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Vol. 79, No. 172 

Friday, September 5, 2014 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Notice of September 18 Advisory 

Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid 

Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Agency for 

International Development. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Voluntary 

Foreign Aid (ACVFA). 

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014. 

Time: 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. 

Location: Ronald Reagan Building, 

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

Purpose 

The Advisory Committee on 

Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) brings 

together USAID and private voluntary 

organizations (PVO) officials, 

representatives from universities, 

international nongovernment 

organizations (NGOs), U.S. businesses, 

and government, multilateral, and 

private organizations to foster 

understanding, communication, and 

cooperation in the area of foreign aid. 

Agenda 

USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will 

make opening remarks, followed by 

panel discussions among ACVFA 

members and USAID leadership on the 

Global Development Lab. The full 

meeting agenda will be forthcoming on 

the ACVFA Web site at http://

www.usaid.gov/who-we-are/

organization/advisory-committee. 

Stakeholders 

The meeting is free and open to the 

public. Persons wishing to attend 

should register online at http://ow.ly/

wlC6G. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jayne Thomisee, 202–712–5506. 

Dated: August 28, 2014. 

Jayne Thomisee, 

Executive Director & Policy Advisor, U.S. 

Agency for International Development. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

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 first meeting of the 2014– 

2016 CNAFR term and will consist of, 

but not limited to: Hearing public 

comments; update of USDA programs 

and activities; and discussion of 

committee priorities. This meeting will 

be open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

September 25th, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m. and September 26th, 2014 from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The meeting will be 

open to the public on both days. Note 

that a period for public comment will be 

held on September 26th, from 1:30 p.m. 

to 2:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn Washington—Capitol, 

550 C Street SW., Washington, DC 

20024. The public comment period and 

CNAFR meeting will take place within 

the Holiday Inn Washington—Capitol’s 

House Meeting Room. 

Written Comments: Written comments 

may be submitted to: John Lowery, 

Designated Federal Officer, Tribal 

Relations Manager, Office of Tribal 

Relations (OTR), 1400 Independence 

Ave. SW., Whitten Bldg., 501–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, Tribal Relations Manager, OTR, 

1400 Independence Ave. SW., Whitten 

Bldg., 501–A, 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 

Keepseagle v. Vilsack settlement 

agreement 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 by USDA farm loan programs 

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 

August 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 


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