82 FR 35926 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC): Notice of Intent To Renew Charter and Call for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 147 (August 2, 2017)

Page Range		35926-35926
FR Document		2017-16202

The Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) was established to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor programs to better meet the needs of the fruit and vegetable industry. Through this Notice, USDA is announcing the following: Its intent to renew the Charter of the FVIAC, which expires on July 28, 2017; its call for nominations to fill ten (10) upcoming vacancies for appointments in 2017, and its call for nominations for a pool of candidates to fill future unexpected vacancies in any of the position categories should that occur.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Marketing Service

[Document Number AMS-SC-17-0015]


Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC): Notice 
of Intent To Renew Charter and Call for Nominations

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice: intent to renew charter and call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) 
was established to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable 
issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of 
Agriculture on how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor 
programs to better meet the needs of the fruit and vegetable industry. 
Through this Notice, USDA is announcing the following: Its intent to 
renew the Charter of the FVIAC, which expires on July 28, 2017; its 
call for nominations to fill ten (10) upcoming vacancies for 
appointments in 2017, and its call for nominations for a pool of 
candidates to fill future unexpected vacancies in any of the position 
categories should that occur.

DATES: The current FVIAC Charter expires on July 28, 2017. Written 
nominations must be postmarked on or before September 1, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Nomination applications can be sent via email to Marlene 
Betts at Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov, or mailed to: USDA-AMS-SCP, 1400 
Independence Avenue SW., Room 2077-S., Stop 0235, Washington, DC 20250-
0235. Electronic submittals are preferred.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlene Betts, (202) 720-5057; Email: 
Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given that the Secretary 
of Agriculture intends to renew the Fruit and Vegetable Industry 
Advisory Committee (FVIAC) for two years. The purpose of the FVIAC is 
to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable 
industry and provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA 
can tailor its programs to better meet the fruit and vegetable 
industry's needs.
    The Deputy Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service's 
Specialty Crops Program will serve as the FVIAC Executive Secretary. 
Representatives from USDA mission areas and agencies affecting the 
fruit and vegetable industry will be called upon to participate in the 
FVIAC's meetings as determined by the FVIAC Executive Secretary and the 
FVIAC.
    Industry members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and 
serve 2-year terms, with a maximum of three 2-year terms. Membership 
consists of 25 members who represent the fruit and vegetable industry 
and will include individuals representing fruit and vegetable growers/
shippers, fruit and vegetable wholesalers/distributors, brokers, 
retailers/restaurant representatives, fresh-cut and other fruit and 
vegetable processors, and foodservice suppliers. It should also include 
individuals representing farmers markets and food hubs, organic and 
non-organic fruit and vegetable representatives, and representatives 
from state departments of agriculture, farmer organizations, and 
produce trade associations. Through this Notice, the USDA seeks to 
fulfill two goals. Firstly, it is seeking nominations to fill ten (10) 
upcoming vacancies. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint one 
person to each of these ten positions to serve a 2-year term of office 
beginning August 1, 2017, and ending July 31, 2019. Secondly, the USDA 
is seeking nominations to fill future unexpected vacancies in any of 
the position categories. These nominations will be held as a pool of 
candidates that the Secretary of Agriculture can draw upon as 
replacement appointees if unexpected vacancies occur. A person 
appointed to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the 2-year 
term of the vacant position.
    The Secretary of Agriculture invites those individuals, 
organizations, and groups affiliated with the categories listed above 
to nominate individuals or themselves for membership on the FVIAC. 
Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's fruit 
and vegetable industry qualifications for membership to the FVIAC. The 
Secretary of Agriculture seeks a diverse group of members representing 
a broad spectrum of persons interested in providing suggestions and 
ideas on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the fruit and 
vegetable industry's needs.
    To nominate yourself or someone else, please submit the following: 
A resume (required), Form AD-755 (required), which can be accessed at: 
https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/fviac/nominations, a cover letter, and a list of endorsements or letters of 
recommendation (optional). Resumes must be no longer than 5 pages, and 
should include a summary of the following information: Current and past 
organization affiliations; areas of expertise; education; career 
positions held; any other notable positions held.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to 
the FVIAC in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that FVIAC 
recommendations take into account the needs of the diverse groups 
served by USDA, membership shall include, to the extent practicable, 
individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, 
person with disabilities and limited resource agriculture producers.
    The information collection requirements concerning the nomination 
process have been previously cleared by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) under OMB Control No. 0505-0001.

