Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC): Notice of Intent To Reestablish Charter and Call for Nominations
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Through this Notice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the following: Its intent to reestablish the Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC), which expires March 16, 2022; its call for nominations to fill up to 25 upcoming vacancies for appointments in 2022, and its call for nominations for a pool of candidates to fill future unexpected vacancies in any position categories should that occur. The FVIAC is seeking members who represent the fruit and vegetable industry including growers, shippers, wholesalers/distributors, brokers, retailers/restaurant representatives, state agencies, state departments of agriculture, foodservice suppliers, and fresh-cut and other fruit and vegetable processors. The FVIAC should also include representatives of farmers markets and food hubs, organic and non-organic fruit and vegetable representatives, farmer organizations, and produce trade associations. Please note, 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 and cannot be considered for USDA advisory committee membership. Members can only serve on one USDA advisory committee at a time. All nominees will undergo a USDA background check. You must submit the following to nominate yourself or someone else to the FVIAC: a resume (required), a USDA Advisory Committee Membership Background Information Form AD-755--available online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf (required), a cover letter (required), and a list of endorsements or letters of recommendation (optional). The resume or curriculum vitae must be limited to five one-sided pages and should include a summary of the following information: Current and past organization affiliations; areas of expertise; education; career positions held; and any other notable positions held. For submissions received that are more than five one-sided pages in length, only the first five pages will be reviewed.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18350-18351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06679]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 61 / Wednesday, March 30, 2022 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-22-0021]
Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC): Notice
of Intent To Reestablish Charter and Call for Nominations
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice: Intent to reestablish charter and call for nominations.
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SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
is announcing the following: Its intent to reestablish the Charter of
the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC), which
expires March 16, 2022; its call for nominations to fill up to 25
upcoming vacancies for appointments in 2022, and its call for
nominations for a pool of candidates to fill future unexpected
vacancies in any position categories should that occur. The FVIAC is
seeking members who represent the fruit and vegetable industry
including growers, shippers, wholesalers/distributors, brokers,
retailers/restaurant representatives, state agencies, state departments
of agriculture, foodservice suppliers, and fresh-cut and other fruit
and vegetable processors. The FVIAC should also include representatives
of farmers markets and food hubs, organic and non-organic fruit and
vegetable representatives, farmer organizations, and produce trade
associations. Please note, 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 and cannot be considered for USDA
advisory committee membership. Members can only serve on one USDA
advisory committee at a time. All nominees will undergo a USDA
background check. You must submit the following to nominate yourself or
someone else to the FVIAC: a resume (required), a USDA Advisory
Committee Membership Background Information Form AD-755--available
online at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755.pdf</a>
(required), a cover letter (required), and a list of endorsements or
letters of recommendation (optional). The resume or curriculum vitae
must be limited to five one-sided pages and should include a summary of
the following information: Current and past organization affiliations;
areas of expertise; education; career positions held; and any other
notable positions held. For submissions received that are more than
five one-sided pages in length, only the first five pages will be
reviewed.
DATES: The current FVIAC Charter expires on March 16, 2022. The current
representative terms expire July 9, 2022. Nomination packages including
a cover letter to the Secretary, the nominee's typed resume or
curriculum vitae, and a completed USDA Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information Form AD-755 must be postmarked on or before May
31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Mr. Darrell Hughes serves as the Designated Federal Officer
and can be reached at (202) 378-2576 or by email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5a6b6a5b3a3bcb4b6b580869194db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ecdddced8c8d7dfdddeebedfaffb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>.
Mailing address: Darrell Hughes, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, South Building-Room 1575-STOP 0235, Washington,
DC 20250-0235, Attn: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
Comments: The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites
interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments will be
accepted on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on April 14, 2022, via <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>: Document # AMS-SC-22-0021.
The AMS Specialty Crops Program strongly prefers comments be
submitted electronically. However, written comments may be submitted
(i.e., postmarked) via mail to the person listed in the ADDRESSES
section by or before the abovementioned deadline.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2), notice is hereby given that the Secretary
of Agriculture intends to reestablish the FVIAC for two years. The
purpose of the FVIAC is to examine the full spectrum of issues faced by
the fruit and vegetable industry and provide suggestions and ideas to
the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its programs to better meet the
fruit and vegetable industry's needs.
The Deputy Administrator of the AMS Specialty Crops Program serves
as the FVIAC Executive Secretary. Representatives from USDA mission
areas and agencies affecting the fruit and vegetable industry could be
called upon to participate in the FVIAC's meetings as determined by the
FVIAC Executive Secretary and the FVIAC.
Industry members are appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture and
serve 2-year terms, with a maximum of three 2-year terms. The Secretary
of Agriculture appointed 24 members in 2020. Twelve (12) members have
served two terms and twelve (12) members have served one term. All the
terms expire July 9, 2022.
The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint members for the upcoming
vacancies to serve a 2-year term of office beginning in 2022 and ending
in 2024. The Secretary of Agriculture will hold nominations received
that could fill future unexpected vacancies in any of the position
categories as a pool of candidates that the Secretary can draw upon as
replacement appointees if unexpected vacancies occur. A person
appointed to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the 2-year
term of the vacant position. The Secretary of Agriculture invites those
individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with the categories
listed in the SUMMARY section to nominate individuals or themselves for
membership on the FVIAC.
The full Committee expects to meet at least twice a year in-person,
virtually, or by teleconference, and the meetings will be announced in
the Federal Register. FVIAC workgroup/subcommittees will meet as deemed
necessary by the chairperson and may meet through teleconference or by
computer-based conferencing. Subcommittees may invite technical experts
to present information for consideration by the subcommittee. The
subcommittee meetings will not be announced in the Federal Register.
All data and records available to the full Committee are expected to be
available to the public when the full Committee reviews and approves
the work of the subcommittee.
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Members must be prepared to work outside of scheduled Committee and
subcommittee meetings and may be required to assist in document
preparation. Committee members serve on a voluntary basis; however,
travel expenses and per diem reimbursement are available.
The Secretary of Agriculture seeks 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 will
be followed in all appointments to the FVIAC in accordance with USDA
policies. To ensure that FVIAC recommendations take into account the
needs of the diverse groups served by USDA, membership should reflect
the diversity of the industry in terms of the experience of members,
methods of production and distribution, marketing strategies, and other
distinguishing factors, including but not limited to individuals from
historically underserved communities, that will bring different
perspectives and ideas to the table.
The information collection requirements concerning the nomination
process have been previously cleared by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) under OMB Control No. 0505-0001.
Date: March 24, 2022.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-06679 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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