80 FR 55826 - Meeting: Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 55826] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23418] ======================================================================== Notices Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 180 / Thursday, September 17, 2015 / Notices [[Page 55826]] AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Meeting: Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given of the public meeting of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in the South Ballroom of the Memorial Union at Purdue University, 101 N Grant St, West Lafayette, Indiana. The meeting will be streamed live on the Internet. The link to the global live stream is on BIFAD's home page: http://www.usaid.gov/bifad. The central theme of this public meeting will be Crossroads: Science, Innovation, Markets, and Policy for Feeding the World. Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair, will preside over the public business meeting, which will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with opening remarks. At this meeting, the Board will address old and new business and hear updates from USAID, the university community, and other experts on climate-smart agriculture, plant sciences and the role of various constituents in feeding the world's population. Starting at 9 a.m., Dr. Waded Cruzado, BIFAD Board Member will present the BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence which recognizes individual researchers and/or a team of researchers for significant achievements in work performed through USAID's Feed the Future Innovation Labs. Starting at 9:30 a.m., BIFAD will hear from the first panel hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Dukes, Director of the Purdue Climate Change Research Center and Professor of Forestry & Natural Resources and Biological Sciences. Dr. Thomas Hertel, Distinguished Professor of Agriculture will moderate the panel titled Climate-Smart Agriculture--Closing the Yield Gap in a Changing Climate. Presenters for this panel are Dr. Mitch Tuinstra, Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics and Wickersham Chair; Dr. Linda Prokopy, Associate Professor, Natural Resource Science; and an additional panelist to be determined. The panel will conclude with a 15 minute comment period. Starting at 11:15 a.m., Dr. Karen Plaut, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs, will moderate a panel on Plant Sciences Research and Education Pipeline. Presenters for this panel are Dr. Melba Crawford, Associate Dean of Engineering for Research; Dr. Katy Rainey, Assistant Professor of Agronomy; and Dr. Jian Kang Zhu, Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology. This panel will conclude with a 15 minute comment period. Starting at 2:15 p.m., Dr. Jay Akridge, Glen W. Sample Dean of Agriculture, will moderate a panel on US Ag Industry's Role in Feeding the World. Presenters for this panel are Ted McKinney, Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture; and Jim Moseley, a local farmer. At 3:30 p.m., Chairman Deaton will moderate a half-hour public comment period. At 4 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton, will make closing remarks and adjourn the public meeting. At 4 p.m., after the meeting has been adjourned, BIFAD and members of the public are invited to view the Purdue University poster display. Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional information about BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, Executive Director and Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for Food Security at USAID. Interested persons may write to her in care of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Bureau for Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09-067, Washington, DC, 20523-2110 or telephone her at (202) 712-0218. Susan Owens, Executive Director and USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development. [FR Doc. 2015-23418 Filed 9-16-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Gap in a Changing Climate. Presenters DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or for this panel are Dr. Mitch Tuinstra,
proposed rules that are applicable to the Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics Animal and Plant Health Inspection
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, Service
and Wickersham Chair; Dr. Linda
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Prokopy, Associate Professor, Natural
petitions and applications and agency Resource Science; and an additional [Docket No. APHIS–2015–0047]
statements of organization and functions are panelist to be determined. The panel
examples of documents appearing in this will conclude with a 15 minute Oral Rabies Vaccine Trial; Availability
section. comment period. of a Supplement to an Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Starting at 11:15 a.m., Dr. Karen Plaut, Significant Impact
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL Senior Associate Dean for Research and
DEVELOPMENT Faculty Affairs, will moderate a panel AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health
on Plant Sciences Research and Inspection Service, USDA.
