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Vol. 76, No. 78 

Friday, April 22, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Solicitation of Members to the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Solicitation for membership. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

5 U.S.C. App., the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces 

solicitation for nominations to fill 8 

vacancies on the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board. 

DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board 

member nominations is July 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, and completed Form AD–755 

must be sent to the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, National Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board Office, 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., Room 

3901, South Building, Washington, DC 

20250–2255. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

J. Robert Burk, Executive Director, 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 3870, South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–2255, 

telephone: 202–720–3684; fax: 202– 

720–6199; e-mail: 

Robert.Burk@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1408 of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) was 

amended by the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2008 by 

deleting six members to the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board, which totals 25 members. Since 

the Advisory Boards inception by 

congressional legislation in 1996, each 

member has represented a specific 

category related to farming or ranching, 

food production and processing, forestry 

research, crop and animal science, landgrant institutions, non-land grant 

college or university with a historic 

commitment to research in the food and 

agricultural sciences, food retailing and 

marketing, rural economic development, 

and natural resource and consumer 

interest groups, among many others. 

The Board was first appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture in September 

1996 and one-third of its members were 

appointed for a one, two, and three-year 

term, respectively. The terms for 8 

members who represent specific 

categories will expire September 30, 

2011. Nominations for a 3-year 

appointment for these 8 vacant 

categories are sought. All nominees will 

be carefully reviewed for their expertise, 

leadership, and relevance to a category. 

The 8 slots to be filled are: 

Category B. Farm Cooperatives 

Category D. Plant Commodity Producer 

Category E. National Aquaculture 

Association 

Category H. National Food Science 

Organization 

Category J. National Nutritional Science 

Society 

Category K. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges 

and Universities 

Category M. 1994 Equity in Education 

Land-Grant Institutions 

Category Y. National Social Science 

Association 

Nominations are being solicited from 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, and 

companies that represent a wide variety 

of food and agricultural interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual who fits several of 

the categories listed above, or for more 

than one person who fits one category, 

will be accepted. In your nomination 

letter, please indicate the specific 

membership category for each nominee. 

Each nominee must fill out a form AD– 

755, ‘‘Advisory Committee Membership 

Background Information’’ (which can be 

obtained from the contact person below 

or may be printed out from the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.nareeeab.ree.usda.gov then search 

AD–755). All nominees will be vetted 

before selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations of the Advisory 

Board take into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership shall include, 

to the extent practicable, individuals 

with demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Appointments to the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board will be made by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 14th day of 

April 2011. 

Catherine Woteki, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9638 Filed 4–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food Safety and Inspection Service 

[Docket No. FSIS–2010–0026] 

Availability of Salmonella Compliance 

Guide for Small and Very Small Meat 

and Poultry Establishments That 

Produce Ready-to-Eat Products 

AGENCY: Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

opportunity for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Food Safety and 

Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing 

the availability of a compliance guide 

for small and very small meat 

establishments on the safe production of 

ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry 

products with respect to Salmonella and 

other pathogens. FSIS has posted this 

compliance guide on its Significant 

Guidance Documents Web page (http:// 

www.fsis.usda.gov/Significant_

Guidance/index.asp). FSIS encourages 

small and very small meat 

establishments that manufacture these 

products to avail themselves of this 

guidance document. FSIS is also 

soliciting comments on this compliance 

guide. The Agency will consider 

carefully all comments submitted and 

will revise the guide as warranted. 

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