Notice2025-08859
Notice of Termination of Seven Discretionary Federal Advisory Committees
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Published
May 19, 2025
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Agriculture Department
Abstract
On February 19, 2025, the President issued the Executive Order (E.O.), "Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy," which set forth the Administration's policy of reducing the size of the Federal Government in order to minimize waste, fraud, abuse, and inflation and to promote American freedom and innovation. The President's order directed the termination of several Federal advisory committees and ordered the identification of additional Federal Advisory Committees for termination.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 95 (Monday, May 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08859]
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 95 / Monday, May 19, 2025 / Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Notice of Termination of Seven Discretionary Federal Advisory
Committees
AGENCY: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
ACTION: Termination of Federal advisory committees.
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SUMMARY: On February 19, 2025, the President issued the Executive Order
(E.O.), ``Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,'' which
set forth the Administration's policy of reducing the size of the
Federal Government in order to minimize waste, fraud, abuse, and
inflation and to promote American freedom and innovation. The
President's order directed the termination of several Federal advisory
committees and ordered the identification of additional Federal
Advisory Committees for termination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries may be sent to, Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer, United States Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, Whitten Building, Suite 536-A,
SW, Washington, DC 20250; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b2822202e252a65392e222f0b3e382f2a652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="086b61636d6669267a6d616c487d7b6c69266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 720-8351.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 19, 2025, the President issued
Executive Order 14217, ``Commencing the Reduction of the Federal
Bureaucracy.'' Consistent with the E.O., on February 20, 2025, the
Secretary of Agriculture issued a Secretary's Memorandum 1078-002
``Elimination of Federal Advisory Committees within the Department of
Agriculture.'' The Secretary determined that the following Federal
advisory committees should be terminated, as they were no longer
necessary:
<bullet> Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
<bullet> Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
<bullet> Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
<bullet> National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
<bullet> National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for
Foods
<bullet> National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
<bullet> Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee
In consultations with the USDA Committee Management Officer,
Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services
Administration, and the Office of General Counsel, this determination
is consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5
U.S.C. ch.10), as well as 41 CFR 102-3.55.
In a separate Secretary's Memorandum 1078-007 issued on April 21,
2025, ``Restructuring of Federal Advisory Committees within the
Department of Agriculture,'' the following terminations have been
paused until further notice:
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animal
and Animal Products
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits
and Vegetables
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains,
Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in
Processed Foods
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in
Sweeteners and Sweetener Products
<bullet> Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in
Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Hemp
<bullet> Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
<bullet> General Conference Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan
Dated: May 12, 2025.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-08859 Filed 5-16-25; 8:45 am]
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