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Vol. 79, No. 213 

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Minority Farmer Advisory Committee; 

Re-Establishment of Charter 

AGENCY: Office of Advocacy and 

Outreach, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of re-establishment. 

SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the 

Secretary of Agriculture intends to reestablish the charter of the Advisory 

Committee on Minority Farmers (the 

‘‘Committee’’) for a 2-year term. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. 

Kenya Nicholas, Designated Federal 

Official, USDA Office of Advocacy and 

Outreach, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 520–A, Washington, DC 

20250–0170; Telephone (202) 720–6350; 

Fax (202) 720–7136; Email: 

kenya.nicholas@osec.usda.gov. 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be sent to: 

Mrs. Kenya Nicholas, Designated 

Federal Official, USDA Office of 

Advocacy and Outreach, 1400 

Independence Avenue SW., Room 520– 

A, Washington, DC 20250–0170. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA, 5 U.S.C. App.), notice is hereby 

given that the Secretary of Agriculture 

intends to re-establish the Advisory 

Committee on Minority Farmers for 2 

years. A call for nominations was 

previously announced and has closed. 

Those applicants will be revetted and 

will be appointed for 2-year terms 

immediately following charter renewal. 

This Committee will advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture on matters 

particularly affecting: Minority farmers 

and ranchers participating in and equal 

access to USDA programs and services; 

the implementation of the Outreach and 

Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged 

and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers 

(OASDVFR) also known as the ‘‘2501 

Program’’; and civil rights activities 

within the Department as these 

activities relate to the participants of the 

OASDVFR Program. The Committee 

will consider recommendations 

proffered from the previous committee 

members in 2012 and suggest means of 

implementation. 

The Secretary will appoint 15 

members from among applicants vetted 

in order to obtain the broadest possible 

representation on the Committee, 

pursuant to Section 5 of the Agricultural 

Credit Improvement Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 

102–554), in accordance with the FACA 

and U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Regulation 1041–1. Equal 

opportunity practices, in line with the 

USDA policies, will be followed in all 

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 should 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. 

Signed in Washington, DC, this 24th day of 

October, 2014. 

Carolyn C. Parker, 

Director, Office of Advocacy and Outreach. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26102 Filed 11–3–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Kansas 

Advisory Committee for a Meeting To 

Discuss the Voter ID Law in Kansas 

and Seclusion and Restraint of 

Children With Disabilities in Kansas 

Schools 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act that 

the Kansas Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at 

12:00 p.m. CST for the purpose of 

discussing two project topics. First, the 

Committee will continue its discussion 

on the Kansas vote ID law and 

determine whether it intends to 

consider a project proposal on the topic 

at a future meeting. Second, the 

Committee will consider and vote on a 

proposal to hear testimony and issue an 

advisory memorandum on the issue of 

seclusion and restraint of children with 

disabilities in Kansas schools. 

Members of the public can listen to 

the discussion. This meeting is available 

to the public through the following tollfree call-in number: 888–397–5352, 

conference ID: 3973125. Any interested 

member of the public may call this 

number and listen to the meeting. The 

conference call operator will ask callers 

to identify themselves, the organization 

they are affiliated with (if any), and an 

email address prior to placing callers 

into the conference room. Callers can 

expect to incur charges for calls they 

initiate over wireless lines, and the 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Persons with hearing 

impairments may also follow the 

proceedings by first calling the Federal 

Relay Service at 1–800–977–8339 and 

providing the Service with the 

conference call number and conference 

ID number. 

Members of the public are also 

entitled to submit written comments; 

the comments must be received in the 

regional office by December 19, 2014. 

Written comments may be mailed to the 

Midwestern Regional Office, U.S. 

Commission on Civil Rights, 55 W. 

Monroe St., Suite 410, Chicago, IL 

60615. They may also be faxed to the 

Commission at (312) 353–8324, or 

emailed to Administrative Assistant, 

Carolyn Allen at callen@usccr.gov. 

Persons who desire additional 

information may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at (312) 

353–8311. 

Records generated from this meeting 

may be inspected and reproduced at the 

Midwestern Regional Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

the meeting. Records of the meeting will 

be available via www.facadatabase.gov 

under the Commission on Civil Rights, 

Missouri Advisory Committee link. 

Persons interested in the work of this 

Committee are directed to the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.usccr.gov, or may contact the 

Midwestern Regional Office at the above 

email or street address. 

Agenda 

Welcome and Introductions 

12:00 p.m. to 12:10 p.m. 


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