80 FR 75043 - Notice of the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening Session
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
Office of the Secretary
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 230 (December 1, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-30450 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 230 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 75043-75044] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30450] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Notice of the Specialty Crop Committee's Stakeholder Listening Session AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA. ACTION: Notice of stakeholder listening session. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App 2, and the Specialty Crop Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-465), the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a stakeholder listening session of the Specialty Crop Committee, a subcommittee of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. DATES: December 10, 2015 starting at 9:00 a.m. EST. ADDRESSES: Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market Expo and Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO, DeVos Place Conference Center, River Overlook Room A-B, DeVos Place Convention Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503. The public may file written comments by December 21, 2015, to: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 332-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20250-2255 or [email protected]. [[Page 75044]] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720-8408; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Specialty Crop Committee was established in accordance with the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 under Title III, Section 303 of Public Law 108-465. This Committee is a permanent subcommittee of the National Agricultural Research Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (the Board). The Committee's charge is to study the scope and effectiveness of research, extension, and economics programs affecting the specialty crop industry. The congressional legislation defines ``specialty crops'' as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops (including floriculture). In order to carry out its responsibilities effectively, the Committee is holding a stakeholder listening session. The listening session will elicit stakeholder input from industry and state representatives, national organizations and institutions, local producers, and other groups interested in the issues with which the Specialty Crop Committee is charged. This session will be an opportunity to share ideas on the specialty crop industry with members of USDA's Specialty Crop Committee, including: measures designed to improve the efficiency, productivity, and profitability of specialty crop production in the United States; measures designed to improve competitiveness through research, extension, and economics programs affecting the specialty crop industry; and programs that would: enhance quality and shelf-life, development of new crop protection tools, preventing foreign invasive pests and diseases, developing new and improved marketing tools, and enhancing food safety, improvement of mechanization of production practices, and enhancing irrigation techniques. Input received will help formulate recommendations from the Specialty Crop Committee to USDA. Written comments by attendees and other interested stakeholders will be welcomed as additional public input by December 21, 2015. All verbal and written statements will become part of the official public record of the REE Advisory Board Office. Done at Washington, DC, this 24th day of November 2015. Catherine E. Woteki, Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics, Chief Scientist, USDA. [FR Doc. 2015-30450 Filed 11-30-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-03-P
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contains documents other than rules or advice and recommendations on the top 0321; or email: michele.esch@usda.gov.
proposed rules that are applicable to the priorities and policies for food and All statements will become a part of the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, agricultural research, education, official record of the National
committee meetings, agency decisions and extension, and economics. The main Agricultural Research, Extension,
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
petitions and applications and agency
focus of this meeting will be on the food Education, and Economics Advisory
statements of organization and functions are safety and nutrition programs of the Board and will be kept on file for public
examples of documents appearing in this USDA Research, Education, and review in the Research, Education, and
section. Extension mission area. The Board will Economics Advisory Board Office.
also receive updates and information Done at Washington, DC, this 24th day of
pertinent to the research, education, and November 2015.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE economics activities in USDA. A Catherine E. Woteki,
detailed agenda may be received from Under Secretary, Research, Education, and
Office of the Secretary the contact person identified in this Economics, Chief Scientist, USDA.
notice. [FR Doc. 2015–30444 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am]
Meeting Notice of the National Tentative Agenda: On Wednesday,
Agricultural Research, Extension, December 16, 2015, an orientation
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Education, and Economics Advisory session for new members and interested
Board incumbent members will be held from DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
AGENCY: Research, Education, and 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (noon) followed
Economics, USDA. by the full Advisory Board convening at Office of the Secretary
ACTION: Notice of meeting. 12:00 p.m. (noon) and ending by 5:30
p.m. Notice of the Specialty Crop
SUMMARY: In accordance with the On Thursday, December 17, 2015, the Committee’s Stakeholder Listening
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 full Advisory Board will convene at 8:00 Session
U.S.C. App 2, Section 1408 of the a.m. and adjourn at 5:00 p.m. An
National Agricultural Research, evening session will be held at 6:00 p.m. AGENCY:Research, Education, and
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of at the Greenbelt Marriott at 6400 Ivy Economics, USDA.
