[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15541-15542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04515]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2024-0008]


General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan and 46th Biennial Conference

AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: We are giving notice of a meeting of the General Conference 
Committee (GCC or the Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement 
Plan (NPIP) and the NPIP's 46th Biennial Conference.

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DATES: The General Conference Committee meeting will be held on August 
27, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The General Session of the Biennial 
Conference will begin on August 28, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. and end no later 
than August 30, 2024, at 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting and conference will be held at the Omni 
Providence Hotel, One West Exchange Street, Providence, RI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elena Behnke, Senior Coordinator, 
National Poultry Improvement Plan, VS, APHIS, USDA, 1506 Klondike Road, 
Suite 301, Conyers, GA 30094; (770) 922-3496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The General Conference Committee (the 
Committee) of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), 
representing cooperating State agencies and poultry industry members, 
serves an essential function by acting as liaison between the poultry 
industry and the Department in matters pertaining to poultry health.
    Topics for discussion at the upcoming meeting include:
    1. New diagnostic tests seeking NPIP approval.
    2. Salmonella update.
    3. National Veterinary Services Laboratories avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease virus update.
    4. Mycoplasma update.
    The meeting will be open to the public; however, public 
participation in discussions during the sessions will only be allowed 
if time permits. Written statements may be filed at the meeting or 
filed with the Committee before or after the meeting by sending them to 
the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Please refer 
to Docket No. APHIS-2024-0008 when submitting your statements.

Reasonable Accommodations

    If needed, please request reasonable accommodations no later than 
July 29, 2024, by contacting the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. Requests made after that date may be considered, 
but it may not be possible to fulfill them.
    This notice of meeting is given pursuant to section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10).
    U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs are prohibited from 
discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 
gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, 
disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived 
from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or 
retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity 
conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). 
Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the responsible 
Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 
contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. 
Additionally, program information may be made available in languages 
other than English.
    Equal opportunity practices in accordance with USDA's policies will 
be followed in all appointments to the Committee. To ensure that the 
recommendations of the Committee have taken in account the needs of the 
diverse groups served by USDA, membership shall include to the extent 
possible, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent 
minorities, women and person with disabilities. USDA is an equal 
opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

    Dated: February 27, 2024.
Egypt Simon,
Acting USDA Committee Management Officer.
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