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Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, Economics Advisory Board. 

The Board is composed of 25 members, 

each representing a specific category 

related to agriculture. The Board was 

first appointed in September 1996 and 

at the time one-third of the original 

members were appointed for one, two, 

and three-year term, respectively. Due to 

the staggered appointments, the terms 

for 8 of the 25 members expired 

September 2010. One additional 

member position was vacant. Each 

member is appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture to a specific category on the 

Board, including 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. 

Appointees by vacancy category of the 

8 new members and 1 re-appointed 

member are as follows: Category F. 

‘‘National Food Animal Science 

Society,’’ Nancy M. Cox, Director, 

Kentucky Agricultural Experiment 

Station and Associate Dean for 

Research, University of Kentucky, 

Lexington, KY (re-appointment); 

Category G. ‘‘National Crop, Soil, 

Agronomy, Horticulture, or Weed,’’ 

Robert W. Taylor, Dean, School of 

Agricultural and Environmental 

Sciences, Alabama A&M University, 

Normal, AL; Category K. ‘‘1862 LandGrant Colleges and Universities,’’ Milo J. 

Shult, Vice President for Agriculture, 

University of Arkansas Division of 

Agriculture, Little Rock, AR; Category L. 

‘‘1890 Land-Grant Colleges and 

Universities, Chandra Reddy, Dean, 

School of Agriculture and Consumer 

Sciences, Tennessee State University; 

Category P. ‘‘American Colleges of 

Veterinary Medicine,’’ Cyril R. Clark, 

Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, 

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 

Category T. ‘‘Rural Economic 

Development,’’ Jeanette T. Ishii, 

Economic Development Coordinator, 

Fresno County Administrative Office, 

Fresno, CA; Category U. ‘‘National 

Consumer Interest Group,’’ Rita W. 

Green, Family Resource Management 

Extension Agent, Mississippi State 

University, Grenada, MS; Category V. 

‘‘National Forestry Group,’’ Steven 

Daley-Laursen, Senior Executive to the 

President and Professor, Office of the 

President, University of Idaho, Moscow, 

ID; Category W. ‘‘National Conservation 

or Natural Resource Groups,’’ Carrie L. 

Castille, Deputy Assistant 

Commissioner, Louisiana Department of 

Agriculture & Forestry, Baton Rouge, 

LA. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

October 2010. 

Catherine Woteki, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Solicitation for Membership to the 

Forestry Research Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. app., the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

announces solicitation for nominations 

to fill thirteen vacancies on the Forestry 

Research Advisory Council. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

on or before December 20, 2010. Send 

completed nomination packages to 

Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior Staff 

Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research 

and Development, Forestry Research 

Advisory Council; U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; Mail Stop 1120; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1120, if sending 

by U.S Postal Service. For Express mail 

use 201 14th St., SW.; Mail Stop 1120; 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior Staff 

Assistant, U.S. Forest Service; Research 

and Development, Forestry Research 

Advisory Council; 202–205–1665. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1441 (c) of the Agriculture and Food Act 

of 1981 requires the establishment of the 

Forestry Research Advisory Council to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Agriculture on accomplishing efficiently 

the purposes of the Act of October 10, 

1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a, et seq.), known as 

the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962. The 

Council also provides advice related to 

the Forest Service research program, 

authorized by the Forest and Rangeland 

Renewable Resources Research Act of 

1978 (Pub. L. 95–307, 92 Stat. 353, as 

amended; 16 U.S.C. 1600 (note)). The 

Council is composed of 20 voting 

members from the following 

membership categories: 

(1) Federal and State agencies 

concerned with developing and 

utilizing the Nation’s forest resources, in 

particular committee membership, will 

include representation from the 

National Forest System and Forest and 

Range Experiment Station leaders, 

Forest Service; 

(2) The forest industries. These are 

organizations involved in the 

management of forest lands for which 

timber production is a component; 

(3) The forestry schools of the State 

certified eligible institutions, and State 

agricultural experiment stations; and 

(4) Volunteer public groups 

concerned with forests and related 

natural resources. 

