Form – AD-755 Approved OMB No. 0505-0001

 Expiration Date: 09/30/2018

United States Department of Agriculture 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE OR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD

PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY OR TYPE

1. Name (Last, First, Middle) – Mr., Mrs., Miss., Ms., Dr. 2. Social Security Number: 

 Passport Number and Issuing Country: (foreign citizens only) 

3. Residential Address (include ZIP code): 4. Business No. 

 Home No:

 Cell or Mobile:

 FAX:

 e-Mail Address:

5. Place of Birth: 6. Date of Birth:

7. This information is Voluntary and data will not be used to grant preferential treatment: (See last page for definition of categories.)

 What is your gender? Ethnicity: What is your race? (Mark one or more)

 ___ Male ___ Hispanic or Latino ___ American Indian or Alaska Native

 ___ Female ___ Not Hispanic or Latino ___ Asian

___ Black or African American

___ Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

___ White 

8. Company/Business Name: 8a. Are you a federally registered lobbyist?

9. Company/Business Address (include ZIP Code): 9a. Occupation/Title:

10. (To be completed by R&P Board Members Only)

How long have you been engaged in dairy processing? ______________________ 

How many pounds of packaged fluid milk products processed monthly? ______________________ 

How many plants in operation? ______________________ 

State(s) in which located: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Privacy Act Notice

Public Laws 95-113 and 93-579 permit collection of the data requested on this form. The information is used to determine qualifications, 

suitability and availability for service on advisory committees or research and promotion boards/councils. The information will be used to 

conduct background clearances and/or for annual reports on advisory committees or research and promotion boards/councils. Failure to submit 

this information may result in non-selection of a prospective advisory committee member, board/council member or termination of the committee 

or board/council.
10a. If applicable, how long have you been engaged in farming or production, and what is the size of your farming operation. (i.e.

 List acreage and pounds produced by kind of crop, as well as, kinds and numbers of livestock?)

11. List your business experience. (Use the Continuation Sheet for additional space to answer.)

12. List education and any specialized experience. (Use the Continuation Sheet for additional space to answer.)

13. List applicable farm/handler/producer/importer or co-op member industry organizations (indicate whether a member or officer 

and how long affiliated).

14. List other affiliations and/or service as a community leader that would benefit you in your role as a member of the advisory 

committee or research and promotion board/council.

15. List any Federal advisory committee or board on which you are currently a member and the number of years you have served

on that committee or board. (To be completed by current Advisory Committee Members Only)

16. List sources of income in excess of $10,000 for the past calendar year from other than your primary employment. List only 

sources; do not show amounts of income from each source. (To be completed by Advisory Committee Nominees Only)

 _________________________________ _____________________________________

 _________________________________ _____________________________________

17. Have you ever been convicted of a felony? (A felony is defined as any violation of law punishable by imprisonment of longer 

than one year). ( ) Yes ( ) No. If yes, please explain on the attached continuation sheet.

18. As a result of your participation in Federal programs, have any judgments been rendered against you? As a result of 

participation in any governmental programs relative to the purposes of the advisory committee or research and promotion 

board/council for which you are a nominee, have any civil or criminal actions been initiated against you? 

 ( ) Yes ( ) No. If yes, please explain on the attached continuation sheet.

19. Name as you would prefer it to appear on official correspondence. 

Signature Date
. Approved OMB No. 0505-0001

 Expiration Date: 09/30/2018

Continuation Sheet for Form AD-755

If you need more space for an answer, use this sheet. Please number each answer to correspond to the number on Form AD-755. 

When you have completed your answer(s), attach to Form AD-755.

NATIONAL FLUID MILK PROCESSOR PROMOTION BOARD

Name (Last, First, Middle) 

Social Security or Passport Number: 

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0505-0001. The time 

required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching 

existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, 

religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with 

disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s 

TARGET center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, 

Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Form – AD-755 Approved OMB No. 0505-0001

Expiration Date 09/30/2018

Definition of Ethnicity and Race Categories

Ethnicity: 

Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish 

culture or origin, regardless of race.

Race:

American Indian or Alaska Native – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and 

South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian

subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the 

Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of 

Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East or North Africa.