82 FR 16156 - Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-06453

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)

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Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice 
of Meeting

    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 9:00 
a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday, 
April 20, 2017, online at https://agrilinks.org/agexchange/aligning-research-investments-global-food-security-strategy-three-day-agexchange.
    This public meeting, hosted in partnership with the USAID's Bureau 
for Food Security, will inform the alignment of research investments to 
the new Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS). The three-day AgExchange 
will frame a research agenda around the themes described in the Results 
Framework of the GFSS, with emphasis on the Strategy's three 
objectives: Inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic growth; 
a well-nourished population, especially among women and children; and 
strengthened resilience among people and systems. Dr. Brady Deaton, 
BIFAD Chair and Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Missouri, 
along with Dr. Robert Bertram, Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food 
Security, USAID and Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, USAID will open the public 
consultation through a webinar beginning on Tuesday, April 18th at 9:00 
a.m. EDT. Throughout this meeting, the Board along with staff of USAID 
and the broader food security community will moderate discussions and 
seek input from public and other stakeholders.
    A moderated discussion on research prioritization will begin on 
Tuesday, April 18th at 10:00 a.m. EDT. A moderated discussion on 
research opportunities around improved nutrition, especially among 
women and children, will begin on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. 
EDT and continue throughout the day. On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at 
9:00 a.m. EDT, a moderated discussion will focus on research 
opportunities around inclusive and sustainable agriculture-led economic 
growth and continue throughout the day. Facilitated discussions on 
Thursday, April 20, 2017, will turn to research opportunities around 
strengthened resilience among people and systems, beginning at 7:00 
a.m. EDT and continuing through 3:30 p.m. EDT. A live audio wrap-up 
session will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday April 20, 2017 and will 
provide key takeaways and summary remarks from the discussion over the 
past three days. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2017, the meeting will 
conclude but unmoderated online discussions will be available through 
5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 21, 2017. The public is invited to 
comment at any time during these three days of moderated online 
discussions.
    Those wishing to participate in the meeting online should create an 
account with Agrilinks at https://agrilinks.org by clicking ``Join 
Agrilinks'' from the homepage. Agrilinks members can then request 
access to the discussion through the Agrilinks events page. Those with 
questions about joining the meeting online should visit the Agrilinks 
FAQ, which can be found at https://agrilinks.org/faq/#t4746n2100. To 
obtain additional information about this public meeting or BIFAD, 
interested parties should contact Clara Cohen, 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., Washington, DC 20523-2110 or telephone her at 
(202) 712-0119.

Clara Cohen,
USAID Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
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nutrition, especially among women and
committee meetings, agency decisions and
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of children, will begin on Tuesday, April March 28, 2017.
petitions and applications and agency 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. EDT and continue The Department of Agriculture has
statements of organization and functions are throughout the day. On Wednesday, submitted the following information
examples of documents appearing in this April 19, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. EDT, a collection requirement(s) to OMB for
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research opportunities around inclusive Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
and sustainable agriculture-led Public Law 104–13. Comments are
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL economic growth and continue requested regarding (1) whether the
DEVELOPMENT collection of information is necessary
throughout the day. Facilitated
Board for International Food and discussions on Thursday, April 20, for the proper performance of the
Agricultural Development; Notice of 2017, will turn to research opportunities functions of the agency, including
Meeting around strengthened resilience among whether the information will have
people and systems, beginning at 7:00 practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory a.m. EDT and continuing through 3:30 agency’s estimate of burden including
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of p.m. EDT. A live audio wrap-up session the validity of the methodology and
the public meeting of the Board for assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
will begin at 3:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday
International Food and Agricultural the quality, utility and clarity of the
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will April 20, 2017 and will provide key
takeaways and summary remarks from information to be collected; and (4)
be held from 9:00 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, ways to minimize the burden of the
April 18, 2017 through 5:00 p.m. EDT the discussion over the past three days.
collection of information on those who
on Thursday, April 20, 2017, online at At 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 20, 2017, the
are to respond, including through the
https://agrilinks.org/agexchange/ meeting will conclude but unmoderated
use of appropriate automated,
aligning-research-investments-global- online discussions will be available
electronic, mechanical, or other
food-security-strategy-three-day- through 5:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April technological collection techniques or
agexchange. 21, 2017. The public is invited to other forms of information technology.
This public meeting, hosted in comment at any time during these three Comments regarding this information
partnership with the USAID’s Bureau days of moderated online discussions. collection received by May 3, 2017 will
for Food Security, will inform the Those wishing to participate in the be considered. Written comments
alignment of research investments to the meeting online should create an account should be addressed to: Desk Officer for
new Global Food Security Strategy with Agrilinks at https://agrilinks.org by Agriculture, Office of Information and
(GFSS). The three-day AgExchange will clicking ‘‘Join Agrilinks’’ from the Regulatory Affairs, Office of
frame a research agenda around the Management and Budget (OMB), New
homepage. Agrilinks members can then
themes described in the Results Executive Office Building, 725 17th
request access to the discussion through
Framework of the GFSS, with emphasis Street NW., Washington, DC 20502.
the Agrilinks events page. Those with
on the Strategy’s three objectives: Commenters are encouraged to submit
Inclusive and sustainable agriculture- questions about joining the meeting
online should visit the Agrilinks FAQ, their comments to OMB via email to:
led economic growth; a well-nourished OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or
population, especially among women which can be found at https://
agrilinks.org/faq/#t4746n2100. To fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental
and children; and strengthened Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail
resilience among people and systems. obtain additional information about this
public meeting or BIFAD, interested Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250–
Dr. Brady Deaton, BIFAD Chair and 7602. Copies of the submission(s) may
Chancellor Emeritus of the University of parties should contact Clara Cohen,
be obtained by calling (202) 720–8958.
Missouri, along with Dr. Robert Bertram, Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in An agency may not conduct or
Chief Scientist, Bureau for Food the Bureau for Food Security at USAID. sponsor a collection of information
Security, USAID and Dr. Saharah Moon Interested persons may write to her in unless the collection of information
Chapotin, Deputy Assistant care of the U.S. Agency for International displays a currently valid OMB control
Administrator, Bureau for Food Development, Ronald Reagan Building, number and the agency informs
Security, USAID will open the public Bureau for Food Security, 1300 potential persons who are to respond to
consultation through a webinar Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, the collection of information that such
beginning on Tuesday, April 18th at DC 20523–2110 or telephone her at persons are not required to respond to
9:00 a.m. EDT. Throughout this meeting, (202) 712–0119.
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FR Citation		82 FR 16156