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123), and the Lane, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770. ACTION: Notice of stakeholder listening
Agricultural Act of 2014, the U.S. On Friday, December 18, 2015, the session.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Board will reconvene at 8:00 a.m. and
announces a meeting of the National adjourn at 12:00 p.m. (noon). SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Agricultural Research, Extension, Public Participation: This meeting is Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
Education, and Economics Advisory open to the public and any interested U.S.C. App 2, and the Specialty Crop
Board. individuals wishing to attend. Competitiveness Act of 2004 (Public
DATES: December 16–18, 2015. The Opportunity for public comment will be Law 108–465), the U. S. Department of
public may file written comments before offered at the end of each day of the Agriculture (USDA) announces a
or up to January 4, 2016. meeting. To attend the meeting and/or stakeholder listening session of the
make oral statements regarding any Specialty Crop Committee, a
ADDRESSES: Beltsville Agricultural
items on the agenda, you must contact subcommittee of the National
Research Center, 10300 Baltimore
Michele Esch at 202–720–8408; email: Agricultural Research, Extension,
Avenue, Building 005, Room 020,
Michele.esch@usda.gov at least 5 Education, and Economics Advisory
Beltsville, Maryland 20705. Written
business days prior to the meeting. Board.
comments may be sent to: The National
Members of the public will be heard in
Agricultural Research, Extension, DATES: December 10, 2015 starting at
the order in which they sign up at the
Education, and Economics Advisory 9:00 a.m. EST.
beginning of the meeting. The Chair will
Board Office, U.S. Department of ADDRESSES: Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable
conduct the meeting to facilitate the
Agriculture, Room 332A, Jamie L. and Farm Market Expo and Michigan
orderly conduct of business. Written
Whitten Building, Mail Stop 0321, 1400 Greenhouse Growers EXPO, DeVos
comments by attendees or other
Independence Avenue SW., Place Conference Center, River Overlook
interested stakeholders will be
Washington, DC 20250–0321. Room A–B, DeVos Place Convention
welcomed for the public record before
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and up to two weeks following the Center, 303 Monroe Ave. NW., Grand
Michele Esch, Executive Director or Board meeting (or by close of business Rapids, Michigan, 49503.
Shirley Morgan-Jordan, Program Monday, January 4, 2014). All written The public may file written comments
Support Coordinator, National statements must be sent to Michele by December 21, 2015, to: The National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
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Esch, Designated Federal Officer and Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory Executive Director, National Education, and Economics Advisory
Board; telephone: (202) 720–3684; fax: Agricultural Research, Extension, Board Office, U.S. Department of
(202) 720–6199; or email: michele.esch@ Education, and Economics Advisory Agriculture, Room 332–A, Jamie L.
usda.gov or Shirley.Morgan@ Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence
ars.usda.gov. Room 332A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20250–
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mail Stop 0321,1400 Independence 2255 or nareeeab@ars.usda.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Done at Washington, DC, this 24th day of Alexandria, VA 22302. Comments may
Michele Esch, Executive Director, November 2015. also be submitted via fax to the attention
National Agricultural Research, Catherine E. Woteki, of Rosemarie Downer at 703–305–2576
Extension, Education, and Economics Under Secretary, Research, Education, and or via email to rosemarie.downer@
Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720– Economics, Chief Scientist, USDA. fns.usda.gov. Comments will also be
8408; fax: (202) 720–6199; or email: [FR Doc. 2015–30450 Filed 11–30–15; 8:45 am] accepted through the Federal
Michele.esch@ars.usda.gov. BILLING CODE 3410–03–P eRulemaking Portal. Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online instructions for submitting
Specialty Crop Committee was DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE comments electronically.
established in accordance with the All written comments will be open for
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of Food and Nutrition Service public inspection at the office of the
2004 under Title III, Section 303 of Food and Nutrition Service during
Public Law 108–465. This Committee is Agency Information Collection regular business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00
a permanent subcommittee of the Activities: Proposed Collection; p.m., Monday through Friday) at 3101
National Agricultural Research Comment Request—Follow Up to an Park Center Drive, Room 1014,
Extension, Education, and Economics Assessment of the Roles and Alexandria, Virginia 22302.
