Request for Nominations of Members for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Specialty Crop Committee, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, and National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
| Published date | 08 May 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 27352 |
| Record Number | 2020-09931 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Agriculture Department |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 90 (Friday, May 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27352-27353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09931]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of the Secretary
Request for Nominations of Members for the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, Specialty
Crop Committee, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, and National Genetic
Resources Advisory Council
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the opening of the
solicitation for nominations to fill vacancies on the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE)
Advisory Board and its subcommittees. There are fourteen vacancies on
the NAREEE Advisory Board; four vacancies on the National Genetic
Resources Advisory Council; three vacancies on the Specialty Crop
Committee; and three vacancies on the Citrus Disease Subcommittee.
DATES: USDA will consider nominations received by July 31, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To ensure receipt of nomination packages, please email the
nominee's name, resume or CV, completed and signed Form AD-755, and any
letters of support to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Esch, Director, National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 332A, The Whitten Building,
Washington, DC 20250-2255; telephone: 202-720-3684 or email:
[email protected]. Committee website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions for Nominations: Nominations are solicited from
organizations, associations, societies, councils, federations, groups,
and companies that represent a wide variety of food and agricultural
interests throughout the country.
Nominees may be considered for the NAREEE Advisory Board and or a
subcommittee and may be considered for more than one category and/or
subcommittee dependent on the nominee's qualifications. Each nominee
must submit a signed form AD-755, ``Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information,'' which can be obtained from the contact person
above or from: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD-755%20-%20Approved% 20Master%202015.pdf). A resume or CV should also
be submitted. Letters of nomination or support are encouraged.
Nomination letters must indicate whether they are applying for a NAREEE
Board position or a subcommittee AND include the category(s) for which
the nominee is applying.
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical
handicap, marital status, or sexual orientation. To ensure the
recommendation of the Advisory Board takes into account the needs of
the diverse groups served by the USDA, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
the needs of all racial and ethnic groups, women and men, and persons
with disabilities.
Please note, individuals may not serve on more than one USDA
Federal Advisory Committee. Individuals, who are lobbyists, appointed
to committees to exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf
of the government (e.g. as Special Government Employees) are ineligible
to serve.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance. Appointed members will serve two-, or three-
year terms in order to properly stagger term rotation. All nominees
will be vetted before selection. Appointments to the NAREEE Advisory
Board and its subcommittees will be made by the Secretary of
Agriculture.
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics
Advisory Board
The NAREEE Advisory Board was established in 1996 via Section 1408
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) to provide advice to the Secretary of
Agriculture and land-grant colleges and universities on top priorities
and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension,
and economics. Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 was amended by the Farm
Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reduce the number of
members on the NAREEE Advisory Board to 25 members and required the
Board to also provide advice to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives; the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate; the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and the
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies of
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. Subsequently, Section
1408 of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 further reduced the
number of members from 25 to 15 and changed the categories of
membership for the advisory board. Each member of the Board represents
a specific category including: National Farm or Producer Organizations;
Academic or Research Societies; Agricultural Research, Extension and
Education; or Industry, Consumer or Rural Interests.
Nominations are being sought for the following categories:
Three members to represent National Farm or Produce
Organizations, which may include members representing:
[cir] farm cooperatives;
[cir] food animal commodity producers;
[cir] plant commodity producers; or
[cir] aquaculture producers.
Two members to represent Academic or Research Societies,
which may include members representing:
[cir] National food animal science society;
[cir] national crop, soil, agronomy, horticulture, plant pathology,
or weed science society;
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[cir] national food science organization;
[cir] national human health association; or
[cir] national nutritional science society.
four members to represent Agricultural Research, Extension
and Education, which shall include members representing:
[cir] 1 member representing the 1862 land-grant colleges and
universities.
[cir] 1 member representing the 1890 land-grant colleges and
universities, including Tuskegee University.
