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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 74, No. 138 

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Solicitation for Members of 

the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education and Economics 

Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Research, Education and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Solicitation for membership, 

extension of application deadline. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App., the United States 

Department of Agriculture announces 

solicitation for nominations to fill 11 

vacancies on the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education and 

Economics Advisory Board. 

DATES: Deadline for Advisory Board 

member nominations is extended to 

August 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume, completed Form AD–755, and 

any letters of support must be sent to 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

National Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board Office, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 3858 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–0321. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Hunter, Executive Director, 

National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education and Economics 

Advisory Board, 1400 Independence 

Avenue SW., Room 3858 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–0321 

telephone: 202–720–8408; fax: 202– 

720–6199; e-mail: 

Karen.hunter@ars.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1408 of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Teaching 

Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) was 

amended by the Food, Energy and 

Conservation Act of 2008 by deleting six 

members of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education and 

Economics Advisory Board, to total 25 

members. Since the inception of the 

Advisory Board by congressional 

legislation in 1996, each member has 

represented a specific category related 

to farming or ranching, food production 

and processing, forestry research, crop 

and animal science, land-grant 

institutions, non-land grant college or 

university with a historic commitment 

to research in the food and agricultural 

sciences, food retailing and marketing, 

rural economic development, and 

natural resource and consumer interest 

groups, among many others. The Board 

was first appointed by the Secretary of 

Agriculture in September 1996 and onethird of its members were appointed for 

one, two, and three-year terms, 

respectively to allow for approximately 

one-third of the Board to change each 

year. The terms for 11 members who 

represent specific categories will expire 

September 30, 2009. Nominations for 

these 11 vacant categories are sought. 

All nominees will be carefully reviewed 

for their expertise, leadership, and 

relevance to a category. Appointments 

will be made for two- or three-year 

terms to maintain the approximate onethird change in membership each year 

dictated by the original legislation. 

The 11 slots to be filled are: 

Category A. National Farm 

Organization; 

Category C. Food Animal Commodity 

Producer; 

Category I. National Human Health 

Association; 

Category M. 1994 Land Grant 

Institution; 

Category N. NLGCA Institutions; 

Category O. Hispanic-Serving 

Institutions; 

Category Q. Transportation of Food 

and Agricultural Products to Domestic 

and Foreign Markets; 

Category R. Food Retailing and 

Marketing Interests; 

Category S. Food and Fiber 

Processors; 

Category X. Private Sector 

Organization Involved in International 

Development; 

Category Y. National Social Science 

Association. 

Nominations are being solicited from 

individuals, organizations, associations, 

societies, councils, federations, groups, 

and companies that represent a wide 

variety of food and agricultural interests 

throughout the country. Nominations 

for one individual who fits several of 

the categories listed above or for more 

than one person who fits one category 

will be accepted. In your nomination 

letter, please indicate the specific 

membership category for each nominee. 

Each nominee must fill out, sign, and 

return a form AD–755, ‘‘Advisory 

Committee Membership Background 

Information’’ (which can be obtained 

from the contact person below or may 

be printed out from the following Web 

site: http://www.ree.usda.gov/nareeeab/ 

downloads/forms/AD-755.pdf). All 

nominees will be vetted before 

selection. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations of the Advisory 

Board take 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 

minorities, women, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Appointments to the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education and Economics Advisory 

Board will be made by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

Done at Washington, DC, this 6th day of 

July 2009. 

Rajiv Shah, 

Under Secretary, Research, Education, and 

Economics. 

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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Board for International Food and 

Agricultural Development; One 

Hundred and Fifty-Seventh Meeting; 

Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of 

the one hundred and fifty-seventh 

meeting of the Board for International 

Food and Agricultural Development 

(BIFAD). The meeting will be held from 

8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 29, 2009 at 

the National Press Club located at 529 

14th St., NW., Washington, DC. The 

venue will be the Holeman Lounge 


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which is located on the 13th floor of the 

National Press Club. ‘‘Higher Education: 

A Critical Partner in Global Agricultural 

Development’’ continues to be the 

central theme of BIFAD’s initiatives and 

the July meeting. 

Dr. Robert Easter, Chairman of BIFAD, 

will preside over the proceedings. Dr. 

Easter is Interim Provost and Vice 

Chancellor for Academic Affairs, 

University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. 

Food security, including the broadly 

emerging issues surrounding climate 

change, and the role of universities in 

partnership with USAID to achieve 

critical short and long-term 

development objectives is the focus of 

the Board’s Agenda as set for the 157th 

meeting. The 157th meeting continues 

to build toward the establishment of a 

special strategic partnership between 

USAID and the university community 

and the launching of a university ‘‘Brain 

Trust.’’ Underpinning these initiatives 

the Board’s discussion incorporates the 

results from its second Conference of 

Deans (COD II) which was held in 

Washington, DC on June 28 and 29, 

2009. The COD II’s theme was ‘‘Building 

a Global Food Security Strategy: The 

Role of Higher Education in US 

International Development.’’ 