The initial Council membership was 

appointed with staggered terms of 1, 2, 

and 3 years. As a result of the staggered 

appointments, the terms of some 

members will expire during December 

2010. Nominations for a 3-year 

appointment for 13 vacant positions are 

sought. Nominees will be carefully 

reviewed for their broad expertise, 

leadership and relevancy to a 

membership category. Geographic 

balance and a balanced distribution 

among the categories are also important. 

Vacancies are as follows: Federal and 

State—3; Industry—3; Academic—3; 

and Voluntary organizations—4. 

Nominations for one individual who fits 

several of the categories or for more than 

one person who fits one category will be 

accepted. Please indicate the specific 

membership category for each nominee. 

Nominations are open to all individuals 

without regard for race, color, religion, 

sex, national origin, age, mental or 

physical handicap, marital status, or 

sexual orientation. Nominations are 

being solicited from universities, 

organizations, associations, societies, 

councils, federations, groups, and 

companies that represent a wide variety 

of forestry research interests throughout 

the country. Appointments will be made 

by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

Each nominee must complete Form 

AD–755, Advisory Committee 

Membership Background Information 

(which can be obtained electronically 

from the USDA Chief Information Office 

at http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/doc/ 

AD–755.pdf or from the contact person 

listed in the FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice) and will 

be vetted before selection. Send 

nominee’s name, resume, and the 

completed Form AD–755 by U.S. mail 

to: 

Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior Staff 

Assistant, Forest Service Research and 

Development, Forestry Research 

Advisory Council; Mail Stop 1120; 1400 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1120. 

Nominations delivered by express mail 

or overnight courier service should be 

sent to: Daina Dravnieks Apple, Senior 


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Staff Assistant, USDA Forest Service; 

Research and Development, Forestry 

Research Advisory Council; 201 14th 

St., SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

Dated: October 29, 2010. 

Pearlie S. Reed, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration. 

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Department of Commerce 

Secretarial India High Technology 

Business Development Mission; 

February 6–11, 2011 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Secretary of Commerce Gary 

Locke will lead a senior-level business 

development trade mission to New 

Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, India, 

February 6–11, 2011. The overall focus 

of the trip will be commercial 

opportunities for U.S. companies, 

including joint ventures and export 

opportunities. In each city participants 

will have a market briefings followed by 

one-on-one appointments with potential 

buyers/partners and meetings with high 

level government officials. 

DATES: Applications should be 

submitted to the Office of Business 

Liaison by November 30, 2010. 

Applications received after that date 

will be considered only if space and 

scheduling constraints permit. 

Contact: Office of Business Liaison; 

Room 5062; Department of Commerce; 

Washington, DC 20230; Tel: (202) 482– 

1360; Fax: (202) 482–4054 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Mission Description: U.S. Secretary of 

Commerce Gary Locke will lead a 

senior-level U.S. business development 

mission to Delhi, Mumbai, and 

Bangalore from February 6–11, 2011 to 

discuss market development policies 

and promote U.S. exports in the 

following advanced industrial sectors: 

The civil nuclear, defense and security, 

civil aviation, and information and 

communications technology (ICT). 

The mission will help U.S. companies 

already doing business in India increase 

their current level of exports and 

business interests, and it will focus on 

helping experienced U.S. exporters 

which have not yet done business in 

India enter the market in support of 

creating jobs in the United States. 

Participating firms will gain market 

information, make business and 

government contacts, solidify business 

strategies, and/or advance specific 

projects. In each of these important 

sectors, participating U.S. companies 

will meet with prescreened potential 

partners, agents, distributors, 

representatives, and licensees. The 

agenda will also include meetings with 

high-level national and local 

government officials, networking 

opportunities, country briefings, and 

seminars. 

The delegation will be composed of 

20–25 U.S. firms representing a crosssection of U.S. high technology 

industries. Representatives of the U.S. 

