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Vol. 76, No. 202 

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 

FOUNDATION 

Board of Directors Meeting 

Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 8:45 

a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Place: African Development 

Foundation, Conference Room, 1400 I 

Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2011. 

Status: 

1. Open session, Tuesday, October 25, 

2011, 8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m.; and 

2. Closed session, Tuesday, October 

25, 2011, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. 

Due to security requirements and 

limited seating, all individuals wishing 

to attend the open session of the 

meeting must notify Sarah Conway at 

(202) 233–8811 or sconway@usadf.gov 

of your request to attend by 5 p.m. on 

October 21, 2011. 

Lloyd O. Pierson, 

President & CEO, USADF. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27061 Filed 10–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6117–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Foreign Agricultural Service 

Agricultural Policy Advisory 

Committee and the Agricultural 

Technical Advisory Committees for 

Trade; Nominations 

AGENCY: Foreign Agricultural Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: On June 9, 2011 the Secretary 

of Agriculture (Secretary), and the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR), renewed the charters of the 

Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee 

(APAC) and the six Agricultural 

Technical Advisory Committees 

(ATACs) for Trade for a 4-year term to 

expire on June 9, 2015. The APAC 

provides advice on the operation of 

various existing U.S. trade agreements 

and on negotiating objectives for new 

trade agreements, as well as other 

matters arising from the administration 

of U.S. trade policy. The ATACs provide 

advice and information regarding trade 

issues that affect both domestic and 

foreign production in the commodities 

of the respective sector, drawing upon 

the technical competence and 

experience of the members. Some 

appointments were made to these 

committees on September 8, 2011. The 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) 

seeks to add additional members in 

order to begin to stagger membership 

terms and is requesting nominations for 

persons to serve on these seven 

committees. 

DATES: Appointments will be made 

periodically as appropriate to establish 

staggered terms. For that reason, 

nominations will be accepted on an 

ongoing basis. 

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials 

should be mailed in a single, complete 

package and sent to: Thomas J. Vilsack, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250, 

Attn: APAC/ATACs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Agreements and Scientific 

Affairs may be reached by telephone at 

(202) 720–6219; with inquiries directed 

to Bob Spitzer or Steffon Brown: or by 

fax at (202) 720–0340. E-mail may be 

sent to Bob.Spitzer@fas.usda.gov or 

Steffon.Brown@fas.usda.gov. Mail may 

be addressed to the Office of 

Agreements and Scientific Affairs, 

Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Stop 1040, 

1400 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20250–1001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

The APAC and the ATACs are 

authorized by sections 135(c)(1) and (2) 

of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended 

(Pub. L. 93–618, 19 U.S.C. 2155). The 

purpose of these committees is to advise 

the Secretary and USTR concerning 

agricultural trade issues and policy. The 

committees are intended to ensure that 

representative elements of the private 

sector have an opportunity to express 

their views to the U.S. Government. On 

June 9, 2011, the Secretary and USTR 

renewed the charters of the APAC and 

the following six ATACs: 

• Animals and Animal Products; 

• Fruits and Vegetables; 

• Grains, Feed, Oilseeds and Planting 

Seeds; 

• Processed Foods; 

• Sweeteners and Sweetener 

Products; and, 

• Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts. 

Background 

In 1974, Congress established a 

private sector advisory committee 

system to ensure that U.S. trade policy 

and negotiation objectives adequately 

reflect U.S. commercial and economic 

interests. 

As provided for in the law and the 

USDA charter, the APAC has the 

following responsibilities: (A) The 

Committee will advise, consult with, 

and make recommendations to the 

Secretary and USTR concerning the 

trade policy of the United States and the 

matters arising in the administration of 

such policy; (B) The Committee will 

provide information and advice 

regarding the following: negotiating 

objectives and bargaining positions of 

the United States before the United 

States enters into trade agreements, the 

operation of any trade agreement once 

entered into, and matters arising in 

connection with the administration of 

the trade policy of the United States. It 

will keep abreast of the ongoing work of 

the technical-level committees (ATACs); 

(C) The Committee will furnish such 

other advisory opinions and reports as 

the Secretary and USTR deem 

necessary. 

As provided for in the law and the 

USDA charters, the ATACs have the 

following responsibilities: (A) The 

Committees will advise, consult with, 

and make recommendations to the 

Secretary and USTR on matters that are 

of mutual concern to the United States 

and to its consumers, producers, 

processors, and traders of commodities 

of their respective sectors in connection 

with the trade policy activities 

undertaken by the United States. (B) 

The Committees will provide advice 

and information regarding trade issues 

that affect both domestic and foreign 

production and trade concerning 

commodities in their respective sectors. 

The Committees will furnish advisory 

opinions and reports regarding trade 

policy as requested by the Secretary and 

USTR, or their designees. 


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