81 FR 61662 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 173 (September 7, 2016)

Page Range		61662-61662
FR Document		2016-21425

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-SC-16-0087]


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, October 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, and Wednesday, October 26, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., 
Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held in the Tidewater I&II 
Conference Room at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel @Ronald Reagan 
National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 
22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal 
Official, USDA, AMS, Specialty Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720-
3334; Email: [email protected].

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 Specialty Crops 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 October 1, 2016, for the Committee's consideration to 
Pamela Stanziani at [email protected] 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 proposal, and presentations by subject 
matter experts.
    Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel 
@Ronald Reagan National Airport 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, Designated Federal 
Official, at [email protected] or (202) 720-3334, by 
September 30, 2016. Determinations for reasonable accommodations will 
be made on a case-by-case basis.

    Dated: September 1, 2016.
Dana Coale,
Associate Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER on how USDA can tailor its programs to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
contains documents other than rules or meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s
proposed rules that are applicable to the needs. The Committee was re-chartered Forest Service
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, in July 2015, for a two-year period.
committee meetings, agency decisions and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Resource
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of AMS Deputy Administrator for the Advisory Committee
petitions and applications and agency Specialty Crops Program, Charles
statements of organization and functions are Parrott, serves as the Committee’s AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
examples of documents appearing in this Manager. Representatives from USDA ACTION: Notice of meeting.
section. mission areas and other government
agencies affecting the fruit and vegetable SUMMARY: The Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
industry are periodically called upon to Resource Advisory Committee (RAC)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE will meet in South Jordan, Utah. The
participate in the Committee’s meetings
as determined by the Committee. AMS committee is authorized under the
Agricultural Marketing Service Secure Rural Schools and Community
is giving notice of the Committee
[Doc. No. AMS–SC–16–0087] meeting to the public so that they may Self-Determination Act (the Act) and
attend and present their views. The operates in compliance with the Federal
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Advisory Committee Act. The purpose
Committee meeting is open to the public.
of the committee is to improve
Public Comments: All written public collaborative relationships and to
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, comments must be submitted
USDA. provide advice and recommendations to
electronically by October 1, 2016, for the Forest Service concerning projects
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. the Committee’s consideration to and funding consistent with Title II of
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Pamela Stanziani at pamela.stanziani@ the Act. RAC information can be found
Advisory Committee Act, the ams.usda.gov or to at the following Web site: http://
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is www.regulations.gov, or mailed to: 1400 www.fs.usda.gov/main/uwcnf/
announcing a meeting of the Fruit and Independence Avenue SW., Room 2077- workingtogether/advisorycommittees.
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee South, STOP 0235, Washington, DC DATES: The meeting will be held on
(Committee). The meeting is being 20250–0235. The meeting will be September 28, 2016, from 6:00 p.m.–
convened to examine the full spectrum recorded, and information about 8:30 p.m.
of fruit and vegetable industry issues obtaining a transcript will be provided All RAC meetings are subject to
and to provide recommendations and at the meeting. cancellation. For status of meeting prior
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on Agenda items may include, but are to attendance, please contact the person
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture not limited to, welcome and listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
(USDA) can tailor programs and services introductions, administrative matters, CONTACT.
to better meet the needs of the U.S. progress reports from committee ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
produce industry. The meeting is open working group chairs and/or vice chairs, the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest Service
to the public. This notice sets forth the potential working group Office, Room #314, 857 West South
schedule and location for the meeting. recommendation discussion and Jordan Parkway, South Jordan, Utah.
DATES: Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from proposal, and presentations by subject The meeting will also be available via
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and matter experts. teleconference. For anytone who would
Wednesday, October 26, 2016, from 8:30 Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt like to attend via teleconferenc, please
a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Regency Crystal City Hotel @Ronald visit the Web site listed in the SUMMARY
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting Reagan National Airport is ADA section or contact the person listed
will be held in the Tidewater I&II compliant and provides reasonable under the FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Conference Room at the Hyatt Regency accommodations to individuals with section.
Crystal City Hotel @Ronald Reagan disabilities where appropriate. If you Written comments may be submitted
National Airport, 2799 Jefferson Davis need a reasonable accommodation to as described under SUPPLEMENTARY
Highway, Arlington, Virginia, 22202. participate in this public meeting, INFORMATION. All comments, including
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: please notify Pamela Stanziani, names and addresses when provided,
Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal Designated Federal Official, at are placed in the record and are
Official, USDA, AMS, Specialty Crops pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov or available for public inspection and
Program; Telephone: (202) 720–3334; (202) 720–3334, by September 30, 2016. copying. The public may inspect
Email: pamela.stanziani@ams.usda.gov. Determinations for reasonable comments received on the Web site
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant accommodations will be made on a listed in the SUMMARY section.
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to the Federal Advisory Committee Act case-by-case basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of Dated: September 1, 2016. Loyal Clark, RAC Coordinator by phone
Agriculture (Secretary) established the at 801–999–2113, or via email at
Dana Coale,
Committee in 2001, to examine the full lfclark@fs.fed.us.
spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and Associate Administrator. Individuals who use
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, October 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, October 26, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Contact		Pamela Stanziani, Designated Federal Official, USDA, AMS, Specialty Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720- 3334; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 61662

81 FR 61662 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 173 (September 7, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service