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Vol. 89, No. 193 

Friday, October 4, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Doc. No. AMS–FGIS–24–0055] 

Grain Inspection Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, this notice announces an 

upcoming meeting of the Grain 

Inspection Advisory Committee 

(Committee). The Committee meets no 

less than once annually to advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the 

programs and services delivered by the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) 

under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. 

Recommendations by the Committee 

help AMS meet the needs of its 

customers, who operate in a dynamic 

and changing marketplace. 

DATES: An in-person meeting will be 

held on October 29, 2024, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. central and on October 

30, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

central. The meeting will be broadcast 

virtually. 

Written Comments: Any member of 

the public may file written comments 

with the Committee before or within 15 

days after the date on which the meeting 

concludes. Comments should be 

submitted via email to Kendra.C.Kline@

usda.gov. The Committee will consider 

comments submitted on or before 11:59 

p.m. ET on October 18, 2024, prior to 

the meeting. Comments submitted after 

this date will be provided to the 

Committee, but the Committee may not 

have adequate time to consider those 

comments prior to the meeting. 

Comments submitted after the 

conclusion of the meeting will be posted 

on the public website. 

Oral Comments: The Committee is 

providing the public an opportunity to 

present 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, October 18, 2024, and may 

only register for 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. 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will take place at the AMS National 

Grain Center, 10383 N Ambassador 

Drive, Kansas City, Missouri 64153. The 

meeting will also be virtually accessible. 

Meeting information can be found at: 

https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/ 

facas-advisory-councils/giac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kendra Kline by phone at (202) 690– 

2410 or by email at Kendra.C.Kline@

usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Committee is to provide 

advice to AMS with respect to the 

implementation of the U.S. Grain 

Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71–87k). 

Information about the Committee is 

available on the AMS website at https:// 

www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facasadvisory-councils/giac. 

The agenda for the upcoming meeting 

will include general program updates, 

presentations on cyber security and 

discussions about equipment 

equivalency, the container handbook, 

handbook reviews and industry 

engagement, technology in grain 

inspection, lab scales, phytosanitary 

issuance policy, and emerging grain 

export issues. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Public participation will be 

limited to written statements and 

interested parties who have registered to 

present comments orally to the 

Committee. 

The United States Department of 

Agriculture prohibits discrimination in 

all its programs and activities 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). 

Equal opportunity practices, in 

accordance with USDA policies, will be 

followed in all membership 

appointments to the Committee. To 

ensure that the recommendations of the 

Committee have taken into account the 

needs of the diverse groups served by 

the Department, membership shall 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent the many communities, 

identities, races, ethnicities, 

backgrounds, abilities, cultures, and 

beliefs of the American people, 

including underserved communities. 

Remedies and complaint filing 

deadlines vary by program or incident. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication of 

program information or related 

accommodations should contact Kendra 

Kline at the telephone number or email 

listed above. 

Dated: September 30, 2024. 

Cikena Reid, 

USDA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22904 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Urban Agriculture and Innovative 

Production Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS), United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) will hold 

a public meeting of the Urban 

Agriculture and Innovative Production 

Advisory Committee (UAIPAC). 

UAIPAC will convene to discuss 

proposed recommendations for the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the 

development of policies and outreach 

relating to urban, indoor, and other 

emerging agriculture production 

practices. UAIPAC is authorized under 

the Agriculture Improvement Act of 

2018 (2018 Farm Bill) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended. 


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