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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

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_ 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.
[FR Doc. 2014–22271 Filed 9–17–14; 8:45 am]

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**BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS** 

**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 candidates for the position the Chief Executive Officer of U.S. International Media. This meeting will be closed to public observation pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) in order to protect the privacy interests of candidates considered but not selected for the position. In accordance with the Government in the Sunshine Act and BBG policies, the meeting will be recorded and a transcript of the proceedings, subject to the redaction of information protected by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), will be madeavailable 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. [FR Doc. 2014–22362 Filed 9–16–14; 4:15 pm]

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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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