83_FR_25074 83 FR 24969 - Notice of Public Meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee

83 FR 24969 - Notice of Public Meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

Page Range24969-24970
FR Document2018-11624

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, June 1, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the upcoming SAC briefing to be held in July 2018.

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Notice of Public Meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a 
meeting of the West Virginia Advisory Committee to the Commission will 
convene by conference call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, June 1, 2018. 
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the upcoming SAC briefing to 
be held in July 2018.

DATES: Friday, June 1, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
    Public Call-In Information: Conference call-in number: 1-800-474-
8920 and conference call ID number: 8310490.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy Davis at [email protected] or by phone 
at 202-376-7533.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested members of the public may listen 
to the discussion by calling the following toll-free conference call-in 
number: 1-800-474-8920 and conference call ID number: 8310490. Please 
be advised that before placing them into the conference call, the 
conference call operator will ask callers to provide their names, their 
organizational affiliations (if any), and email addresses (so that 
callers may be notified of future meetings). Callers can expect to 
incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the 
Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no 
charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-
free conference call-in number.
    Persons with hearing impairments may also follow the discussion by 
first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-888-364-3109 and providing 
the operator with the toll-free conference call-in number: 1-800-474-
8920 and conference call ID number: 8310490.
    Members of the public are invited to make statements during the 
open comment period of the meeting or submit written comments. The 
comments must be received in the regional office approximately 30 days 
after each scheduled meeting. Written comments may be mailed to the 
Eastern Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1331 
Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425, faxed to (202) 
376-7548, or emailed to Corrine Sanders at [email protected]. Persons who 
desire additional information may contact the Eastern Regional Office 
at (202) 376-7533.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing as they become available at https://database.faca.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=279, click the ``Meeting 
Details'' and ``Documents'' links. Records generated from this meeting 
may also be inspected and reproduced at the Eastern Regional Office, as 
they become available, both before and after the meetings. Persons 
interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to 
the Commission's website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Eastern 
Regional Office at the above phone numbers, email or street address.