BIFAD’s morning session will begin 

with a panel discussion, ‘‘BIFAD’s 

Conference of Deans II: Perspectives on 

Food Security and the Role of 

Universities.’’ University 

recommendations and USAID 

perspectives from the COD II will be 

presented. A second panel will 

compliment the first session with the 

discussion, ‘‘Partners in Development: 

Business, Cooperatives and NGOs.’’ At 

mid-morning congressional staff will 

provide updates on directions and 

funding implications of the Lugar-Casey 

and McCollum Agriculture Bills. 

Particular attention will be directed to 

the HECTARE component of the 

legislation. Congressional presenters 

will be Connie Veillette, Senior 

Professional Staff Member, House 

Foreign Relation Committee and Peter 

Frosch, Legislative Director, Senate 

Foreign Relations Committee. Time will 

be made available for questions from the 

public attending. 

After the morning break the Board 

will hear commentary from the 

university community on ‘‘USAID’s 

Agricultural Development Plans for 

Afghanistan.’’ Several university 

perspectives will be presented. 

Following an executive luncheon 

(closed to the public) the Board will 

continue discussion with an emphasis 

on agricultural innovation and 

responses to the impending climate 

change, particularly from an agroecological perspective. This will be 

highlighted in a special panel 

presentation, ‘‘Climate Proofing 

Agriculture: Lessons from the System of 

Rice Intensification.’’ The presentation 

will be led by Norman Uphoff, Program 

Leader for Sustainable Rice 

Intensification, Cornell University. 

USDA’s response will be provided by 

Carol Kramer-LeBlanc, Director, 

Sustainable Development Program, 

USDA/CREES. 

Shifting to a regional focus, USAID’s 

Latin American Bureau will present to 

the Board key aspects of its trade-led 

strategy for agricultural diversification 

to promote agriculture and food 

security, ‘‘Optimizing the Economic 

Growth and Poverty Reduction Benefits 

of CAFTA–DR.’’ This USAID 

presentation will be delivered by a 

representative from the Office of 

Sustainable Development, Bureau for 

Latin America. 

Operational and management issues 

pertaining to the Board and linked to 

implementation of Title XII will be 

covered through several reports. First, 

the Board’s sub-committee, Strategic 

Partnership for Agricultural Research 

and Education (SPARE), will report on 

its February 2009 meeting held at the 

University of Florida in Gainesville. 

Topics to be covered are SPARE’s 

discussion on the Casey-Lugar Bill, 

specifically on how the Agency could 

implement the HECTARE portion of the 

legislation, and issues related to scalingup agricultural programming in view of 

the Agency’s increased efforts in 

Afghanistan and Pakistan. The 

concluding report will be an update 

from USAID’s Office of Acquisitions 

and Assistance (OAA) on USAID’s rule 

regarding the use of key subcontractors 

by prime contractors; particularly with 

regard to universities as subcontractors. 

The Board meeting is open to the 

public. The Board welcomes open 

dialogue to promote greater focus on 

critical issues facing USAID, the role of 

universities in development, and 

applications of U.S. scientific, technical 

and institutional capabilities to 

international agriculture. Note on Public 

Comments: Due to time constraints 

public comments to the Board will be 

limited to two (2) minutes to 

accommodate as many as possible. The 

comments must be submitted ahead of 

the meeting and they must be in writing. 

Those wishing to attend the meeting 

or obtain additional information about 

BIFAD should contact Dr. Ronald S. 

Senykoff, Executive Director and 

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD. 

Write him in care of the U.S. Agency for 

International Development, Ronald 

Reagan Building, Office of Development 

Partners, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Room 6.7–153, Washington, DC, 

20523–2110 or telephone him at (202) 

712–0218 or fax (202) 216–3124. 

Ronald S. Senykoff, 

Executive Director and USAID Designated 

Federal Officer for BIFAD, Office of 

Development Partners, U.S. Agency for 

International Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket Number 0906181062–91065–01] 

Amendments to Alternative Personnel 

Management System (APMS) at the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of amendments. 

SUMMARY: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces amendments to NIST’s 

Alternative Personnel Management 

System (APMS). The amendments 

change the performance management 

system of the Senior Professional (ST) 

employees at NIST. 

DATES: This notice is effective on July 

21, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions or comments, please contact 

Susanne Porch at the National Institute 

of Standards and Technology, (301) 

975–2487. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with Public Law 99– 

574, the NIST Authorization Act for 

Fiscal Year 1987 (15 U.S.C. 275 note), 

the Office of Personnel Management 

(OPM) approved a demonstration 

project plan, ‘‘Alternative Personnel 

Management System (APMS) at the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST),’’ and published the 

plan in the Federal Register on October 

2, 1987 (52 FR 37082). The project plan 

has been amended twice to clarify 

certain NIST authorities (54 FR 21331, 

May 17, 1989, and 55 FR 39220, 

September 25, 1990). The project plan 

and subsequent amendments were 

consolidated in the final APMS plan, 

which became permanent on October 

21, 1997, (62 FR 54604). NIST published 

an amendment on May 6, 2005 (70 FR 

23996), which became permanent on 


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