[Federal Register: June 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 118)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Foreign Agricultural Service

 
Meeting of Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), notice is hereby given that 
the second meeting of the Advisory Committee on Emerging Markets will 
be held June 22, 1999. The role of the committee is to provide 
information and advice, based upon knowledge and expertise of the 
members, useful to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in 
implementing the Emerging Markets Program. The committee will also 
advise 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 review proposals submitted to the Program.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 22, 1999, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. in room 5066 South Agriculture Building.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
discuss those proposals the Emerging Markets Office has received which 
may qualify for Emerging Markets Program funding. The minutes of the 
meeting announced in this Notice shall be available for review. The 
meeting is open to the public and members of the public may provide 
comments in writing to Douglas Freeman, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
room 6506 South Building, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 14th and 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, D.C. 20250, but should not make any 
oral comments at the meeting unless invited to do so by the Co-
chairpersons.

    Signed at Washington, DC, June 1, 1999.
Timothy J. Galvin,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service.
[FR Doc. 99-15701 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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