Agenda: Wednesday, June 1, 2018

I. Rollcall
II. Welcome
III. Discuss Briefing Meeting Plans
IV. New Business
V. Adjourn

    Dated: May 24, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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                                              undergraduate research and extension                    amount of $2.5 million allowed per                    Science RFA, the AFRI Animal Health
                                              experiential learning fellowships, and                  topic. NIFA does not intend to match                  and Production and Animal Products’
                                              pre- and post-doctoral fellowships. Any                 funding from a single commodity board                 ‘‘Animal Reproduction’’ priority area).
                                              additional AFRI RFAs made available in                  in excess of $10 million in any year.                    From those topics received by 5:00
                                              FY 2019 may be included in this                         Commodity boards should only submit                   p.m. EDT on July 30, 2018, NIFA will
                                              solicitation.                                           topics that have a strong economic                    select the topic(s) that were evaluated
                                                                                                      impact on their industry and U.S.                     favorably for inclusion in the
                                              Eligibility for Submitting Topics
                                                                                                      agriculture, as a whole. Examples of                  appropriate FY 2019 AFRI RFA. NIFA
                                                Eligible commodity board entities are                 topics typically supported by AFRI can                will notify commodity boards as to
                                              those established under a commodity                     be found at http://nifa.usda.gov/                     whether their topics will be included by
                                              promotion law, as such term is defined                  commodity-boards/.                                    August 29, 2018. Based on the
                                              under 7 U.S.C. 7401(a), or a State                        If topics are accepted for funding,                 evaluation, NIFA reserves the right to
                                              commodity board (or other equivalent                    they will be incorporated into AFRI                   negotiate with commodity boards
                                              State entity). Language in 7 U.S.C.                     RFAs, and grants supporting the topic                 should changes be required to accept
                                              7401(a) defines a ‘‘commodity                           area may be awarded to AFRI eligible                  topics and funding amounts. Any
                                              promotion law’’ as ‘‘a Federal law that                 entities based on a competitive peer                  changes to topics and funding amounts
                                              provides for the establishment and                      review process. As a condition of                     will be reviewed by USDA’s AMS to
                                              operation of a promotion program                        funding grants in a topic, NIFA will                  determine if such changes are consistent
                                              regarding an agricultural commodity                     require an agreement by the commodity                 with applicable commodity promotion
                                              that includes a combination of                          board to provide funds in an amount                   laws.
                                              promotion, research, industry                           equal to the amount NIFA is                              NIFA will evaluate topics submitted
                                              information, or consumer information                    contributing under the agreed upon                    after the July 30, 2018 deadline on an
                                              activities, is funded by mandatory                      topic. If a topic is selected for inclusion           annual basis and notify commodity
                                              assessments on producers or processors,                 in an RFA, the commodity board                        boards whether their topics will be
                                              and is designed to maintain or expand                   submitting the topic will be required to              included in subsequent RFAs within
                                              markets and uses for the commodity (as                  maintain the confidentiality of the topic             two weeks following the meeting of the
                                              determined by the Secretary).’’ 7 U.S.C.                until the RFA is issued by NIFA. All                  internal evaluation panel, the date of
                                              7401(a) includes a list of such Federal                 commodity board funds and NIFA funds                  which will be published on NIFA’s
                                              laws.                                                   must be available at the time projects                Commodity Boards web page at (http://
                                                A current list of approved entities is                are selected for funding; awards are                  nifa.usda.gov/commodity-boards/).
                                              maintained at (http://nifa.usda.gov/                    fully funded at the beginning of the
                                              commodity-boards/). Additionally,                       award. Applications submitted under                     Done at Washington, DC, on May 21, 2018.
                                              entities eligible to submit topics include              topics provided by commodity boards                   Thomas Shanower,
                                              State commodity boards (or other                        will be required to include a letter of               Acting Director, National Institute of Food
                                              equivalent State entities). This includes               support for co-funding from the the                   and Agriculture.
                                              commodity boards authorized by State                    commodity board that proposed the                     [FR Doc. 2018–11634 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                              law; commodity boards that are not                      topic.                                                BILLING CODE 3410–22–P
                                              authorized by State law, but are
                                              organized and operate within a State                    Evaluation and Notification Process
                                              and meet the requirements of their                        NIFA will screen proposed research
                                              authorizing statute; and commodity                      topics to ensure eligibility of the                   COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
                                              boards that are authorized by a State                   submitting commodity boards. NIFA
                                              and operate within the State for                        will also consult with USDA’s                         Notice of Public Meeting of the West
                                              commodities that have no Federal                        Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) to               Virginia Advisory Committee
                                              program or oversight.                                   determine that submissions and                        AGENCY:   Commission on Civil Rights.
                                                                                                      proposed financial contributions are
                                              Topic Submission Guidance and                           consistent with commodity promotion                   ACTION:   Announcement of meeting.
                                              Procedures                                              laws and commodity boards’ charters, as               SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given,
                                                Topics may be submitted at any time                   applicable.                                           pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                              and will be evaluated by NIFA on an                       Commodity board topics are reviewed                 and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                              annual basis. However, to guarantee                     by an internal panel based on evaluation              on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
                                              consideration for the proposed fiscal                   criteria developed using stakeholder                  Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                              year 2019 AFRI RFAs, topics must be                     input from commodity boards and other                 (FACA) that a meeting of the West
                                              received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 30,                   stakeholders from government, industry,               Virginia Advisory Committee to the
                                              2018.                                                   and academe. Each topic will be                       Commission will convene by conference
                                                Each topic proposed must be                           evaluated based on alignment with one                 call at 12:00 p.m. (EST) on Friday, June
                                              submitted using the online topic                        or more of the statutory AFRI priority                1, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is
                                              submission form provided at: https://                   areas (AFRI priority areas authorized in              to discuss the upcoming SAC briefing to
                                              nifa.usda.gov/webform/commodity-                        the Farm Bill and described in 7 CFR                  be held in July 2018.
                                              board-topic-submission/. Commodity                      3430.309); alignment with the
                                                                                                                                                            DATES: Friday, June 1, 2018, at 12:00
                                              boards may propose support for                          President’s budget proposal for NIFA, as
                                              multiple awards for each topic                          identified in the Department of                       p.m. EST.
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                                              proposed. For each topic the commodity                  Agriculture’s annual budget submission;                  Public Call-In Information:
                                              board proposes to support, the                          and alignment with the priority areas in              Conference call-in number: 1–800–474–
                                              minimum amount contributed by the                       the AFRI RFAs to be released by NIFA                  8920 and conference call ID number:
                                              commodity board must align with                         during the fiscal year for which the                  8310490.
                                              budget guidance for each AFRI area                      commodity board is proposing a topic                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Ivy
                                              (http://nifa.usda.gov/commodity-                        for funding (for example, within the                  Davis at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at
                                              boards/) and comply with the maximum                    AFRI Foundational and Applied                         202–376–7533.


