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Vol. 90, No. 29 

Thursday, February 13, 2025 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Tribal Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Tribal Relations, 

USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of public, virtual 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

Office of Tribal Relations is announcing 

a meeting of the Tribal Advisory 

Committee on Tuesday February 18, 

2025, at 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 

The Committee is authorized under the 

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 

(the 2018 Farm Bill) and operates in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. The purpose of the 

Committee is to provide advice and 

guidance to USDA on matters related to 

Tribal and Indian affairs. 

DATES: A virtual webinar with call-in 

options will take place on February 18th 

from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time with public comment going from 

3 p.m. to approximately 4 p.m. 

Public Comments: The public may file 

written comments to the Tribal 

Advisory Committee by February 17, 

2025, via email at Tribal.Relations@

usda.gov. Additional comments will be 

included in the public record. 

ADDRESSES: 

Webinar Participation Information: 

Registration to attend this meeting, 

including to provide oral public 

comments, is available at https://

www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/ 

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registration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General information about the 

Committee can be found at https://

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisorycommittee. Josiah Griffin, Designated 

Federal Officer, by phone at 202–205– 

2249 or via email at Josiah.Griffin@

usda.gov. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., 

Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agenda 

and more information for this meeting 

will be available at https://

www.usda.gov/tribalrelations/advisorycommittee. The Secretary established 

the Committee pursuant to Section 

12303 of the Agriculture Improvement 

Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 6921(b)). The 

Committee is managed in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 10. In addition to providing 

recommendations to the Secretary, the 

Tribal Advisory Committee is required 

to submit reports to the three 

Congressional Committees listed above. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: All written public comments 

will be compiled into a binder and will 

be made available for review at the 

meeting. Duplicate comments from 

multiple individuals will appear as one 

comment, with a notation that multiple 

copies of the comment were received. 

Please visit https://www.usda.gov/ 

tribalrelations/advisory-committee to 

learn more about the agenda for or 

reports resulting from this meeting. 

Be advised that anyone calling into 

the Zoom teleconference system that is 

interested in providing public comment 

will be asked to provide their name, 

title, and Tribal or organizational 

affiliations. 

Meeting Agenda: Agenda items 

discussed may include, but are not 

limited to, welcome and introductions; 

administrative matters; public comment; 

and member deliberation on a 

committee workplan for calendar year 

2025. The full agenda will be posted on 

the Tribal Advisory Committee web 

page (https://www.usda.gov/aboutusda/general-information/staff-offices/ 

office-tribal-relations/tribal-advisorycommittee) at least 48 hours in advance 

of the meeting. 

Equal opportunity practices, in line 

with USDA policies and consistent with 

applicable law, 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 and consistent 

with applicable law, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

In accordance with Federal civil 

rights law and U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) civil rights 

regulations and policies, the USDA, its 

Agencies, offices, and employees, and 

institutions participating in or 

administering USDA programs are 

prohibited from discriminating based on 

race, color, national origin, religion, sex, 

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. 

This meeting notice is being 

published late due to additional 

administrative matters of the USDA 

Department. USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender. 

Dated: February 10, 2025. 

Cikena Reid, 

Committee Management Officer, USDA. 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the District 

of Columbia Committee to the U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual panel briefing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 


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