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Vol. 89, No. 16 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–SC–24–0002] 

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 

two-day virtual meeting of the Fruit and 

Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee 

(FVIAC). This meeting is being 

convened to examine the full spectrum 

of fruit and vegetable industry issues 

and provide recommendations and 

ideas on how the USDA can tailor 

programs and services to better meet the 

needs of the U.S. produce industry. 

Agenda items may include, but are not 

limited to, administrative matters and 

consideration of recommendations 

pertaining to labor and production, food 

safety, infrastructure and sustainability, 

consumption and nutrition, and data 

reporting and analysis. 

DATES: A virtual two-day meeting will 

be held March 04–05, 2024, from 11:00 

a.m. to approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time (ET) each day. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted until 11:59 

p.m. ET on February 21, 2024, via 

https://

www.regulations.gov.:Document#AMS– 

SC–24–0002. 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 Crops 

Program, strongly prefers that written 

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 will 

hear oral public comments via the 

webinar on March 04, 2024. Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. ET, February 21, 2024, and can 

register for only one speaking slot. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the webinars can be 

found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

event/virtual-meeting-fruit-andvegetable-industry-advisory-committee0. 

ADDRESSES: The webinar for the virtual 

meeting and public comment period can 

be accessed via the internet and/or 

phone. Members of the public must 

register in advance for this webinar. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the webinar can be 

found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

event/virtual-meeting-fruit-andvegetable-industry-advisory-committee0. 

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, 

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 

FVIAC 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 Chief of Staff for the 

Specialty Crops Program serves as the 

Committee’s Designated Federal Officer, 

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 virtual Committee meeting to the 

public so that they may participate and 

present their views via written 

comments. The meeting is open to the 

public. 

Public Comments: Comments should 

address specific topics noted on the 

meeting agenda. 

Written Comments: Written public 

comments will be accepted until 11:59 

p.m. ET on February 21, 2024, via 

http://

www.regulations.gov:Document#AMS– 

SC–24–0002. 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 Crops 

Program strongly prefers that written 

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 will 

hear oral public comments via the 

webinar on March 04, 2024. Persons or 

organizations wishing to make oral 

comments must pre-register by 11:59 

p.m. ET, February 21, 2024, and can 

register for only one speaking slot. 

Instructions for registering and 

participating in the webinars can be 

found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/ 

event/virtual-meeting-fruit-andvegetable-industry-advisory-committee0. 

Meeting Accommodations: The USDA 

provides reasonable accommodation to 

individuals with disabilities. The 

FVIAC virtual meeting will have sign 

language interpretation. 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: January 18, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01312 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

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