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                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       Interested               Dated: May 24, 2018.                                after each scheduled meeting. Written
                                              members of the public may listen to the                 David Mussatt,                                        comments may be mailed to the Eastern
                                              discussion by calling the following toll-               Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.            Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
                                              free conference call-in number: 1–800–                  [FR Doc. 2018–11624 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]           Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                              474–8920 and conference call ID                         BILLING CODE P
                                                                                                                                                            Suite 1150, Washington, DC 20425,
                                              number: 8310490. Please be advised that                                                                       faxed to (202) 376–7548, or emailed to
                                              before placing them into the conference                                                                       Corrine Sanders at ero@usccr.gov.
                                              call, the conference call operator will                 COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS                            Persons who desire additional
                                              ask callers to provide their names, their                                                                     information may contact the Eastern
                                              organizational affiliations (if any), and               Notice of Public Meeting of the Virginia              Regional Office at (202) 376–7533.
                                              email addresses (so that callers may be                 Advisory Committee                                       Records and documents discussed
                                              notified of future meetings). Callers can                                                                     during the meeting will be available for
                                                                                                      AGENCY:   Commission on Civil Rights.                 public viewing as they become available
                                              expect to incur charges for calls they
                                              initiate over wireless lines, and the                   ACTION:   Announcement of meeting.                    at https://database.faca.gov/committee/
                                              Commission will not refund any                                                                                meetings.aspx?cid=279, click the
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given,
                                              incurred charges. Callers will incur no                                                                       ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
                                                                                                      pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                              charge for calls they initiate over land-                                                                     links. Records generated from this
                                                                                                      and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                              line connections to the toll-free                                                                             meeting may also be inspected and
                                                                                                      on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
                                              conference call-in number.                                                                                    reproduced at the Eastern Regional
                                                                                                      Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                                 Persons with hearing impairments                                                                           Office, as they become available, both
                                                                                                      (FACA) that a meeting of the Virginia
                                              may also follow the discussion by first                                                                       before and after the meetings. Persons
                                                                                                      Advisory Committee to the Commission
                                              calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–                                                                       interested in the work of this advisory
                                                                                                      will convene by conference call at 12:00
                                              888–364–3109 and providing the                                                                                committee are advised to go to the
                                                                                                      p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, June 20,
                                              operator with the toll-free conference                                                                        Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov,
                                                                                                      2018. The purpose of the meeting is
                                              call-in number: 1–800–474–8920 and                                                                            or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
                                                                                                      discuss plans for a briefing meeting to
                                              conference call ID number: 8310490.                                                                           at the above phone numbers, email or
                                                                                                      be scheduled in August 2018.
                                                 Members of the public are invited to                                                                       street address.
                                                                                                      DATES: Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at
                                              make statements during the open                         12:00 p.m. EST.                                       Agenda: Wednesday, June 20, 2018
                                              comment period of the meeting or                          Public Call-In Information:                         I. Rollcall
                                              submit written comments. The                            Conference call-in number: 1–800–474–                 II. Welcome
                                              comments must be received in the                        8920 and conference call ID number:                   III. Discuss Plans for Briefing Meeting
                                              regional office approximately 30 days                   8310490.                                              IV. New Business
                                              after each scheduled meeting. Written                                                                         V. Adjourn
                                              comments may be mailed to the Eastern                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       Ivy
                                                                                                      Davis at ero@usccr.gov or by phone at                   Dated: May 24, 2018.
                                              Regional Office, U.S. Commission on
                                                                                                      202–376–7533.                                         David Mussatt,
                                              Civil Rights, 1331 Pennsylvania
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested                 Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
                                              Avenue, Suite 1150, Washington, DC
                                              20425, faxed to (202) 376–7548, or                      members of the public may listen to the               [FR Doc. 2018–11623 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am]
                                              emailed to Corrine Sanders at ero@                      discussion by calling the following toll-             BILLING CODE P

