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Vol. 88, No. 179 

Monday, September 18, 2023 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–23–0045] 

Meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable 

Industry Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, the Agricultural Marketing 

Service (AMS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), is announcing a 

meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable 

Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC). 

This meeting is being convened to 

examine the full spectrum of fruit and 

vegetable industry issues and provide 

recommendations and ideas on how 

USDA can tailor programs and services 

to better meet the needs of the U.S. 

produce industry. Agenda items may 

include, but are not limited to, 

administrative matters; presentations by 

subject matter experts as requested by 

the FVIAC; and consideration of 

recommendations pertaining to labor 

and production, food safety, 

infrastructure and sustainability, 

consumption and nutrition, and data 

reporting and analysis. 

DATES: An in-person two-day meeting 

will be held November 02, 2023, from 

8:00 a.m. to approximately 11:00 a.m. 

Central Time (CT) and November 03, 

2023, from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 

5:00 p.m. CT. In-person oral comments 

will be heard on November 02, 2023. 

The deadline to submit written 

comments and/or register for in-person 

oral comments is 11:59 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET), October 23, 2023. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted by 11:59 

p.m. ET on October 23, 2023 via http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Document # 

AMS–SC–23–0045. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

provided to AMS, but the Committee 

may not have adequate time to consider 

those comments prior to the meeting. 

AMS, Specialty Crops Program, strongly 

prefers that written comments be 

submitted electronically. However, 

written comments may also be 

submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. 

Oral Comments: FVIAC will hear oral 

public comments on November 02, 

2023. Persons or organizations wishing 

to make oral comments must preregister by 11:59 p.m. ET, October 23, 

2023, and can register for only one 

speaking slot. Instructions for 

registering and participating in the 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at Green Door Gourmet 

located at 7007 River Road Pike, 

Nashville TN, 37209. Detailed 

information pertaining to the in-person 

meeting can be found at https://

www.ams.usda.gov/event/usda-fruitand-vegetable-industry-advisorycommittee-meeting-3. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Darrell Hughes, Designated Federal 

Officer, Fruit and Vegetable Industry 

Advisory Committee, USDA–AMSSpecialty Crops Program, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Suite 1575, 

STOP 0235, Washington, DC 20250– 

0235; Telephone: (202) 378–2576; 

Email: SCPFVIAC@usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. app. 2), the Secretary 

of Agriculture (Secretary) established 

FVIAC in 2001 to examine the full 

spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and 

vegetable industry and to provide 

suggestions and ideas to the Secretary 

on how USDA can tailor its programs to 

meet the fruit and vegetable industry’s 

needs. 

The AMS Chief of Staff for the 

Specialty Crops Program serves as the 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer, 

leading the effort to administer the 

Committee’s activities. Representatives 

from USDA mission areas and other 

government agencies affecting the fruit 

and vegetable industry are periodically 

called upon to participate in the 

Committee’s meetings as determined by 

the Committee. AMS is giving notice of 

the Committee meeting to the public so 

that they may participate and present 

their views via written comments. The 

meeting is open to the public on a firstcome, first-served basis. Space is 

limited. The meeting agenda will be 

made available on the web page listed 

in the ADDRESSES section. 

Public Comments: Comments should 

address specific topics noted on the 

meeting agenda. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted by 11:59 

p.m. ET on October 23, 2023 via https:// 

www.regulations.gov: Document # 

AMS–SC–23–0045. Comments 

submitted after this date will be 

provided to AMS, but the Committee 

may not have adequate time to consider 

those comments prior to the meeting. 

AMS, Specialty Crops Program, strongly 

prefers that written comments be 

submitted electronically. However, 

written comments may also be 

submitted (i.e., postmarked) via mail to 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. 

Oral Comments: FVIAC will hear oral 

public comments on November 02, 

2023. Persons or organizations wishing 

to make oral comments must preregister by 11:59 p.m. ET, October 23, 

2023, and can register for only one 

speaking slot. Instructions for 

registering and participating in the 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline. 

Meeting Accommodations: The 

meeting location is compliant with the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, and the 

USDA provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you are 

a person requiring reasonable 

accommodation, please make requests 

in advance for sign language 

interpretation, assistive listening 

devices, or other reasonable 

accommodation to the person listed 

under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Determinations for 

reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis. 

Dated: September 12, 2023. 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20094 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 

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