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committee is required to submit the 

following form: AD–755 (Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information, OMB Number 0505–0001), 

available on the Internet at http://

www.usda.gov/documents/OCIO_AD_

755_Master_2012.pdf. This form may 

also be requested by telephone, fax, or 

email using the information above. 

Completed forms may be faxed to the 

number above, mailed, or completed 

and emailed directly from the Internet 

site. 

For more information on the Advisory 

Committee on Agriculture Statistics, see 

the NASS Web site at http://

www.nass.usda.gov. At the top of the 

homepage, click on the tab titled ‘‘About 

NASS’’. The ‘‘Advisory Committee on 

Agricultural Statistics’’ button is along 

the right column. 

The Committee draws on the 

experience and expertise of its members 

to form a collective judgment 

concerning agriculture data collected 

and the statistics issued by NASS. This 

input is vital to keep current with 

shifting data needs in the rapidly 

changing agricultural environment and 

keeps NASS informed of emerging 

issues in the agriculture community that 

can affect agriculture statistics activities. 

The Committee, appointed by the 

Secretary of Agriculture, consists of 20 

members representing a broad range of 

disciplines and interests, including, but 

not limited to, producers, 

representatives of national farm 

organizations, agricultural economists, 

rural sociologists, farm policy analysts, 

educators, State agriculture 

representatives, and agriculture-related 

business and marketing experts. 

Members serve staggered 2-year terms, 

with terms for half of the Committee 

members expiring in any given year. 

Nominations are being sought for 6 open 

Committee seats. Members can serve up 

to 3 terms for a total of 6 consecutive 

years. The Chairperson of the 

Committee shall be elected by members 

to serve a 1-year term. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies, will be followed in 

all membership appointments to the 

Committee. To ensure that the 

recommendations of the Committee 

have taken into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by USDA, 

membership will include to the extent 

possible, individuals with demonstrated 

ability to represent the needs of all 

racial and ethnic groups, women and 

men, and persons with disabilities. 

The duties of the Committee are 

solely advisory. The Committee will 

make recommendations to the Secretary 

of Agriculture with regards to the 

agricultural statistics programs of NASS, 

and such other matters as it may deem 

advisable, or which the Secretary of 

Agriculture; Under Secretary for 

Research, Education, and Economics; or 

the Administrator of NASS may request. 

The Committee will meet at least 

annually. All meetings are open to the 

public. Committee members are 

reimbursed for official travel expenses 

only. 

Send questions, comments, and 

requests for additional information to 

the email address, fax number, or 

address listed above. 

Signed at Washington, DC, September 8, 

2014. 

Renee Picanso, 

Associate Administrator, National 

Agricultural Statistics Service. 

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BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

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Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 19, 

2014, 4:00 p.m. EDT. 

PLACE: Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, Cohen Building, Room 3321, 

330 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20237. 

SUBJECT: Notice of Closed Meeting of 

the Broadcasting Board of Governors 

SUMMARY: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in a special session, to be 

conducted telephonically, to discuss the 

results of a search effort for potential 

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Media. This meeting will be closed to 

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available to the public. The publiclyreleasable transcript will be available for 

download at www.bbg.gov within 21 

days of the date of the meeting. 

Information regarding member votes 

to close the meeting and expected 

attendees can also be found on the 

Agency’s public Web site. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Oanh Tran 

at (202) 203–4545. 

Oanh Tran, 

Director of Board Operations. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No. 140710572–4756–02] 

Privacy Act New System of Records 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; COMMERCE/NOAA–15, 

Monitoring of National Marine Fisheries 

Service Observers. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) publishes this notice to 

announce the effective date of a Privacy 

Act System of Records entitled 

Commerce/NOAA–15, Monitoring of 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

Observers. 

The notice of proposed amendment to 

this system of records was published in 

the Federal Register on July 31, 2014. 

DATES: The system of records becomes 

effective on September 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: For a copy of the system of 

records please mail requests to Lee 

Benaka, National Marine Fisheries 

Service (F/ST4), 1315 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Benaka, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 301–427– 

8554. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2014, the Department of Commerce 

published and requested comments on a 

proposed Privacy Act System of Records 

entitled Commerce/NOAA–15, 

Monitoring of National Marine Fisheries 

Service Observers (79 FR 147). 

No comments were received in 

response to the request for comments. 

By this notice, the Department is 

adopting the proposed system as final 

without changes effective September 18, 

2014. 

Dated: September 5, 2014. 

Brenda Dolan, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Freedom of 

Information and Privacy Act Officer. 

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