19, 2015. You may methodology and assumptions used; (c) location of applications, as well as pre-register for the public meeting by ways to enhance the quality, utility and identification of qualifying credentials submitting an email to acbfr@ clarity of the information to be of those performing the work. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe subcommittee meeting is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, June 22-24, 2015, from 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. CST. Tuesday, June 23, from 10:30-3:30 p.m. CST has been set aside for public comments. All persons wishing to make comments during this meeting must check in between 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. CST on June 23, at the registration table. All public commenters will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater than what can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public meeting timeframe, speakers will be scheduled on a first- come basis.
ContactQuestions should be directed to Phyllis Morgan, Executive Assistant, OAO, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 520-A, Washington, DC 20250, Phone: (202) 720-6350, Fax: (202) 720-7136, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 34879 
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