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Federal Register Notices
[Federal Register: December 22, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 246)]
[Notices]
[Page 76962-76963]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr22de06-31]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Foreign Agricultural Service
Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets:
Nominations
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
nominations are being sought for twenty (20)
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 (EMP). The Committee
also advises USDA on ways to increase the
involvement of the U.S. private sector in
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 January 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: All nominating materials
should be sent to Ms. Nancy Hirschhorn, Foreign
Agricultural Service, Stop 1052, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20250-1052. Forms may also be submitted by fax
to (202) 690-0193.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Persons
interested in serving on the Committee, or in
nominating individuals to serve, should contact
Ms. Nancy Hirschhorn, Foreign Agricultural
Service, by telephone (202) 720-6896, by fax
(202) 690-0193, or by electronic mail to
emo@fas.usda.gov
and request Form AD-755 and Form SF-181. 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/em-markets.asp.
Form AD-755 is required and is available on the
EMP home page at
http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/em-markets/FormAD-755.pdf. Form SF-181 is requested,
but optional, and is available at
http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf181.pdf.
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 should have experience, expertise, and knowledge of
international agriculture and
of trade and development issues as they affect
emerging markets. No persons, 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.
W. Kirk Miller,
Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural
Service.
[FR Doc. 06-9828 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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