80 FR 48476 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)

Page Range		48476-48476
FR Document		2015-19927

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 to 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-15-0041]


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 to 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, September 15, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, and Wednesday, September 16, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held in the Latrobe/Bulfinch 
Conference Room at the Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, 1000 H Street 
Northwest, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) 720-
3334; Email: pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov.

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 2015, for a two-year period.
    AMS Deputy Administrator for the Fruit and Vegetable Program, 
Charles Parrott, serves as the Committee's Manager. 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.
    Public Comments: All written public comments must be submitted 
electronically by August 31, 2015, for the Committee's consideration to 
Pamela Stanziani at pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov 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 Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel is ADA 
compliant and 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 pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or (202) 720-3334, by August 31, 2015. 
Determinations for reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-
case basis.

    Dated: August 10, 2015.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER suggestions and ideas to the Secretary DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or on how USDA can tailor its programs to
proposed rules that are applicable to the meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s Office of the Secretary
public. Notices of hearings and investigations,
needs. The Committee was re-chartered
committee meetings, agency decisions and Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of in July 2015, for a two-year period.
Records USDA/OIG–1 through USDA/
petitions and applications and agency AMS Deputy Administrator for the OIG–9
statements of organization and functions are Fruit and Vegetable Program, Charles
examples of documents appearing in this Parrott, serves as the Committee’s AGENCY: Office of Inspector General,
section.
Manager. Representatives from USDA USDA.
mission areas and other government ACTION: Notice of amendment to systems
agencies affecting the fruit and vegetable of records; establishment of one new
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE system of records; addition of four new
industry are periodically called upon to
routine uses; and republication of
Agricultural Marketing Service participate in the Committee’s meetings
systems of records.
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as determined by the Committee. AMS
is giving notice of the Committee SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory meeting to the public so that they may Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and
Committee attend and present their views. The (11), the United States Department of
meeting is open to the public. Agriculture (USDA), Office of Inspector
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, General (OIG) proposes to revise its
USDA. Public Comments: All written public
systems of records by establishing one
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. comments must be submitted
new system of records, by deleting a
electronically by August 31, 2015, for current system of records, by adding
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal the Committee’s consideration to new routine uses, and by making
Advisory Committee Act, the Pamela Stanziani at pamela.stanziani@ technical changes and corrections to
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is ams.usda.gov or to certain existing routine uses and
announcing a meeting of the Fruit and www.regulations.gov, or mailed to: 1400 systems of records.
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Independence Avenue SW., Room DATES: This action will be effective
(Committee). The meeting is being 2077–South, STOP 0235, Washington, without further notice on September 22,
convened to examine the full spectrum DC 20250–0235. The meeting will be 2015 unless comments are received that
of fruit and vegetable industry issues recorded, and information about would result in a contrary
and to provide recommendations and obtaining a transcript will be provided determination. If comments are
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on at the meeting. received, the comments will be
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agenda items may include, but are considered and, where adopted, the
(USDA) can tailor programs and services
not limited to, welcome and document will be republished with
to better meet the needs of the U.S.
introductions, administrative matters, changes.
produce industry. The meeting is open
to the public. This notice sets forth the progress reports from committee ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
schedule and location for the meeting. working group chairs and/or vice chairs, identified by docket number OIG–2015–
DATES: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, potential working group 0001 by one of the following methods:
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern recommendation discussion, and • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Time, and Wednesday, September 16, presentations by subject matter experts www.regulations.gov. Follow the
2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., as requested by the Committee. instructions for submitting comments.
Eastern Time. • Email: Comments@oig.usda.gov.
Meeting Accommodations: The Grand • Fax: (202) 690–1528.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting Hyatt Washington Hotel is ADA • Mail: Christy A. Slamowitz,
will be held in the Latrobe/Bulfinch compliant and provides reasonable Counsel to the Inspector General, U.S.
Conference Room at the Grand Hyatt accommodations to individuals with Department of Agriculture, 1400
Washington Hotel, 1000 H Street disabilities where appropriate. If you Independence Avenue SW., STOP 2308,
Northwest, Washington, DC 20001. need a reasonable accommodation to Washington, DC 20250–2308.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: participate in this public meeting, • Instructions: All submissions
Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal please notify Pamela Stanziani at received must include the agency name
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or and docket number for this rulemaking.
Vegetable Program; Telephone: (202) (202) 720–3334, by August 31, 2015. All comments received will be posted
720–3334; Email: pamela.stanziani@ Determinations for reasonable without change to http://
ams.usda.gov. accommodations will be made on a www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant case-by-case basis.
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act • Docket: For access to the docket or
Dated: August 10, 2015. to read background documents or
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of
Rex A. Barnes, comments received go to http://
Agriculture (Secretary) established the
Committee in 2001, to examine the full Associate Administrator. www.regulations.gov.
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, September 15, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, September 16, 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 48476

80 FR 48476 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 156 (August 13, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service