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From: jean public 

To: darrell.hughes@usda.gov; Reid, Cikena - OSEC; AMS - SCP FVIAC; INFO; media; INFO@njtaxes.org; 

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Subject: [External Email]Fwd: sickening lab experiments on animals for profiteering go to meeting and speak 

Date: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:57:21 PM 

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Subject: sickening lab experiments on animals for profiteering go to meeting and speak 

i note that for profit animal have been pout into horrible lab experimetns and that needs to 

stop. peta did an investigation on how the blueberry council put mice in jarsof water and other 

types of horrible experimetns so that alleged research would show profits for usda. all of that 

torture and abuse of animals for profiteering by usda needs to be stopped. the american people 

willn ot sltand for this anymore. the public trust is involved in teh use of animals and this 

abuse and torture needs a ban. 

https://support.peta.org/page/22117/action/1?locale=en-US 

such inhumane people in our govt shows the corruptionj going on in sick corrupt washiognton 

dc. it all needs to stop. we are not that kind of country and our govt is going corrupt on us. this 

commetn is for the public record. please recdeipt. jean pbuliee jeanpublic1@gmail.com 

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]

[Notices]

[Pages 11719-11720]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office

[www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2021-04048] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS-SC-20-0092] 

Virtual 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 USDA can tailor programs and services to better meet the needs of

the U.S. produce industry. 

DATES: The FVIAC will meet via webinar (virtually) on Tuesday, April

06, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The FVIAC

will hear public comments during the webinar on Tuesday, April 06,

2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The deadline to

submit written comments and/or sign up for oral comments is 11:59 p.m.

ET, March 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar for the meeting and public comment period can be

accessed via the internet and/or phone. Access information will be

available on the AMS website prior to each event. Detailed information

can be found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory- councils/fviac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darrell Hughes, Designated Federal

Officer, Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, USDA-AMSSpecialty Crops Program, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Suite 1575, 

[[Page 11720]] 

STOP 0235, Washington, DC 20250-0235; Telephone: (202) 378-2576; email:

SCPFVIAC@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 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

participate 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. Please check the

FVIAC website for a final agenda on Monday, April 05, 2021, via

https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/fviac. 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 March 16, 2021, via http://www.regulations.gov: Document # AMS-SC-20-0092. 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's 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, March 16, 2021, 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: If you are a person requiring reasonable

accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language

interpretation, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable

accommodation to the person listed under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Determinations for reasonable accommodation will be 

made on a case-by-case basis.

 Dated: February 23, 2021.

Cikena Reid,

USDA Committee Management Officer, White House Liaison Office, Office 
of the Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2021-04048 Filed 2-25-21; 8:45 am]

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