82 FR 12782 - Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Solicitation for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-04395

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting nominations for membership for the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (the ``Committee'') to serve a term of up to 2 years.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)


Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Solicitation 
for Membership

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and Outreach, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting 
nominations for membership for the Advisory Committee on Minority 
Farmers (the ``Committee'') to serve a term of up to 2 years.

DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before 
March 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated 
Federal Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0170; (202) 720-6350; 
email: [email protected].

ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may be sent by postal mail or commercial 
delivery to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop 0601, Washington, DC 20250, 
Attn: Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers. Nomination packages may 
also be faxed to (202) 720-7704.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee for Minority Farmers 
(ACMF) will advise the Secretary of Agriculture on strategies to 
heighten participation of historically socially disadvantaged farmers 
and ranchers in the USDA's assistance programs. The ACMF will also 
advise the Secretary on outreach and administration of competitive 
grants programs and how the USDA may enhance its efforts to build an 
inclusive future for this targeted group of minority farmers. The ACMF 
may also look at the civil rights activities of USDA and how they 
affect USDA programs in general.
    We are soliciting nominations from socially disadvantaged farming 
and ranching producers; civil rights professionals; private nonprofit 
organizations that support socially disadvantaged producers; and higher

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education institutions that work with socially disadvantaged producers. 
The membership term shall not exceed 2 years from the date of 
appointment. The Secretary may also appoint others as deemed necessary 
and appropriate to fulfill the ACMF charter.
    An organization may nominate individuals from within or outside its 
membership; alternatively, an individual may nominate herself or 
himself. Current members may likewise apply for reappointment. 
Nomination packages should include a nomination form along with a cover 
letter or resume that documents the nominee's background and 
experience. Nomination forms are available on the Internet at: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/AD-755.pdf. The Secretary will select up to 
20 members to obtain the broadest possible representation on the 
Committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 
1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with the USDA policies, 
will be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that 
the recommendations of the Committee have taken into account the needs 
of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership should 
include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated 
ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

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    Signed in Washington, DC, this 1 day of March 2017.
Christian Obineme,
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach.
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Advisory Committee on Minority
petitions and applications and agency In this notice, we are soliciting Farmers; Notice of Solicitation for
statements of organization and functions are nominations from interested Membership
examples of documents appearing in this organizations and individuals from
section. AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and
among ranching and farming producers
(industry), related government, State, Outreach, USDA.
and Tribal agricultural agencies, ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
academic institutions, commercial Membership.
Office of Advocacy and Outreach banking entities, trade associations, and SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
related nonprofit enterprises. An Advisory Committee Act, notice is
Advisory Committee on Beginning organization may nominate individuals
Farmers and Ranchers; Request for hereby given that the Secretary of
from within or outside its membership; Agriculture is soliciting nominations for
Nominations alternatively, an individual may membership for the Advisory
AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and nominate herself or himself. Committee on Minority Farmers (the
Outreach, USDA. Nomination packages should include a ‘‘Committee’’) to serve a term of up to
ACTION: Notice of request for nomination form along with a cover 2 years.
nominations. letter or resume that documents the DATES: Consideration will be given to
nominee’s background and experience. nominations received on or before
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Nomination forms are available on the March 31, 2017.
Advisory Committee Act, notice is Internet at https://www.ocio.usda.gov/ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.
hereby given that the Secretary of document/ad-755 or may be obtained Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal
Agriculture is soliciting nominations for from the person listed under Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and
membership to fill six positions on the
The Secretary will select up to six Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue
Advisory Committee on Beginning
members from among those SW., Washington, DC 20250–0170; (202)
Farmers and Ranchers (the
organizations and individuals solicited 720–6350; email: acmf@osec.usda.gov.
‘‘Committee’’).
in order to obtain the broadest possible ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may
DATES: Consideration will be given to representation on the Committee, be sent by postal mail or commercial
nominations received on or before pursuant to Section 5 of the Agricultural delivery to: Office of the Secretary, U.S.
March 31, 2017. Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. Department of Agriculture, 1400
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 102–554), in accordance with the FACA Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop
Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal and U.S. Department of Agriculture 0601, Washington, DC 20250, Attn:
Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and (USDA) Regulation 1041–1. Equal Advisory Committee on Minority
Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue opportunity practices, in line with the Farmers. Nomination packages may also
SW., Washington, DC 20250–0170; (202) USDA policies, will be followed in all be faxed to (202) 720–7704.
720–6350; email: acbfr@osec.usda.gov. appointments to the Committee. To SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
ADDRESSES: Nomination packages may ensure that the recommendations of the Advisory Committee for Minority
be sent by postal mail or commercial Committee have taken into account the Farmers (ACMF) will advise the
delivery to: Office of the Secretary, U.S. needs of the diverse groups served by Secretary of Agriculture on strategies to
Department of Agriculture, 1400 the Department, membership should heighten participation of historically
Independence Avenue SW., Mail Stop socially disadvantaged farmers and
include, to the extent practicable,
0601, Washington, DC 20250, Attn: ranchers in the USDA’s assistance
individuals with demonstrated ability to
Advisory Committee on Beginning programs. The ACMF will also advise
represent minorities, women, and
Farmers and Ranchers. Nomination the Secretary on outreach and
packages may also be faxed to (202) persons with disabilities.
administration of competitive grants
720–7704. Done in Washington, DC, this 1st day of programs and how the USDA may
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The March 2017. enhance its efforts to build an inclusive
Committee advises the Secretary of Christian Obineme, future for this targeted group of minority
Agriculture on matters broadly affecting Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and farmers. The ACMF may also look at the
new farmers and ranchers including civil rights activities of USDA and how
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strategies, policies, and programs that [FR Doc. 2017–04392 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] they affect USDA programs in general.
will enhance opportunities and create BILLING CODE P
We are soliciting nominations from
new farming and ranching operations. socially disadvantaged farming and
The Committee will consider ranching producers; civil rights
Department goals and objectives professionals; private nonprofit
necessary to implement prior organizations that support socially
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education institutions that work with packages should include a nomination Equal opportunity practices, in line
socially disadvantaged producers. The form along with a cover letter or resume with the USDA policies, will be
membership term shall not exceed 2 that documents the nominee’s followed in all appointments to the
years from the date of appointment. The background and experience. Committee. To ensure that the
Secretary may also appoint others as Nomination forms are available on the recommendations of the Committee
deemed necessary and appropriate to Internet at: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/ have taken into account the needs of the
fulfill the ACMF charter. forms/doc/AD-755.pdf. The Secretary diverse groups served by the
An organization may nominate will select up to 20 members to obtain Department, membership should
individuals from within or outside its the broadest possible representation on include, to the extent practicable,
membership; alternatively, an the Committee, in accordance with the individuals with demonstrated ability to
individual may nominate herself or Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
represent minorities, women, and
himself. Current members may likewise U.S.C. App.2) and U.S. Department of
persons with disabilities.
apply for reappointment. Nomination Agriculture (USDA) Regulation 1041–1.