[cir] 1 member representing the 1994 Equity in Education land-grant
institution
[cir] 1 member representing American colleges of veterinary
medicine
five members to represent Industry, Consumer or Rural
Interests, which may include members representing:
[cir] Transportation of food and agricultural products to domestic
and foreign markets;
[cir] food retailing and marketing interests;
[cir] food and fiber processors;
[cir] rural economic development interests;
[cir] a national consumer interest group;
[cir] a national forestry group;
[cir] a national conservation or natural resource group;
[cir] a national social science association;
[cir] private sector organizations involved in international
development; or
[cir] a national association of agricultural economists.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance to a category.
National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
The National Genetic Resources Advisory Council was originally
established in March, 1992 via section 1634 (7 U.S.C. 5843) of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 to formulate
recommendations on actions and policies for the collection,
maintenance, and utilization of genetic resources; to make
recommendations for coordination of genetic resources plans of several
domestic and international organizations; and to advise the Secretary
of Agriculture and the National Genetic Resources Program, part of the
Agricultural Research Service, of new and innovative approaches to
genetic resources conservation. It was subsequently re-established in
2012 as a permanent subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory Board. The
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 further expanded the
responsibilities of the Council to include recommendations on cultivar
development and increased the number of members from 9 to 13. The
membership is required to have 6 members from scientific disciplines
relevant to the National Genetic Resources Program, including
agricultural sciences, economics and policy, environmental sciences,
natural resource sciences, health sciences, and nutritional sciences; 3
members from the general public and shall include leaders in fields of
public policy, community development, trade, international development,
law, or management; and 4 members with expertise in cultivar
development and animal breed development. In addition, 4 of the members
of the NGRAC shall be appointed from among individuals representing:
1862 land-grant colleges and universities; 1890 land-grant colleges and
universities; Hispanic-serving institutions; or 1994 Equity in
Education land-grant institutions.
Nominations are being sought for the following categories:
Three members to represent the scientific disciplines, and
one member to represent the general public.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance to a category.
Specialty Crop Committee
The Specialty Crop Committee was created as a subcommittee of the
NAREEE Advisory Board in accordance with the Specialty Crops
Competitiveness Act of 2004 under Title III, Section 303 of Public Law
108-465. The committee was formulated to study the scope and
effectiveness of research, extension, and economics programs affecting
the specialty crop industry. The legislation defines ``specialty
crops'' as fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and nursery
crops (including floriculture). The Agricultural Act of 2014 further
expanded the scope of the Specialty Crop Committee to provide advice to
the Secretary of Agriculture on the relevancy review process of the
Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a grant program of the National
Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Members should represent the breadth of the specialty crop
industry. Three members of the Specialty Crop Committee are also
members of the NAREEE Advisory Board, and six members represent various
disciplines of the specialty crop industry. The terms of three members
expired on September 30, 2020. The Specialty Crop Committee is
soliciting nominations to fill three vacant positions to represent the
specialty crop industry. All nominees will be carefully reviewed for
their expertise, leadership, and relevance to a category.
Citrus Disease Subcommittee: The Citrus Disease Subcommittee was
established by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Sec. 7103) to advise the
Secretary of Agriculture on citrus research, extension, and development
needs, engage in regular consultation and collaboration with USDA and
other organizations involved in citrus, and provide recommendations for
research and extension activities related to citrus disease. The Citrus
Disease Subcommittee will also advise the Department on the research
and extension agenda of the Emergency Citrus Disease Research and
Extension Program, a grant program of the National Institute of Food
and Agriculture.
Section 1408(a)(2) of the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018
amended the membership of the Citrus Disease Subcommittee to increase
the number of members from 9 members to 11. Members must be a producer
of citrus with representation from the following States: five members
from Arizona or California, five members from Florida, and one member
from Texas.
The Citrus Disease Subcommittee is soliciting nominations to fill
three vacant positions for membership:
Two positions to represent Florida, and
one position to represent California or Arizona.
All nominees will be carefully reviewed for their expertise,
leadership, and relevance to a category.
Done at Washington, DC, this day of April 13, 2020.
Cikena Reid,
Committee Management Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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