83 FR 34098 - Notice of Meeting: Board for International Food and Agricultural Development

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-15413

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-15413]


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 AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT


Notice of Meeting: Board for International Food and Agricultural 
Development

    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. to 12:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Madison A&B 
on the Mezzanine Level, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd. 
NW, Washington, DC. Participants may attend in person or join via 
livestream. The link to the global live stream as well as registration 
information can be found on BIFAD's home page: http://www.usaid.gov/bifad.
    The central theme of this public meeting will be US Benefits 
Leveraged from Strategic Investments in Developing Country Agriculture 
and Food Security. Dr. Mark Keenum, BIFAD Chair, will preside over the 
public business meeting, which will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. ET with 
opening remarks. At this meeting the Board will address old and new 
business, and then invite Agricultural & Applied Economics Association 
members and other interested individuals to engage in a dialogue and 
provide feedback on a new study that is being commissioned by BIFAD and 
USAID. This study will conduct a meta-analysis of US benefits and 
capabilities that are leveraged from strategic investments in 
developing country agriculture and food security. Presenting at the 
meeting is Dr. Joseph Glauber, Senior Research Fellow at the 
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), who is leading 
the study for BIFAD. Dr. Glauber served over 30 years at the US 
Department of Agriculture, including as Chief Economist from 2008 to 
2014.
    Beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET, Chairman Keenum will moderate a half-
hour public comment period. The public meeting will adjourn at 12:00 
p.m. ET with Dr. Keenum's closing remarks.
    Those wishing to attend the meeting or obtain additional 
information about BIFAD 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,
Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Beginning at 11:15 a.m. ET, Chairman inventory analysis through the use of
contains documents other than rules or Keenum will moderate a half-hour advanced, cost-effective technology, as
proposed rules that are applicable to the public comment period. The public determined by FSA.
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, meeting will adjourn at 12:00 p.m. ET DATES: Application Deadline: August
committee meetings, agency decisions and with Dr. Keenum’s closing remarks.
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
15, 2018.
Those wishing to attend the meeting ADDRESSES: Applications must be
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are
or obtain additional information about submitted in the following method:
examples of documents appearing in this BIFAD should contact Clara Cohen, Grants Portal: Go to www.grants.gov.
section. Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD in Follow the online instructions for
the Bureau for Food Security at USAID. submitting grants.
Interested persons may write to her in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL care of the U.S. Agency for International
Richard Iovanna, telephone (202) 720–
DEVELOPMENT Development, Ronald Reagan Building,
5291.
Bureau for Food Security, 1300
Notice of Meeting: Board for Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
International Food and Agricultural DC 20523–2110 or telephone her at Background
Development (202) 712–0119.
Section 743 of the Consolidated
Clara Cohen, Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115–
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of Designated Federal Officer, BIFAD, Bureau 141) requires that the USDA enter into
for Food Security, U.S. Agency for grant agreements for forest inventory
the public meeting of the Board for International Development.
International Food and Agricultural analysis, and forest management, and
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will
[FR Doc. 2018–15413 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] economic outcomes modelling of certain
be held from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET BILLING CODE P CRP land. Under this authority, the CCC
on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the will make available not more than $1
Madison A&B on the Mezzanine Level, million in grants to non-profit
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE organizations. The CRP Forest Inventory
Woodley Rd. NW, Washington, DC. Analysis Pilot will be administered
Commodity Credit Corporation under the general supervision of FSA on
Participants may attend in person or
join via livestream. The link to the behalf of CCC, in accordance with the
Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for provisions of 2 CFR part 200.
global live stream as well as registration the Conservation Reserve Program
information can be found on BIFAD’s (CRP) Forest Inventory Analysis Pilot Description
home page: http://www.usaid.gov/bifad. The CRP Forest Inventory Analysis
AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation
The central theme of this public and Farm Service Agency, U.S. Pilot is focused on lands enrolled in
meeting will be US Benefits Leveraged Department of Agriculture (USDA). CRP for at least 8 years and located in
from Strategic Investments in areas with a substantial concentration of
ACTION: Notice.
Developing Country Agriculture and acres enrolled under certain
Food Security. Dr. Mark Keenum, SUMMARY: The Farm Service Agency conservation practices devoted to
BIFAD Chair, will preside over the (FSA), on behalf of Commodity Credit multiple bottomland hardwood tree
public business meeting, which will Corporation (CCC), is announcing the species, including conservation
begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. ET with availability of competitive grants to practices for general tree planting,
opening remarks. At this meeting the conduct a forest inventory analysis, hardwood tree planting, vegetative
Board will address old and new forest management, and economic cover on previously established tree
business, and then invite Agricultural & outcomes modelling, for certain stands, riparian buffers, bottomland
Applied Economics Association currently enrolled Conservation Reserve timber establishments, and farmable and
members and other interested Program (CRP) land. The analysis is aquaculture wetlands. Qualified
individuals to engage in a dialogue and focused on lands enrolled in CRP for at applicants must be non-profit
provide feedback on a new study that is least 8 years and located in areas with organizations dedicated to conservation,
being commissioned by BIFAD and a substantial concentration of acres forestry, and wildlife habitats that have
USAID. This study will conduct a meta- enrolled under the following experience in conducting accurate forest
analysis of US benefits and capabilities conservation practices devoted to inventory analysis through the use of
that are leveraged from strategic multiple bottomland hardwood tree advanced, cost-effective technology.
investments in developing country species: General tree planting, Comprehensive data analysis using
agriculture and food security. Presenting hardwood tree planting, vegetative advanced, cost-effective technology on
at the meeting is Dr. Joseph Glauber, cover on previously established tree land enrolled in CRP with certain
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Senior Research Fellow at the stands, riparian buffers, bottomland bottomland hardwood practices is
International Food Policy Research timber establishments, and farmable and important for several reasons. Such data
Institute (IFPRI), who is leading the aquaculture wetlands. Qualified will provide the FSA CRP program
study for BIFAD. Dr. Glauber served applicants must be non-profit manager with the information needed to
over 30 years at the US Department of organizations dedicated to conservation, more effectively manage enrollment. For
Agriculture, including as Chief forestry, and wildlife habitats that have example, the inventory may find that
Economist from 2008 to 2014. experience in conducting accurate forest mortality of a selected species of tree is

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FR Citation		83 FR 34098