Advisory Board (the Board). The Effectiveness of Community-Based All responses to this notice will be
Committee’s charge is to study the scope Organizations in the Supplemental summarized and included in the request
and effectiveness of research, extension, Nutrition Assistance Program for Office of Management and Budget
and economics programs affecting the AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service, approval. All comments will also
specialty crop industry. The USDA. become a matter of public record.
congressional legislation defines ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
‘‘specialty crops’’ as fruits, vegetables, Requests for additional information or
tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery crops SUMMARY: In accordance with the copies of this information collection
(including floriculture). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this should be directed to Rosemarie Downer
In order to carry out its notice invites the general public and at 703–305–2129. Information requests
responsibilities effectively, the other public agencies to comment on submitted through email should refer to
Committee is holding a stakeholder this proposed information collection. the title of this proposal.
listening session. The listening session This is a revision of an existing SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
collection for the Food and Nutrition Title: Follow Up to an Assessment of
will elicit stakeholder input from
Service to describe the roles of the Roles and Effectiveness of
industry and state representatives,
community-based organizations (CBOs) Community-Based Organizations in the
national organizations and institutions,
in the Supplemental Nutrition Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
local producers, and other groups
Assistance Program (SNAP), and to Program.
interested in the issues with which the
assess if, and how, the use of CBOs to OMB Number: 0584–0578.
Specialty Crop Committee is charged. conduct SNAP applicant interviews has
This session will be an opportunity to Form Number: Not Applicable.
impacted SNAP program outcomes such Expiration Date: May 31, 2016.
share ideas on the specialty crop as timeliness, payment error rates,
industry with members of USDA’s Type of Request: Revision of a
access, and client satisfaction across five currently approval information
Specialty Crop Committee, including: (5) States.
measures designed to improve the collection.
DATES: Written comments on this notice Abstract: To provide more timely and
efficiency, productivity, and
must be received on or before February efficient services to the growing number
profitability of specialty crop
1, 2016. of applicants to SNAP, State and local
production in the United States;
measures designed to improve ADDRESSES: Comments are invited on: SNAP offices are partnering with CBOs
(a) Whether the proposed collection of that have the capacity to provide
competitiveness through research,
information is necessary for the proper application assistance and conduct
extension, and economics programs
performance of the functions of the applicant interviews for SNAP across
affecting the specialty crop industry;
agency, including whether the five (5) States. FNS has approved these
and programs that would: enhance
information will have practical utility; partnerships as part of a demonstration
quality and shelf-life, development of
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s burden of ‘‘Community Partner Interviewer
new crop protection tools, preventing
estimate for the proposed collection of Projects.’’ In 2015, FNS released a report
foreign invasive pests and diseases,
information, including the validity of that assessed whether the use of CBOs
developing new and improved
the methodology and assumptions that to conduct SNAP applicant interviews
marketing tools, and enhancing food
were used; (c) ways to minimize the had an impact on SNAP program
safety, improvement of mechanization
burden of the collection of information performance. Specific program
of production practices, and enhancing outcomes included efficiency, payment
on those who are to respond, including
irrigation techniques. Input received accuracy and client satisfaction. FNS
use of appropriate automated,
will help formulate recommendations has extended the demonstration
electronic, mechanical, or other
from the Specialty Crop Committee to technological collection techniques or projects, and to further assess the
USDA. other forms of information technology, impact of these SNAP–CBO
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Written comments by attendees and and (d) ways to enhance the quality, partnerships on SNAP program
other interested stakeholders will be utility and clarity of the information to outcomes, FNS is seeking to collect
welcomed as additional public input by be collected. additional data from the five States that
December 21, 2015. All verbal and Comments may be sent to: Rosemarie are participating in the demonstration.
written statements will become part of Downer, Food and Nutrition Service/ The information collection plan for
the official public record of the REE U.S. Department of Agriculture, 3101 this follow-up includes a satisfaction
Advisory Board Office. Park Center Drive, Room 1014, survey to be completed by SNAP
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of stakeholder listening session. | |
| Dates | December 10, 2015 starting at 9:00 a.m. EST. | |
| Contact | Michele Esch, Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 720-8408; fax: (202) 720-6199; or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 75043 |
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