83 FR 48585 - Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 187 (September 26, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-20942

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
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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 a.m. 
to 12 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the Downtown Des Moines 
Marriott Hotel, Davenport and Dubuque Rooms, 700 Grand Avenue, Des 
Moines Iowa 50309. Participants may attend in person or join via 
livestream. The link to the global livestream as well as registration 
information can be found on BIFAD's home page and online at http://www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/international-programs/bifad/bifad-meetings.html.
    The central theme of this public meeting will be ``Improving 
Nutrition through Private Sector Engagement Across Food Systems'' and 
will explore how private sector engagement and market system linkages 
across the food system can help to advance nutrition outcomes. The 
meeting will help to identify opportunities and challenges for the 
public and private sectors to work together at different points in the 
food system to improve the demand, availability, accessibility, and 
affordability of high-quality diets for vulnerable populations. 
Discussions will address how to build a business case for private 
sector involvement in improving diet quality for vulnerable populations 
and how the public sector can support and incentivize that business 
case. Recommendations coming out of the meeting will help to inform 
USAID's future focus in this area.
    The meeting will also include the announcement of the winners of 
the BIFAD Prize for Scientific Excellence and an update on a BIFAD-
commissioned study on the U.S. benefits and capabilities leveraged of 
USAID investments in developing country agriculture and food security. 
Following an introduction by Dr. Rob Bertram, Chief Scientist, USAID 
Bureau for Food Security, a keynote address by Dr. Lawrence Haddad, 
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and 
framing remarks by Dr. William Masters, Professor, Friedman School of 
Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, two panels will 
address: (1) Aspects of the enabling environment that can help 
accelerate private sector engagement in nutrition and (2) key drivers 
of private sector engagement to improve diet quality, including aspects 
of labeling, marketing, standards, and accountability systems. A public 
comment period is scheduled from 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. CDT.
    For questions about registration, please contact Devin Furguson at 
[email protected] or (202) 478-6030. For questions about BIFAD, please 
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, Bureau for Food Security, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER and an update on a BIFAD- (USDA) intention to request an
contains documents other than rules or commissioned study on the U.S. extension and a revision to the currently
proposed rules that are applicable to the benefits and capabilities leveraged of approved Advisory Committee and
public. Notices of hearings and investigations, USAID investments in developing Research and Promotion Background
committee meetings, agency decisions and country agriculture and food security. Information AD–755 Supplemental
rulings, delegations of authority, filing of
Following an introduction by Dr. Rob List—Agricultural Marketing Service
petitions and applications and agency
statements of organization and functions are Bertram, Chief Scientist, USAID Bureau Commodity Specific Questionnaire. The
examples of documents appearing in this for Food Security, a keynote address by revised form will now require
section. Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive applicants to indicate their U.S.
Director, Global Alliance for Improved citizenship status. The primary
Nutrition (GAIN), and framing remarks objective is to determine the
AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL by Dr. William Masters, Professor, qualifications, suitability, and
DEVELOPMENT Friedman School of Nutrition Science availability of a candidate to serve on
and Policy at Tufts University, two advisory committees and/or research
Board for International Food and panels will address: (1) Aspects of the and promotion boards.
Agricultural Development; Notice of enabling environment that can help DATES: Comments on this notice must be
Meeting accelerate private sector engagement in received by November 26, 2018 to be
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory nutrition and (2) key drivers of private assured of consideration.
Committee Act, notice is hereby given of sector engagement to improve diet ADDRESSES: USDA invites interested
the public meeting of the Board for quality, including aspects of labeling, persons to submit comments on this
International Food and Agricultural marketing, standards, and notice. Comments may be submitted
Development (BIFAD). The meeting will accountability systems. A public through one of the following methods:
be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. CDT on comment period is scheduled from b Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at the 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. CDT. website provides the ability to type
For questions about registration, short comments directly into the
Downtown Des Moines Marriott Hotel,
please contact Devin Furguson at comment field on this web page or
Davenport and Dubuque Rooms, 700
dferguson@aplu.org or (202) 478–6030. attach a file for lengthier comments. Go
Grand Avenue, Des Moines Iowa 50309.
For questions about BIFAD, please to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow
Participants may attend in person or
contact Clara Cohen, Designated Federal the online instructions at that site for
join via livestream. The link to the
Officer for BIFAD in the Bureau for submitting comments.
global livestream as well as registration
Food Security at USAID. Interested b Mail, including CD–ROMs, etc.:
information can be found on BIFAD’s
persons may write to her in care of the White House Liaison Office, U.S.
home page and online at http:// U.S. Agency for International
www.aplu.org/projects-and-initiatives/ Department of Agriculture, 1400
Development, Ronald Reagan Building, Independence Avenue SW, the Whitten
international-programs/bifad/bifad- Bureau for Food Security, 1300
meetings.html. Building, Room 540–A, Washington, DC
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 20250–3700.
The central theme of this public
DC, 20523–2110 or telephone her at b Hand- or courier-delivered
meeting will be ‘‘Improving Nutrition
(202) 712–0119. submittals: Deliver to White House
through Private Sector Engagement
Across Food Systems’’ and will explore Clara Cohen, Liaison Office, U.S. Department of
how private sector engagement and Designated Federal Officer, Bureau for Food Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue
market system linkages across the food Security, U.S. Agency for International SW, the Whitten Building, Room 540–
system can help to advance nutrition Development. A, Washington, DC 20250–3700.
outcomes. The meeting will help to [FR Doc. 2018–20942 Filed 9–25–18; 8:45 am] Instructions: All items submitted by
identify opportunities and challenges BILLING CODE P mail or electronic mail must include the
for the public and private sectors to agency name and docket number.
work together at different points in the Comments received in response to this
food system to improve the demand, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE notice will be made available for public
availability, accessibility, and inspection and posted without change,
affordability of high-quality diets for Office of the Secretary including any personal information, to
vulnerable populations. Discussions http://www.regulations.gov.
will address how to build a business Notice of Request for Extension and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
case for private sector involvement in Revision of a Currently Approved Cikena Reid, Committee Management
improving diet quality for vulnerable Information Collection: Advisory Officer, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
populations and how the public sector Committee and Research and Department of Agriculture, White House
can support and incentivize that Promotion Background Information Liaison Office, 1400 Independence
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business case. Recommendations AGENCY: White House Liaison Office, Avenue SW, the Whitten Building,
coming out of the meeting will help to Department of Agriculture. Room 540–A, Washington, DC 20250;
inform USAID’s future focus in this ACTION: Notice and request for
office phone: (202) 720–2406; email:
area. comments. Cikena.Reid@osec.usda.gov.
The meeting will also include the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
announcement of the winners of the SUMMARY: This notice announces the In accordance with the Paperwork
BIFAD Prize for Scientific Excellence U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

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FR Citation		83 FR 48585