                                              usccr.gov. Persons who desire                           free conference call-in number: 1–800–
                                              additional information may contact the                  474–8920 and conference call ID
                                              Eastern Regional Office at (202) 376–                   number: 8310490. Please be advised that               COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS
                                              7533.                                                   before placing them into the conference
                                                                                                      call, the conference call operator will               Notice of Public Meeting of the
                                                 Records and documents discussed                                                                            Mississippi Advisory Committee
                                              during the meeting will be available for                ask callers to provide their names, their
                                              public viewing as they become available                 organizational affiliations (if any), and             AGENCY:   Commission on Civil Rights.
                                              at https://database.faca.gov/committee/                 email addresses (so that callers may be               ACTION:   Announcement of meeting.
                                              meetings.aspx?cid=279, click the                        notified of future meetings). Callers can
                                                                                                      expect to incur charges for calls they                SUMMARY:    Notice is hereby given,
                                              ‘‘Meeting Details’’ and ‘‘Documents’’
                                                                                                      initiate over wireless lines, and the                 pursuant to the provisions of the rules
                                              links. Records generated from this
                                                                                                      Commission will not refund any                        and regulations of the U.S. Commission
                                              meeting may also be inspected and
                                                                                                      incurred charges. Callers will incur no               on Civil Rights (Commission), and the
                                              reproduced at the Eastern Regional
                                                                                                      charge for calls they initiate over land-             Federal Advisory Committee Act
                                              Office, as they become available, both
                                                                                                      line connections to the toll-free                     (FACA) that a meeting of the
                                              before and after the meetings. Persons
                                                                                                      conference call-in number.                            Mississippi Advisory Committee to the
                                              interested in the work of this advisory
                                                                                                         Persons with hearing impairments                   Commission will convene by conference
                                              committee are advised to go to the
                                                                                                      may also follow the discussion by first               call at 1:00 p.m. (CST) on Friday, June
                                              Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov,
                                                                                                      calling the Federal Relay Service at 1–               1, 2018. The purpose of the meeting is
                                              or to contact the Eastern Regional Office
                                                                                                      800–877–8339 and providing the                        for the SAC members to discuss
                                              at the above phone numbers, email or
                                                                                                      operator with the toll-free conference                potential topics of study.
                                              street address.
                                                                                                      call-in number: 1–800–474–8920 and                    DATES: Friday, June 1, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.
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                                              Agenda: Wednesday, June 1, 2018                         conference call ID number: 8310490.                   CST
                                                                                                         Members of the public are invited to                  Public Call-In Information:
                                              I. Rollcall
                                                                                                      make statements during the open                       Conference call-in number: 1–888–572–
                                              II. Welcome                                                                                                   7033 and conference call 9333138.
                                                                                                      comment period of the meeting or
                                              III. Discuss Briefing Meeting Plans                     submit written comments. The                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              IV. New Business                                        comments must be received in the                      David Mussatt at dmussatt@usccr.gov or
                                              V. Adjourn                                              regional office approximately 30 days                 by phone at (312)-353–8312.


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Document Created: 2018-05-31 00:48:07
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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of meeting.
DatesFriday, June 1, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. EST.
ContactIvy Davis at [email protected] or by phone at 202-376-7533.
FR Citation83 FR 24969 

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