[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48982-48983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24815]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Research, Education, and Economics


Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
Education, and Economics Advisory Board Performance Assessment and 
Public Education Working Group Meeting

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture in conjunction 
with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board representing 30 constituent categories as 
specified in section 802 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and 
Reform Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-127) announces a meeting of the 
Advisory Board's Performance Assessment and Public Education Working 
Group with USDA Communications Office officials.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Performance Assessment and Public 
Education Working Group, a subgroup of the Advisory Board, comprised of 
five Board members, will meet with public communications officials of 
USDA to gain a better understanding and insight on the structure, 
function, and potential of USDA in communicating agricultural 
information to the public. This activity represents an initial 
information gathering effort by the Working Group addressing public 
understanding and appreciation of agricultural research, education, and 
extension (as discussed at the Advisory Board meeting of August 4-5, 
1997). The Working Group will take these preliminary findings to the 
full Advisory Board for their consideration as they develop future 
recommendations on mechanisms for

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improving communication to the public on food and agriculture, as 
charged by the Secretary of Agriculture.
    Also, the Working Group will be joined by a few other Board 
members, who will meet on October 15 for a planning meeting on priority 
setting. The purpose of this Working Group meeting is to develop and 
plan an effective agenda for the Advisory Board meeting in November 
1997, which will focus on research, extension, education, and economics 
priority setting for the FY 2000 Budget.
    Dates: October 14, 1997, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and October 15, 
1997, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Place: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, 
Education, and Extension Service Conference Room 338C-Aerospace 
Building, 901 D Street, SW, Washington, DC.
    Type of Meeting: Open to the public.
    Comments: The public may file written comments before or after the 
meeting with the contact person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board, Research, Education, and Economics Advisory Board 
Office, Room 3918 South, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP: 2255, 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-2255. Telephone: 
202-720-3684. Fax: 202-720-6199.

    Done at Washington, DC, this 12th day of September 1997.
I. Miley Gonzalez,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 97-24815 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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