[Federal Register: January 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 12)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Docket No. FV-08-376]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to notify all interested parties
that the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will hold a Fruit and
Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (Committee) meeting that is open
to the public. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) established
the Committee to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit
and vegetable industry and to provide suggestions and ideas to the
Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet
the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. This notice sets forth the
schedule and location for the meeting.
DATES: Thursday, February 7, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday,
February 8, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held at the Capital Hilton,
1001 16th Street, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hatch, Designated Federal
Official, USDA, AMS, Fruit and Vegetable Programs. Telephone: (202)
690-0182. Facsimile: (202) 720-0016. E-mail: andrew.hatch@usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. II), the Secretary of Agriculture established
the Committee in August 2001 to examine the full spectrum of issues
faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide suggestions
and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet
the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The Committee was re-
chartered in July 2003, June 2005 and again in May 2007 with new
members appointed by USDA from industry nominations.
AMS Deputy Administrator for Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Robert
C. Keeney, serves as the Committee's Executive Secretary.
Representatives from USDA mission areas and other government agencies
affecting the fruit and vegetable industry will be called upon to
participate in the Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee
Chairperson. AMS is giving notice of the Committee meeting to the
public so that they may attend and present their recommendations.
Reference the date and address section of this announcement for the
time and place of the meeting.
Topics of discussion at the advisory committee meeting will
include: the Agricultural Marketing Service's role in food safety
related activities; the Food and Drug Administration's import food
safety plan; fresh produce procurement activities under the National
School Lunch Program; Country of Origin Labeling; and agriculture
transportation matters. Additional agenda items can be expected.
Those parties that would like to speak at the meeting should
register on or before January 31, 2008. To register as a speaker,
please e-mail your name, affiliation, business address, e-mail address,
and phone number to Mr. Andrew Hatch at: andrew.hatch@usda.gov or
facsimile to (202) 720-0016. Speakers who have registered in advance
will be given priority. Groups and individuals may submit comments for
the Committee's consideration to the same e-mail address. The meeting
will be recorded, and information about obtaining a transcript will be
provided at the meeting.
The Acting Secretary of Agriculture selected a diverse group of
members representing a broad spectrum of persons interested in
providing suggestions and ideas on how USDA can tailor its programs to
meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. Equal opportunity
practices were considered in all appointments to the Committee in
accordance with USDA policies.
If you require special accommodations, such as a sign language
interpreter, please use either contact name listed above.
Dated: January 14, 2008.
Lloyd Day,
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service
[FR Doc. E8-801 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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