[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2062-2063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00461]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Request for Applications; National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board, Citrus
Disease Subcommittee (CDS), National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
(NGRAC), Specialty Crop Committee (SCC), and Pollinator Subcommittee
(PS)
AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics (REE), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Solicit applications for memberships for the NAREEE Advisory
Board, Citrus Disease Subcommittee, National Genetic Resource Advisory
Council, Specialty Crop Committee, and Pollinator Subcommittee.
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SUMMARY: In accordance to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as
amended, the Research, Education, and Economics (REE), United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the opening of the
solicitation for applications to fill vacancies on the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE)
Advisory Board and its committees and subcommittees for Fiscal Year
2024 and any vacancies that may occur in this current fiscal year
(FY23)--from the date of this notice to September 30, 2023: Citrus
Disease Subcommittee (CDS), National Genetic Resources Advisory Council
(NGRAC), Specialty Crop Committee (SCC), and Pollinator Subcommittee
(PS).
DATES: Visit the NAREEE Advisory Board website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/ to review a complete list of the Board and
committee and subcommittee membership categories. If you wish to be
considered for the expiring seats listed in A-D under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION, applications should be submitted by close of business
Eastern Standard Time on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
Applications for all Board and Committee/Subcommittee membership
seats will be received continuously until Friday, December 29, 2023.
Applicant Selection
Applicants will be selected by the Secretary of Agriculture based
on how well they meet the required qualifications and the current needs
of the Board and its committees/subcommittees. It is anticipated that
the members will start serving on the Advisory Board and/or committees/
subcommittee beginning of October 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Lewis, Executive Director,
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Room 6019 South Building,
Washington, DC 20250-2255; email: [email protected]. NAREEE Advisory
Board website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All board members will receive reimbursement
for per diem and travel expenses incurred for attending meetings and/or
conducting other business on behalf of the Board/Subcommittee
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703 of the Federal Travel Regulation for
persons employed intermittently in government service.
Individuals may not serve on more than one USDA Federal Advisory
Committee. Individuals who are federally registered 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 applicants will be carefully reviewed for their relevant
experience, expertise, and leadership. Appointed members will serve
one-, two-, or three-year terms in order to properly stagger term
rotation. All applicants will be vetted before selection. Appointments
to the NAREEE Advisory Board and its committees and subcommittees will
be made by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Instructions for Nominations/Applications
Application instructions can be found on the NAREEE Advisory Board
website: https://nareeeab.ree.usda.gov/applications.
The USDA prohibits discrimination in all of its programs and
activities on the basis of ``race, color, national origin, religion,
sex, (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability,
age, marital status, familial or parental status, income derived from a
public assistance program, political beliefs, genetic information, or
reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program
or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all
programs).
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Equal opportunity practices, in line with USDA policies, will be
followed in all membership appointments to the committee. To ensure
that the recommendations of the committee have taken into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by the Department, membership shall
include, to the extent practicable women, and persons with
disabilities. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and
lender.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages
other than English.
Dated: January 4, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-00461 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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