Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 48 / Thursday, March 12, 2015 / Notices 12975 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of Tribal Relations; Council for 

Native American Farming and 

Ranching 

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

forthcoming meeting of The Council for 

Native American Farming and Ranching 

(CNAFR) a public advisory committee of 

the Office of Tribal Relations (OTR). 

Notice of the meetings are provided in 

accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). This 

will be the third meeting of the 2014– 

2016 CNAFR term and will consist of, 

but is not limited to: a public comment 

period; updates on USDA programs and 

activities; and discussion of committee 

priorities. This meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

and March 26th from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and March 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. The meeting will be open to 

the public. Note that a period for public 

comment will be held on March 25, 

2015, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting and public 

comment period will be held at the 

Hilton Garden Inn Oklahoma City 

Bricktown, 328 East Sheridan Avenue, 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104 in the 

Cimarron-Red River Combo Room. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

may be submitted to: John Lowery, 

Designated Federal Officer, Office of 

Tribal Relations (OTR), 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 

500–A, Washington, DC 20250; by Fax: 

(202) 720–1058; or by email: 

John.Lowery@osec.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions should be directed to John 

Lowery, Designated Federal Officer, 

Office of Tribal (OTR), 1400 

Independence Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 

500A, Washington, DC 20250; by Fax: 

(202) 720–1058 or email: 

John.Lowery@osec.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 2), 

USDA established an advisory council 

for Native American farmers and 

ranchers. The CNAFR is a discretionary 

advisory committee established under 

the authority of the Secretary of 

Agriculture, in furtherance of the 

settlement agreement in Keepseagle v. 

Vilsack that was granted final approval 

by the District Court for the District of 

Columbia on April 28, 2011. 

The CNAFR will operate under the 

provisions of the FACA and report to 

the Secretary of Agriculture. The 

purpose of the CNAFR is (1) to advise 

the Secretary of Agriculture on issues 

related to the participation of Native 

American farmers and ranchers in 

USDA farm loan programs; (2) to 

transmit recommendations concerning 

any changes to FSA regulations or 

internal guidance or other measures that 

would eliminate barriers to program 

participation for Native American 

farmers and ranchers; (3) to examine 

methods of maximizing the number of 

new farming and ranching opportunities 

created through the farm loan program 

through enhanced extension and 

financial literacy services; (4) to 

examine methods of encouraging 

intergovernmental cooperation to 

mitigate the effects of land tenure and 

probate issues on the delivery of USDA 

farm loan programs; (5) to evaluate other 

methods of creating new farming or 

ranching opportunities for Native 

American producers; and (6) to address 

other related issues as deemed 

appropriate. 

The Secretary of Agriculture selected 

a diverse group of members representing 

a broad spectrum of persons interested 

in providing solutions to the challenges 

of the aforementioned purposes. Equal 

opportunity practices were considered 

in all appointments to the CNAFR in 

accordance with USDA policies. The 

Secretary selected the members in 

September 2014. Interested persons may 

present views, orally or in writing, on 

issues relating to agenda topics before 

the CNAFR. 

Written submissions may be 

submitted to the contact person on or 

before March 20, 2015. Oral 

presentations from the public will be 

scheduled between approximately 2:30 

p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 25th. Those 

individuals interested in making formal 

oral presentations should notify the 

contact person and submit a brief 

statement of the general nature of the 

issue they wish to present and the 

names and addresses of proposed 

participants by March 25, 2015. All oral 

presentations will be given three (3) to 

five (5) minutes depending on the 

number of participants. 

OTR will also make meeting room and 

all agenda topics available to the public 

via the OTR Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations no later 

than 10 business days before the 

meeting and at the meeting. In addition, 

the minutes from the meeting will be 

posted on the OTR Web site. OTR 

welcomes the attendance of the public 

at the CNAFR meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact John Lowery, at least 10 

business days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Leslie Wheelock, 

Director, Office of Tribal Relations. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05643 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Agricultural Marketing Service 

[Document Number AMS–NOP–15–0002; 

NOP–15–02] 

Notice of Meeting of the National 

Organic Standards Board 

AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended, (5 U.S.C. App.), the 

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is 

announcing an upcoming meeting of the 

National Organic Standards Board 

(NOSB). Written public comments are 

invited in advance of the meeting, and 

the meeting will include scheduled time 

for oral comments from the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

27–30, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

each day. The deadline to submit 

written public comments and sign up 

for oral public comments is Tuesday, 

April 7, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, 4240 

La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 

92037–1407, (858) 587–1414. 

Information and instructions pertaining 

to the meeting are posted at the 

following web address: http://

www.ams.usda.gov/NOSBMeetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

printed materials or additional 

information, write to Ms. Michelle 

Arsenault, Special Assistant, National 

Organic Standards Board, USDA–AMS– 

NOP, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Room 2648–So., Mail Stop 0268, 

Washington, DC 20250–0268; Phone: 

(202) 720–3252; Email: nosb@

ams.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOSB 

makes recommendations about whether 

substances should be allowed or 

prohibited in organic production and/or 

handling, assists in the development of 

standards for organic production, and 


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