Meeting: Board for International Food Education Pipeline. Presenters for this ACTION: Notice.
and Agricultural Development panel are Dr. Melba Crawford, Associate
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Dean of Engineering for Research; Dr. SUMMARY: We are advising the public
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of Katy Rainey, Assistant Professor of that the Animal and Plant Health
the public meeting of the Board for Agronomy; and Dr. Jian Kang Zhu, Inspection Service has prepared a
International Food and Agricultural Distinguished Professor of Plant supplement to an environmental
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will Biology. This panel will conclude with assessment and finding of no significant
be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT on a 15 minute comment period. impact relative to an oral rabies
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 in the Starting at 2:15 p.m., Dr. Jay Akridge, vaccination field trial in New
South Ballroom of the Memorial Union Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Vermont,
Glen W. Sample Dean of Agriculture,
at Purdue University, 101 N Grant St, and West Virginia. Based on its finding
will moderate a panel on US Ag
West Lafayette, Indiana. The meeting of no significant impact, the Animal and
Industry’s Role in Feeding the World. Plant Health Inspection Service has
will be streamed live on the Internet. Presenters for this panel are Ted
The link to the global live stream is on determined that an environmental
McKinney, Director of the Indiana State impact statement need not be prepared.
BIFAD’s home page: http:// Department of Agriculture; and Jim
www.usaid.gov/bifad. Moseley, a local farmer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
The central theme of this public Richard Chipman, Rabies Program
meeting will be Crossroads: Science, At 3:30 p.m., Chairman Deaton will Coordinator, Wildlife Services, APHIS,
Innovation, Markets, and Policy for moderate a half-hour public comment 59 Chennell Drive, Suite 7, Concord, NH
Feeding the World. Dr. Brady Deaton, period. At 4 p.m. EDT Dr. Deaton, will 03301; (603) 223–9623. To obtain copies
BIFAD Chair, will preside over the make closing remarks and adjourn the of the supplement to the environmental
public business meeting, which will public meeting. At 4 p.m., after the assessment and the finding of no
begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT with meeting has been adjourned, BIFAD and significant impact, contact Ms. Beth
opening remarks. At this meeting, the members of the public are invited to Kabert, Environmental Coordinator,
Board will address old and new view the Purdue University poster Wildlife Services, 140–C Locust Grove
business and hear updates from USAID, display. Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867; (908) 735–
the university community, and other 5654, fax (908) 735–0821, email:
Those wishing to attend the meeting
experts on climate-smart agriculture, beth.e.kabert@aphis.usda.gov.
or obtain additional information about
plant sciences and the role of various
BIFAD should contact Susan Owens, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
constituents in feeding the world’s
Executive Director and Designated Wildlife Services (WS) program in the
population.
Starting at 9 a.m., Dr. Waded Cruzado, Federal Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau Animal and Plant Health Inspection
BIFAD Board Member will present the for Food Security at USAID. Interested Service (APHIS) cooperates with
BIFAD Award for Scientific Excellence persons may write to her in care of the Federal agencies, State and local
which recognizes individual researchers U.S. Agency for International governments, and private individuals to
and/or a team of researchers for Development, Ronald Reagan Building, research and implement the best
significant achievements in work Bureau for Food Security, 1300 methods of managing conflicts between
performed through USAID’s Feed the Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 2.09– wildlife and human health and safety,
Future Innovation Labs. 067, Washington, DC, 20523–2110 or agriculture, property, and natural
Starting at 9:30 a.m., BIFAD will hear resources. Wildlife-borne diseases that
telephone her at (202) 712–0218.
from the first panel hosted by Dr. Jeffrey can affect domestic animals and humans
Susan Owens, are among the types of conflicts that
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Dukes, Director of the Purdue Climate
Change Research Center and Professor Executive Director and USAID Designated APHIS–WS addresses. Wildlife is the
of Forestry & Natural Resources and Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food dominant reservoir of rabies in the
Biological Sciences. Dr. Thomas Hertel, Security, U.S. Agency for International United States.
Distinguished Professor of Agriculture Development. On July 17, 2015, we published in the
will moderate the panel titled Climate- [FR Doc. 2015–23418 Filed 9–16–15; 8:45 am] Federal Register (80 FR 42467–42469,
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