80 FR 44323 - Re-Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-18317

The USDA intends to renew the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) for a two-year term from 2015-2017. The purpose of the Committee is to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its programs to better meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The Committee is necessary and is in the public interest.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document No. AMS-FV-15-0017]


Re-Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Re-charter of the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The USDA intends to renew the Fruit and Vegetable Industry 
Advisory Committee (Committee) for a two-year term from 2015-2017. The 
purpose of the Committee is to examine the full spectrum of issues 
faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and provide suggestions and 
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its 
programs to better meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The 
Committee is necessary and is in the public interest.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles W. Parrott, Committee 
Executive Secretary; Phone: (202) 720-4722; Email: 
[email protected]; and/or Pamela Stanziani, Designated 
Federal Official; Phone: (202) 720-3334; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby given that the Secretary 
of Agriculture intends to renew the Fruit and Vegetable Industry 
Advisory Committee for two years. The purpose of the Committee is to 
examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable 
industry and provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA 
can tailor its programs to better meet the fruit and vegetable 
industry's needs.
    The Deputy Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service's 
Fruit and Vegetable Program will serve as the Committee's Executive 
Secretary. Representatives from USDA mission areas and agencies 
affecting the fruit and vegetable industry will be called upon to 
participate in the Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee 
Chairperson.
    Industry members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and 
serve 2 year terms. Membership consists of up to twenty-five (25) 
members who represent the fruit and vegetable industry and will include 
individuals representing fruit and vegetable growers/shippers, 
wholesalers, brokers, retailers, processors, fresh cut processors, 
foodservice suppliers, state agencies involved in organic and non-
organic fresh fruits and vegetables at local, regional and national 
levels, farmers markets and food hubs, state departments of 
agriculture, and trade associations. The members of the re-chartered 
Committee elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the Committee. In 
absence of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson acts in the 
Chairperson's stead.
    During the member outreach and nomination period, the Secretary of 
Agriculture seeks a diverse group of members representing a broad 
spectrum of persons interested in providing suggestions and ideas on 
how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the fruit and vegetable 
industry's needs.
    Equal opportunity practices are followed in all appointments to the 
Committee in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs of 
the diverse groups served by USDA, membership includes, to the extent 
practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited resource 
agriculture producers.

    Dated: July 22, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18317 Filed 7-24-15; 8:45 am]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER The Deputy Administrator of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or Agricultural Marketing Service’s Fruit
proposed rules that are applicable to the and Vegetable Program will serve as the Submission for OMB Review;
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Comment Request
Committee’s Executive Secretary.
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Representatives from USDA mission July 21, 2015.
petitions and applications and agency areas and agencies affecting the fruit The Department of Agriculture has
statements of organization and functions are and vegetable industry will be called submitted the following information
examples of documents appearing in this upon to participate in the Committee’s collection requirement(s) to OMB for
section. meetings as determined by the review and clearance under the
Committee Chairperson. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Industry members are appointed by Public Law 104–13. Comments
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE regarding (a) whether the collection of
the Secretary of Agriculture and serve 2
Agricultural Marketing Service year terms. Membership consists of up information is necessary for the proper
to twenty-five (25) members who performance of the functions of the
represent the fruit and vegetable agency, including whether the
[Document No. AMS–FV–15–0017] information will have practical utility;
industry and will include individuals
Re-Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
representing fruit and vegetable
Industry Advisory Committee of burden including the validity of the
growers/shippers, wholesalers, brokers,
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
retailers, processors, fresh cut ways to enhance the quality, utility and
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service,
processors, foodservice suppliers, state clarity of the information to be
USDA.
agencies involved in organic and non- collected; (d) ways to minimize the
ACTION: Notice of Re-charter of the U.S.
organic fresh fruits and vegetables at burden of the collection of information
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit local, regional and national levels,
and Vegetable Industry Advisory on those who are to respond, including
farmers markets and food hubs, state through the use of appropriate
Committee.
departments of agriculture, and trade automated, electronic, mechanical, or
SUMMARY: The USDA intends to renew associations. The members of the re- other technological collection
the Fruit and Vegetable Industry chartered Committee elect a techniques or other forms of information
Advisory Committee (Committee) for a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of technology should be addressed to: Desk
two-year term from 2015–2017. The the Committee. In absence of the Officer for Agriculture, Office of
purpose of the Committee is to examine Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson acts Information and Regulatory Affairs,
the full spectrum of issues faced by the in the Chairperson’s stead. Office of Management and Budget
fruit and vegetable industry and provide During the member outreach and (OMB), OIRA_Submission@
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary of nomination period, the Secretary of OMB.EOP.GOV or fax (202) 395–5806
Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its Agriculture seeks a diverse group of and to Departmental Clearance Office,
programs to better meet the fruit and USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
members representing a broad spectrum
vegetable industry’s needs. The Washington, DC 20250–7602.
of persons interested in providing
Committee is necessary and is in the Comments regarding these information
suggestions and ideas on how USDA collections are best assured of having
public interest.
can tailor its programs to meet the fruit their full effect if received within 30
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and vegetable industry’s needs.
Charles W. Parrott, Committee days of this notification. Copies of the
Executive Secretary; Phone: (202) 720– Equal opportunity practices are submission(s) may be obtained by
4722; Email: Charles.parrott@ followed in all appointments to the calling (202) 720–8958.
ams.usda.gov; and/or Pamela Stanziani, Committee in accordance with USDA An agency may not conduct or
Designated Federal Official; Phone: policies. To ensure that the sponsor a collection of information
(202) 720–3334; Email: recommendations of the Committee unless the collection of information
Pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov. have taken into account the needs of the displays a currently valid OMB control
diverse groups served by USDA, number and the agency informs
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant potential persons who are to respond to
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act membership includes, to the extent
practicable, individuals with the collection of information that such
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby persons are not required to respond to
given that the Secretary of Agriculture demonstrated ability to represent
the collection of information unless it
intends to renew the Fruit and minorities, women, persons with
displays a currently valid OMB control
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee disabilities, and limited resource
number.
for two years. The purpose of the agriculture producers.
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Committee is to examine the full Dated: July 22, 2015.
Food Safety and Inspection Service
spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and Rex A. Barnes, Title: Consumer Complaint
vegetable industry and provide Monitoring System—Food Safety
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
Mobile Questionnaire.
on how USDA can tailor its programs to OMB Control Number: 0583–0133.
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Re-charter of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
Contact		Charles W. Parrott, Committee Executive Secretary; Phone: (202) 720-4722; Email: [email protected]; and/or Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal Official; Phone: (202) 720-3334; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 44323

80 FR 44323 - Re-Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 143 (July 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service