Notice2023-06053
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers
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Published
March 24, 2023
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Agriculture DepartmentPartnerships and Public Engagement Office
Abstract
The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers ("Advisory Committee"). The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members who are expected to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed for an additional two terms. Advisory Committee members will represent historically underserved farmers and farming communities and should also reflect the diversity of agriculture in geography, size, scale, type of production. The membership shall include: six (6) or more farmers or ranchers; two (2) or more individuals from minority serving institutions of higher education; two (2) or more individuals from community-based nonprofit organizations; and two (2) or more individuals with civil rights and equity expertise.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17790-17791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06053]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers
AGENCY: Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement (OPPE), USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Partnerships
and Public Engagement (OPPE) is seeking nominations for individuals to
serve on the Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (``Advisory
Committee''). The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members who are
expected to serve a 2-year term and may be reappointed for an
additional two terms. Advisory Committee members will represent
historically underserved farmers and farming communities and should
also reflect the diversity of agriculture in geography, size, scale,
type of production. The membership shall include: six (6) or more
farmers or ranchers; two (2) or more individuals from minority serving
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institutions of higher education; two (2) or more individuals from
community-based nonprofit organizations; and two (2) or more
individuals with civil rights and equity expertise.
DATES: All nomination packages received by April 24, 2023 will be
considered.
ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted electronically to the Advisory
Committee's dedicated email inbox at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a0a2aca781b4b2a5a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aacbc9c7cceadfd9cecb84cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a>. Nominations may
also be sent via first-class mail to: Advisory Committee on Minority
Farmers, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524-A, Washington, DC
20250. All nominations received prior to the deadline under DATES
(above) will be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. R. Jeanese Cabrera, Designated
Federal Officer, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, 1400
Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop 0601, Room 524-A, Washington, DC
20250; Phone: (202) 720-6350; Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c0d0f010a2c191f080d420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88e9ebe5eec8fdfbece9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Member Nominations. Any interested person or organization may
nominate individuals for membership. Interested candidates may nominate
themselves. Nomination packages will require a cover letter to the
Secretary of Agriculture and the nominee's resume which should be
limited to five one-sided pages. For resumes received that are more
than five one-sided pages in length, only the first five pages will be
reviewed. A completed and signed USDA Advisory Committee Membership
Background Information form (AD-755) is also required. A fillable form
AD-755 may be accessed here: <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>. Endorsements, letters of recommendations,
nominee's writings or published papers related to reducing barriers to
accessing public programs and services, addressing historic
discrimination and disparities, or other topics reflecting a nominee's
experience and perspectives, are optional.
Nomination for membership is open to the public within the United
States and its territories (Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna
Islands). Final selection of Advisory Committee members is made by the
Secretary.
The Committee was established pursuant to section 14008 of the Food
Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Public Law 110-246, 122 Stat.
1651, 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2279), to ensure that socially disadvantaged
farmers have equal access to USDA programs. The Secretary selects a
diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons to
recommend solutions to the challenges of minority farmers and ranchers.
The Advisory Committee will meet no less than once annually to
advise the Secretary of Agriculture on: (1) implementation of the
Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers
and Ranchers Program (also known as the 2501 Program) under section
2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 2279); (2) methods that maximize the participation of minority
farmers and ranchers in U.S. Department of Agriculture programs; (3)
civil rights activities within the Department, as such activities
relate to participants in such programs. Advisory Committee public
meetings may be held in hybrid style giving participants the choice to
attend in person or virtually.
Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent
minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The USDA prohibits
discrimination in all of its programs and activities on the basis of
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity (including
gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital
status, family/parental status, political beliefs, income derived from
a public assistance program, political beliefs, 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). This
Advisory Committee is statutorily mandated, and its members may be
designated as Representatives or Special Government Employees (SGEs).
SGEs are appointed for their personal knowledge, academic scholarship,
background, and expertise in specific subject matter areas as may be
required during their terms.
Additional guidance on submitting nominations and a fillable AD-755
(pdf) background disclosure form can be found on the Advisory Committee
on Minority Farmers' website at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/advisory-committee-on-minority-farmers">https://www.usda.gov/partnerships/advisory-committee-on-minority-farmers</a>.
Dated: March 20, 2023.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-06053 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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