Trade and Development Agency 

(USTDA), the Export-Import Bank of the 

United States (Ex-Im) and the Overseas 

Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) 

will be invited to participate (as 

appropriate) to provide information and 

counseling on their programs, as they 

relate to the Indian market. 

Commercial Setting: India’s sustained 

economic growth of around 5.5 percent 

in 2009 and dynamic expansion in 

several of its regional markets has 

created wide and diverse business 

prospects for U.S. exporters and 

investors. With 2010 growth estimates 

hovering at about 9.7 percent, India 

remains one of the fastest growing, 

largest, and most dynamic economies in 

the world. The global economic 

downturn did not affect India to the 

same extent as the United States, though 

most Indian companies remain cautious 

about making large investments. 

Worldwide economic difficulties 

notwithstanding, U.S. multinationals 

are expanding and deepening their 

market penetration. U.S. firms with 

advanced and niche-market products 

and services are entering the market for 

the first time, or are replacing legacy 

distributors appointed in the slowgrowth past with more capable and 

aggressive representatives. The recent 

rise of U.S. exports to India, the daily 

business press announcements, and the 

rapidly expanding demand for 

Commercial Service India matchmaking 

programs and due-diligence services all 

point to India being open for business. 

In fact, the pace of the United States’ 

trade and investment relationship with 

India is accelerating. In 2009, U.S. 

exports to India amounted to $16.4 

billion. Advanced technologies, 

including aerospace, specialized 

materials, information and 

communications technologies, 

electronics and flexible manufacturing 

systems underpinned this growth. U.S. 

exports to India are up 24 percent 

through the first six months of 2010. 

India is expected to play a major role in 

the Obama Administration’s National 

Export Initiative (NEI), which aims to 

double U.S. exports over the next five 

years. Commercial Service India, with 

its seven offices across India, is actively 

implementing the NEI on the ground 

and will assist U.S. firms across a range 

of sectors including, but not limited to 

civil nuclear energy, defense, civil 

aviation, defense and security, and ICT. 

In terms of long-range economic 

forecasts, some major consulting 

companies project that more than 500 

million people, a full 50 percent of the 

population, will enter India’s middle 

class over the next 15 years. One noted 

firm expects India to have and sustain 

the fastest growing economy in the 

world in the next three to five years. 

Another well-known consultancy 

believes that India will become the 3rd 

largest economy in the world by 2032. 

India’s ‘‘demographic dividend’’ (71 

percent of the population is under the 

age of 35, and the median age is 25) will 

ensure that India retains strong 

production and knowledge-based 

competitiveness for many years to come. 

India necessitates multiple marketing 

efforts that address differing regional 

opportunities, standards, languages, 

cultural differences, and levels of 

economic development. Gaining access 

to India’s markets requires careful 

analysis of consumer preferences, 

existing sales channels, and changes in 

distribution and marketing practices, all 

of which are continually evolving. 

Industry Focus: The mission will 

focus on four industry sectors—civil 

nuclear, defense and security 

equipment/systems/services, civil 

aviation, and ICT. It is designed to take 

advantage of these four strategic growth 

sectors and advance the discussion of 

U.S. market access, regulatory, and 

export control issues. 

Civil Nuclear: This mission would 

represent the first Department-led civilnuclear event in five years to India. 

Industry assessments suggest the Indian 

nuclear power market in total is worth 

as much as $150 billion. In September 

2009, the Government of India (GOI) 

officially designated two site locations 

for U.S. commercial nuclear technology. 

The Indian cabinet reserved sites at 

Mithi Virdi in Gujarat and at Kovada in 

Andhra Pradesh to host the U.S. ‘‘reactor 

parks.’’ The U.S. government has 

worked closely with the GOI to 

implement the U.S.-India nuclear 

cooperation agreement. U.S. reactor 

companies are on track to do business 

in India’s expanding civil nuclear sector 

which provides opportunities along the 

civil nuclear supply chain for smalland medium-size civil nuclear 

suppliers. 

Defense and Security: Over the next 

three years, India is expected to procure 

more than $10 billion in state-of-the-art 

commercial and homeland security 


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