Notice2026-09695
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan; Solicitation for Membership
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Published
May 14, 2026
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is soliciting nominations for the election of regional members and their alternates for the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 93 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27240-27241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-09695]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2026-0101]
General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement
Plan; Solicitation for Membership
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary of Agriculture is
soliciting nominations for the election of regional members and their
alternates for the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry
Improvement Plan.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
June 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Please submit completed nomination forms to the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Savannah Busby, Acting Senior
Coordinator, National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506
Klondike Road, Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; phone: (770) 922-3496;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0a3b1a6b1bebeb1b8feb2a5a3b2a990a5a3b4b1feb7bfa6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="285b495e4946464940064a5d5b4a51685d5b4c49064f475e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) is the
Secretary's Advisory Committee on poultry health. The Committee serves
as a forum for the study of matters relating to poultry health and, as
necessary, makes specific recommendations to the Secretary concerning
ways the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) may assist the industry
in addressing these matters. The Committee assists the Department in
planning, organizing, and conducting the Biennial Conference of the
NPIP. The Committee recommends whether new proposals should be
considered by the delegates to the Biennial Conference and serves as a
direct liaison between the NPIP and the United States Animal Health
Association.
The Committee consists of an elected member-at-large who is an NPIP
participant and an elected member (and alternate) from each of the six
U.S. regions represented on the Committee. Terms will expire for three
current regional members in August 2026. We are soliciting nominations
from interested organizations and individuals to replace the members
and alternates from the South Atlantic (Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South
Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia), West North Central (Iowa,
Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota),
and South Central (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas).
Member selection is determined by a majority vote of the NPIP
delegates from the respective regions. There must be at least two
nominees for each position. Persons interested in serving on the
Committee or nominating another individual to serve must submit a
nomination with information and a complete Form AD-755, which is
available on the internet at <a href="https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755-advisory-committee-commodity-board-background-information.pdf">https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-755-advisory-committee-commodity-board-background-information.pdf</a> or may be obtained by contacting the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will
be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its
Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or
administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital
status, family/parental status, 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).
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Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
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 State or
local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the
Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally,
program information may be made available in languages other than
English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to
File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write
a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the
information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint
form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA
by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Mail Stop
9410, Washington, DC 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6515170a021704084b0c0b11040e0025101601044b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2454564b435645490a4d4a50454f4164515740450a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Authority: 9 CFR 147.43
Dated: May 12, 2026.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
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