    Dated: July 27, 2017.
Bruce Summers,
Acting Administrator.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is groups affiliated with the categories
contains documents other than rules or hereby given that the Secretary of listed above to nominate individuals or
proposed rules that are applicable to the Agriculture intends to renew the Fruit themselves for membership on the
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, and Vegetable Industry Advisory FVIAC. Nominations should describe
committee meetings, agency decisions and Committee (FVIAC) for two years. The
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of and document the proposed member’s
petitions and applications and agency
purpose of the FVIAC is to examine the fruit and vegetable industry
statements of organization and functions are full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit qualifications for membership to the
examples of documents appearing in this and vegetable industry and provide FVIAC. The Secretary of Agriculture
section. suggestions and ideas to the Secretary seeks a diverse group of members
on how USDA can tailor its programs to representing a broad spectrum of
better meet the fruit and vegetable persons interested in providing
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE industry’s needs. suggestions and ideas on how USDA
The Deputy Administrator of the
Agricultural Marketing Service can tailor its programs to meet the fruit
Agricultural Marketing Service’s
and vegetable industry’s needs.
[Document Number AMS–SC–17–0015] Specialty Crops Program will serve as
the FVIAC Executive Secretary. To nominate yourself or someone
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Representatives from USDA mission else, please submit the following: A
Committee (FVIAC): Notice of Intent To areas and agencies affecting the fruit resume (required), Form AD–755
Renew Charter and Call for and vegetable industry will be called (required), which can be accessed at:
Nominations upon to participate in the FVIAC’s https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/
meetings as determined by the FVIAC facas-advisory-councils/fviac/
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, Executive Secretary and the FVIAC. nominations, a cover letter, and a list of
USDA. Industry members are appointed by endorsements or letters of
ACTION: Notice: intent to renew charter the Secretary of Agriculture and serve 2- recommendation (optional). Resumes
and call for nominations. year terms, with a maximum of three 2- must be no longer than 5 pages, and
SUMMARY: The Fruit and Vegetable year terms. Membership consists of 25 should include a summary of the
Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) members who represent the fruit and following information: Current and past
was established to examine the full vegetable industry and will include organization affiliations; areas of
spectrum of fruit and vegetable issues individuals representing fruit and expertise; education; career positions
and provide recommendations and vegetable growers/shippers, fruit and held; any other notable positions held.
ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on vegetable wholesalers/distributors,
brokers, retailers/restaurant Equal opportunity practices will be
how the U.S. Department of Agriculture followed in all appointments to the
(USDA) can tailor programs to better representatives, fresh-cut and other fruit
and vegetable processors, and FVIAC in accordance with USDA
meet the needs of the fruit and vegetable
foodservice suppliers. It should also policies. To ensure that FVIAC
industry. Through this Notice, USDA is
announcing the following: Its intent to include individuals representing recommendations take into account the
renew the Charter of the FVIAC, which farmers markets and food hubs, organic needs of the diverse groups served by
expires on July 28, 2017; its call for and non-organic fruit and vegetable USDA, membership shall include, to the
nominations to fill ten (10) upcoming representatives, and representatives extent practicable, individuals with
vacancies for appointments in 2017, and from state departments of agriculture, demonstrated ability to represent
its call for nominations for a pool of farmer organizations, and produce trade minorities, women, person with
candidates to fill future unexpected associations. Through this Notice, the disabilities and limited resource
vacancies in any of the position USDA seeks to fulfill two goals. Firstly, agriculture producers.
categories should that occur. it is seeking nominations to fill ten (10)
The information collection
DATES: The current FVIAC Charter
upcoming vacancies. The Secretary of
requirements concerning the
expires on July 28, 2017. Written Agriculture will appoint one person to
each of these ten positions to serve a 2- nomination process have been
nominations must be postmarked on or previously cleared by the Office of
before September 1, 2017. year term of office beginning August 1,
2017, and ending July 31, 2019. Management and Budget (OMB) under
ADDRESSES: Nomination applications OMB Control No. 0505–0001.
Secondly, the USDA is seeking
can be sent via email to Marlene Betts nominations to fill future unexpected Dated: July 27, 2017.
at Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov, or vacancies in any of the position
mailed to: USDA–AMS–SCP, 1400 Bruce Summers,
categories. These nominations will be Acting Administrator.
Independence Avenue SW., Room held as a pool of candidates that the
2077–S., Stop 0235, Washington, DC Secretary of Agriculture can draw upon
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preferred. unexpected vacancies occur. A person
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: appointed to fill a vacancy will serve for
Marlene Betts, (202) 720–5057; Email: the remainder of the 2-year term of the
Marlene.Betts@ams.usda.gov. vacant position.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant The Secretary of Agriculture invites
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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: intent to renew charter and call for nominations.
Dates		The current FVIAC Charter expires on July 28, 2017. Written nominations must be postmarked on or before September 1, 2017.
Contact		Marlene Betts, (202) 720-5057; Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 35926

82 FR 35926 - Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC): Notice of Intent To Renew Charter and Call for Nominations

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAgricultural Marketing Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 147 (August 2, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service