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Signed in Washington, DC, this 1 day of 20250, telephone 202–295–7374, fax from ocean container carriers and then
March 2017. 202–690–2451. provides these up-to-date data in an
Christian Obineme, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: aggregate report on its Web site. The
Associate Director, Office of Advocacy and Title: Data Collection for Container goal of the report is to provide more
Outreach. Availability. transparency in the market for the
[FR Doc. 2017–04395 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] OMB Number: 0581–0276. location and availability of marine
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September 30, 2017. Exporters use this tool to make more
Type of Request: Extension without knowledgeable decisions about which
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE change of a currently approved locations provide the best chance for
information collection. finding available containers to move
Agricultural Marketing Service Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing their products overseas.
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–17–0017] Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
and authorizes the collection and burden for this collection of information
Notice of Request for Extension of a dissemination of marketing information is estimated to average 1.61 hours per
Currently Approved Information including adequate outlook information, response.
Collection on a market area basis, for the purpose Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner
of anticipating and meeting consumer Carriers and the Transpacific
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, requirements aiding in the maintenance Stabilization Agreement.
USDA. of farm income and to bring about a Estimated Number of Respondents:
ACTION: Notice and request for balance between production and 21.
comments. utilization. Estimated Total Annual Responses:
As part of the Agricultural Marketing 1,092.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Service, the Transportation Services Estimated Number of Responses per
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Division (TSD) provides insightful Respondent: 52.
notice announces the Agricultural agricultural transportation information Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Marketing Service’s (AMS) intention to and analysis to help move agricultural Respondents: 1,759.26.
request approval, from the Office of Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
products to market. TSD informs,
Management and Budget, for an the proposed collection of information
represents, and assists agricultural
extension without change of a currently is necessary for the proper performance
shippers and government policymakers
approved information collection titled of the functions of the agency, including
through: Market reports, representation,
Data Collection for Container whether the information will have
analysis, assistance, and responses to
Availability. practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
inquiries. TSD collects data for its
DATES: Comments on this notice must be analysis from public resources as well agency’s estimate of the burden of the
received by May 8, 2017 to be assured as unique data sources to help the proposed collection of information
of consideration. including the validity of the
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agricultural exporters make the most out
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the transportation options available. methodology and assumptions used; (3)
April Taylor, Transportation Services The Data Collection for Container ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Division, Transportation and Marketing Availability provides U.S. agricultural clarity of the information to be
Program, Agricultural Marketing exporters with weekly data detailing the collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, availability of containers at 18 select burden of the collection of information
1400 Independence Ave SW.—Room locations around the country. AMS on those who are to respond, including
4523 South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC, collects these data on a voluntary basis the use of appropriate automated,

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of Solicitation for Membership.
Dates		Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before March 31, 2017.
Contact		Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-0170; (202) 720-6350; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 12782

82 FR 12782 - Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers; Notice of Solicitation for Membership

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREOffice of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Advocacy and Outreach (OAO)