[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 69681-69682] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32364] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Chief Economist Notice of the Advisory Committee on Small Farms Meeting
Agency
Office of the Chief Economist, USDA.
Action
Notice of meeting.
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Summary
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Small Farms.
For Further Information Contact
Alfonzo Drain, Acting Deputy Director of Small Farms, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 112-A, Jamie L. Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20250-3810. Telephone: 202-720-3238, Fax: 202-720-0443, or e-mail: adrain@nass.usda.gov.
Supplementary Information
The USDA's Advisory Committee on Small Farms, consisting of 19 members, representing small farms, ranches, and woodlot owners and the diverse groups USDA programs serve, has scheduled a meeting for January 19-20, 2000. The Committee meeting will be held 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 19 and 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2000. During this time the Advisory Committee will: (1) Meet with USDA officials; (2) review its charter and outline Committee objectives; (3) organize working sub-committees; and (4) elect vice-chairs for the Committee.
Dates and Locations: January 19--8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Advisory Committee General Meeting, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, Room 104-A, 1400 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC. January 20--8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.., Advisory Committee General Meeting, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, Room 104-A, 1400 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC. January 20--10 a.m. to 12 p.m., general public will have opportunity to provide oral and written comments to the Committee in Room 104-A, 1400 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, D.C. In general, each individual or group making an oral presentation will be limited to a total time of ten minutes.
Type of Meeting: Open to the public. Comments: The public may file written comments to the USDA Advisory Committee contact person before or within a reasonable time after the meeting. All statements will become a part of the official records of the
USDA Advisory Committee on Small Farms and will be kept on file for public review in the office of the Acting Deputy Director of Small Farms, Room 1410 South Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250.
Dated: December 8, 1999. Keith Collins, Chief Economist, Office of the Chief Economist. [FR Doc. 99-32364 Filed 12-13-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-02-M