82 FR 14865 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

Page Range		14865-14865
FR Document		2017-05785

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 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

[Document Number AMS-SC-17-0019]


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 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, May 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
and Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held in the Potomac Rooms V 
and VI on the Ballroom Level at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, 
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene Betts, USDA, AMS, Specialty 
Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720-5057; Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 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.
    The AMS Deputy Administrator for the Specialty Crops Program serves 
as the Committee's Executive Secretary, leading the effort to 
administer the Committee's activities. 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 April 14, 2017, for the Committee's consideration to 
Marlene Betts 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 groups chairs and/or vice chairs, potential working group 
recommendations discussion and proposal, and presentations by subject 
matter experts as requested by the Committee.
    Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt Regency Crystal City is ADA 
complaint and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with 
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation 
to participate in this public meeting, please notify Marlene Betts at 
[email protected] or (202) 720-5057, by April 14, 2017. 
Determinations for reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-
case basis.

    Dated: March 20, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting 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 Lee Canyon Ski Area Master
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of The AMS Deputy Administrator for Development Plan Phase I
petitions and applications and agency the Specialty Crops Program serves as Environmental Impact Statement.
statements of organization and functions are the Committee’s Executive Secretary, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest,
examples of documents appearing in this leading the effort to administer the Spring Mountains National Recreation
section. Committee’s activities. Representatives Area, Clark County, Nevada
from USDA mission areas and other
government agencies affecting the fruit AGENCY:Forest Service, USDA.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ACTION:Notice of intent to prepare an
and vegetable industry are periodically
called upon to participate in the Environmental Impact Statement.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Committee’s meetings as determined by SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service has
[Document Number AMS–SC–17–0019] the Committee. AMS is giving notice of received a proposal from Lee Canyon ski
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory the Committee meeting to the public so area to implement the first phase of
Committee that they may attend and present their their accepted master development plan
views. The meeting is open to the (MDP). Lee Canyon is a mountain resort
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, public. located 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas,
USDA. Public Comments: All written public Nevada, in the Spring Mountains
ACTION: Notice of public meeting. comments must be submitted National Recreation Area (SMNRA). The
electronically by April 14, 2017, for the MDP is a multi-year plan for
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Committee’s consideration to Marlene improvement and expansion of facilities
Advisory Committee Act, the
Betts at marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or at the ski area, which operates under a
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is Forest Service special use permit. The
announcing a meeting of the Fruit and to www.regulations.gov or mailed to
1400 Independence Avenue SW., Room Forest Service will prepare an
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee environmental impact statement (EIS) to
(Committee). The meeting is being 2077-South, STOP 0235, Washington,
DC 20250–0235. The meeting will be analyze and disclose the potential
convened to examine the full spectrum environmental consequences of
of fruit and vegetable industry issues recorded, and information about
obtaining a transcript will be provided authorizing Lee Canyon to implement
and provide recommendations and the first phase of the MDP, which would
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on at the meeting.
include updating existing facilities and
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agenda items may include, but are developing new winter and summer
(USDA) can tailor programs and services not limited to, welcome and recreation opportunities within the
to better meet the needs of the U.S. introductions, administrative matters, existing ski area permit boundary.
produce industry. The meeting is open progress reports from committee Construction would begin soon after the
to the public. This notice sets forth the working groups chairs and/or vice signing of the record of decision (ROD),
schedule and location for the meeting. chairs, potential working group and would be completed within 5 years.
DATES: Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 8:30 recommendations discussion and DATES: Comments concerning the scope
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and proposal, and presentations by subject of the analysis must be received in
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 8:30 matter experts as requested by the writing within 45 days following the
a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time. Committee. publication of this notice of intent in the
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt Federal Register. The draft EIS (DEIS) is
will be held in the Potomac Rooms V Regency Crystal City is ADA complaint expected in January 2018 and the final
and VI on the Ballroom Level at the and provides reasonable EIS (FEIS) is expected in October 2018.
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel, 2799 accommodations to individuals with A public open house is proposed for
Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, disabilities where appropriate. If you January 2018 during the formal
Virginia 22202. need a reasonable accommodation to comment period for the DEIS shortly
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: participate in this public meeting, following release of the DEIS.
Marlene Betts, USDA, AMS, Specialty please notify Marlene Betts at ADDRESSES: Electronic comments are
Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720– marlene.betts@ams.usda.gov or (202) encouraged. Send comments to
5057; Email: 720–5057, by April 14, 2017. leecanyoneis@fs.fed.us. Mail written
Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov. Determinations for reasonable comments to Donn Christiansen, Area
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant accommodations will be made on a Manager, Spring Mountains National
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act case-by-case basis. Recreation Area, 701 N. Torrey Pines
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89130.
Dated: March 20, 2017.
of Agriculture (Secretary) established FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Bruce Summers,
the Committee in 2001 to examine the additional information concerning this
full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit Acting Administrator. project, please contact Chris Linehan,
and vegetable industry and to provide [FR Doc. 2017–05785 Filed 3–22–17; 8:45 am] Interdisciplinary Team Leader, at 702–
suggestions and ideas to the Secretary BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 515–5401 or clinehan@fs.fed.us.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		Tuesday, May 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, May 10, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Eastern Time.
Contact		Marlene Betts, USDA, AMS, Specialty Crops Program; Telephone: (202) 720-5057; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 14865

82 FR 14865 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 55 (March 23, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service