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Vol. 76, No. 126 

Thursday, June 30, 2011 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Research Service 

Notice of Appointment of Committee 

Members to the Advisory Committee 

on Biotechnology and 21st Century 

Agriculture 

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary, 

Research, Education, and Economics, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Appointment of 

Committee Members to the Advisory 

Committee on Biotechnology and 21st 

Century Agriculture. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Under 

Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics of the Department of 

Agriculture, in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, announces the 

appointment of members to the 

Advisory Committee on Biotechnology 

and 21st Century Agriculture (‘‘AC21’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Schechtman, Telephone: 202– 

720–3817, Fax: 202–690–4265, or e-mail 

AC21@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Twentytwo members were appointed from 

nominations of more than 150 wellqualified individuals, representing the 

biotechnology industry, the organic food 

industry, farming communities, the seed 

industry, food manufacturers, State 

government, consumer and community 

development groups, the medical 

profession, and academic researchers. 

Equal opportunity practices were 

followed in appointing committee 

members. To assure that 

recommendations of the advisory 

committee take into account the needs 

of diverse groups served by the 

Department, membership includes, to 

the extent practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

The following appointments to the 

AC21 have been made: 

Russell C. Redding, Interim Dean of 

Agriculture and Environmental 

Sciences, Delaware Valley College, in 

Aspers, Pennsylvania, who will serve as 

Chair of the AC21; 

Isaura Andaluz, Executive Director, 

Cuatro Puertas, of Albuquerque, New 

Mexico; 

Paul C. Anderson, Executive Director, 

International Programs, Donald 

Danforth Plant Science Center, in St. 

Louis, Missouri; 

Laura L. Batcha, Chief of Policy and 

External Relations, Organic Trade 

Association, in Putney, Vermont; 

Charles M. Benbrook, Chief Scientist, 

The Organic Center, in Enterprise, 

Oregon; 

Barry R. Bushue, Farmer, VicePresident of the American Farm Bureau 

Federation and President of the Oregon 

Farm Bureau, in Boring, Oregon; 

Daryl D. Buss, Dean, School of 

Veterinary Medicine, University of 

Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin; 

Lynn E. Clarkson, Farmer and 

President, Clarkson Grain Company, in 

Cerro Gordo, Illinois; 

Leon C. Corzine, Farmer, in 

Assumption, Illinois; 

Michael S. Funk, Chairman, United 

Natural Foods, Inc., in Nevada City, 

California; 

Douglas C. Goehring, North Dakota 

Commissioner of Agriculture, in 

Menoken, North Dakota; 

Melissa L. Hughes, Corporate Counsel 

and Director, Government Affairs, 

CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley 

Family of Farms, in Viroqua, Wisconsin; 

Darrin Ihnen, Farmer and Chair, 

National Corn Growers Association, in 

Hurley, South Dakota; 

Gregory A. Jaffe, Director, 

Biotechnology Project, Center for 

Science in the Public Interest, in 

McLean,Virginia; 

David W. Johnson, Assistant Director 

of Research, Cal/West Seeds, in La 

Crosse, Wisconsin; 

Keith F. Kisling, Farmer and 

Chairman, Oklahoma Wheat 

Commission, in Burlington, Oklahoma; 

Josephine O. (Josette) Lewis, Director, 

Agricultural Development, Arcadia 

Biosciences, in Davis, California; 

Mary-Howell R. Martens, Farmer and 

Manager, Lakeview Organic Grain LLC, 

in Penn Yan, New York; 

Marty D. Matlock, Professor of 

Ecological Engineering, Department of 

Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 

University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville, 

Arkansas; 

Angela M. Olsen, Senior Advisor and 

Associate General Counsel, DuPont 

Company and Pioneer Hi-Bred, in 

Arlington, Virginia; 

Jerome B. Slocum, Farmer and 

President, North Mississippi Grain 

Company, in Coldwater, Mississippi; 

Latresia A. Wilson, Vice-President, 

Black Farmers and Agriculturalists 

Association, Florida Chapter, farmer, 

and physician, in Ocala, Florida. 

Committee members will initially 

serve one- or two-year terms, and may 

be reappointed to serve up to six 

consecutive years. In the event of a 

vacancy, the Secretary will appoint a 

new member as appropriate and subject 

to the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The duties of 

the Committee are solely advisory. 

Under its Charter, the AC21 is charged 

with examining the long-term impacts 

of biotechnology on the U.S. food and 

agriculture system and USDA, and 

providing guidance to USDA on 

pressing individual issues, identified by 

the Office of the Secretary, related to the 

application of biotechnology in 

agriculture. The immediate task for the 

committee within the overall charge 

will be to provide practical 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on ways to strengthen 

coexistence among different agricultural 

crop production methods. 

The Committee will meet in 

Washington, DC, up to four (4) times per 

year. 

Committee members will serve 

without pay. Reimbursement of travel 

expenses and per diem costs shall be 

made to Committee members who 

would be unable to attend Committee 

meetings without such reimbursement. 

Dated: June 24, 2011. 

Catherine E. Woteki, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16431 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am] 

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