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From: jean public 

To: darrell.hughes@usda.gov; AMS - SCP FVIAC; INFO@fww.org; INFO; information@sierraclub.org 

Subject: Re: comment 

Date: Monday, July 22, 2019 3:37:16 PM 

public commento n federal register 

there are too many toxic chemicals being used to grow these producs. growers are poisoning 

the air/water/soil and their own workers and owners. the american people are dying earlier 

than ever and at lower ages. cancer is rampant. we need cleaner organic food to go back to 

what our ancestors ate. i am agains all the chemical growing practices for plants and 

vegetables. totallyh opposed to it. we need organic. 

also the peaches you buy at the store are totally rotten in two days. totally rotten.that didnt 

used to happe.this comment is for the public record. please receipt. jean publiee jean 

public1@gtmail.com 

On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 8:03 AM Jean Public <jeanpublic1@yahoo.com> wrote: 

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 140 (Monday, July 22, 2019)]

[Notices]

[Page 35068]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office

[www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2019-15520] 

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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 140 / Monday, July 22, 2019 / 

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[[Page 35068]] 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS-SC-19-0061] 

Meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), is announcing a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable 

Industry Advisory Committee (Committee). The meeting is being convened 

to examine the full spectrum of fruit and vegetable industry issues and 

provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on 

how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can tailor programs and 

services to better meet the needs of the U.S. produce industry. 

DATES: The Committee will meet in-person on Wednesday, August 14, 2019, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), and Thursday, August 15, 

2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., ET. In person oral comments will be 

heard on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. The deadline to submit written 

comments and/or sign up for oral comments is 11:59 p.m. ET, July 31, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency 

Crystal City Hotel, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 

22202. Detailed information pertaining to the meeting can be found at: 

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee | Agricultural Marketing

Service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrell Hughes, Fruit and Vegetable 

Industry Advisory Committee, USDA, AMS, Specialty Crop Program, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 2083-S, STOP 0235, Washington, DC 20250- 0235; Telephone: (202) 378-2576; Email: SCPFVIAC@ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2), the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) 

established the Committee in 2001 to examine the full spectrum of 

issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and to provide 

suggestions and ideas to the Secretary on how USDA can tailor its 

programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The 

committee was reestablished in March 2018 for a two-year period.

 The AMS Deputy Administrator for the Specialty Crops Program serves 

as the Committee's Executive Secretary, leading the effort to 

administer the Committee's activities. Representatives from USDA 

mission areas and other government agencies affecting the fruit and 

vegetable industry are periodically called upon to participate in the 

Committee's meetings as determined by the Committee. AMS is giving 

notice of the Committee meeting to the public so that they may attend 

and present their views. The meeting is open to the public.

 Agenda items may include, but are not limited to, welcome and 

introductions, administrative matters, consideration of topics for 

potential working group discussion and proposal, and presentations by 

subject matter experts as requested by the Committee.

 Public Comments: Comments should address specific topics noted on 

the meeting agenda.

 Written Comments: Written public comments will be accepted on or 

before 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2019, via http://www.regulations.gov: Document #AMS-SC-19-0061. Comments submitted after this date will be 

provided to AMS, but the Committee may not have adequate time to 

consider those comments prior to the meeting. AMS, Specialty Crop 

Program, strongly prefers that comments be submitted electronically. 

However, written comments may also be submitted (i.e., postmarked) via 

mail to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 

section by or before the deadline.

 Oral Comments: The Committee is providing the public an opportunity 

to provide oral comments and will accommodate as many individuals and 

organizations as time permits. Persons or organizations wishing to make 

oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET, July 31, 2019, and 

can register for only one speaking slot. Instructions for registering 

and participating in the meeting can be obtained by contacting the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or 

before the deadline.

 Meeting Accommodations: The Hyatt Regency Crystal City is ADA 

compliant and the USDA provides reasonable accommodations to 

individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a 

reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting, please 

notify the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 

section. Determinations for reasonable accommodations will be made on a 

case-by-case basis.

 Dated: July 17, 2019.

Bruce Summers,

Administrator. 
[FR Doc. 2019-15520 Filed 7-19-19; 8:45 am]

 BILLING CODE 3410-02-P 

Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee |

Agricultural Marketing...