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[Federal Register: January 29, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 19)]
[Notices]
[Page 4444]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access
[wais.access.gpo.gov]
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets: Nominations
AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA.
ACTION: Advisory Committee on Emerging
Markets: Nominations
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that nominations are being sought for five (5) qualified persons to serve on the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets (the Committee). The role of the Committee is to provide information and advice, based upon knowledge and expertise of the members, useful to the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in implementing the Emerging Markets Program. The Committee also advises USDA on ways to increase the involvement of the U.S. private sector in cooperative work with emerging markets in food and rural business systems and reviews proposals submitted to the Program for funding technical assistance activities.
DATES: Written nominations must be received by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) by 5 p.m. on February 28, 2003.
ADDRESSES: All nominating materials should be sent
to Mr. Douglas Freeman, Foreign Agricultural Service, Room 4932--Stop 1042, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-1042. Forms may also be submitted by fax to (202) 720-9361.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons interested in serving on the Advisory
Committee, or in nominating individuals to serve, should contact Mr. Douglas
Freeman, Foreign Agricultural Service, by telephone (202) 720-4327, by fax (202)
720-9361, or by electronic mail to emo@fas.usda.gov
and request Form AD-755 and Form SF-181. Form AD-755 is required and is
available at the FAS home page: http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/ad755.pdf.
Form SF-181 is requested, but optional, and is available at http://www.fas.usda/admin/sf181.pdf.
Persons with disabilities who require an alternative means for communication of
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's Target
Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Committee is authorized by section 1542 of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990, as amended. The overall
purpose of the Committee is to provide USDA with information that may be useful
in carrying out the provisions of the Emerging Markets Program. The Committee is
composed of representatives of the various sectors of the food and rural
business systems of the United States. More information about the purpose and
function of the Committee and about the Emerging Markets Program may be found at
the FAS/Emerging Markets Program Web site: http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/acem.html.
The members of the Committee are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and
serve at the discretion of the Secretary. Committee members serve without
compensation, but can receive reimbursement for travel expenses to attend
committee meetings, if requested, in accordance with USDA Travel
regulations.
The Committee has a balanced membership of up to 20 members, representing a
broad cross-section of the U.S. agricultural and agribusiness industry. All
appointments will expire two years from the date of appointment. The Secretary
may renew an appointment for one or more additional terms.
Most meetings will be held in Washington, DC, though other locations may be
selected on an occasional basis. Committee meetings will be open to the public,
unless the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the Committee will be
discussing issues, the disclosure of which justify closing all or a portion of a
meeting, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Nominations are open to all individuals without regard to race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, age, physical handicap, marital status, or sexual
orientation. To ensure that the work of the Committee takes into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include, to the
extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent the
interest of minorities, women and persons with disabilities.
Members are selected primarily for their experience, expertise and knowledge of
international agriculture and of trade and development issues as they affect
emerging markets. No person, company, producer, farm organization, trade
association or other entity has a right to representation on the Committee. In
making selections, every effort will be made to maintain balanced representation
of the various broad industries within the United States as well as geographic
diversity.
Signed in Washington, DC on January 23,
2003.
A. Ellen Terpstra,
Administrator,
Foreign Agricultural Service
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