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40982 

Vol. 82, No. 166 

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Secretary 

Request for Nominations of Members 

for the National Agricultural Research, 

Extension, Education, and Economics 

Advisory Board, Specialty Crop 

Committee, and National Genetics 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Research, Education, and 

Economics, USDA. 

ACTION: Re-opening of solicitation for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

announces the re-opening of the 

solicitation for nominations to fill 

vacancies on the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board 

and its subcommittees. There are ten 

vacancies on the NAREEE Advisory 

Board; three vacancies on the Specialty 

Crop Committee; and three vacancies on 

the National Genetics Advisory Council. 

Nominations submitted during the 

original submission period do not need 

to be resubmitted. 

DATES: All nomination materials should 

be submitted in a single, complete 

package and received or postmarked by 

August 31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: The nominee’s name, 

resume or CV, completed and signed 

Form AD–755, and any letters of 

support must be submitted via one of 

the following methods: (1) Email to 

nareeeab@ars.usda.gov; or (2) By mail 

delivery service to Sonny Perdue, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20250, Attention: 

NAREEE Advisory Board, Room 332A, 

Whitten Building. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michele Esch, Director, National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, 

Education, and Economics Advisory 

Board, 1400 Independence Avenue SW., 

Room 332A, The Whitten Building, 

Washington, DC 20250–2255; telephone: 

202–720–3684; fax: 202–720–6199; 

email: nareeeab@ars.usda.gov. 

Committee Web site: 

www.nareeeab.ree.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

16, 2017, the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture announced in a Federal 

Register notice that it was soliciting 

nominations for membership to fill 

vacancies on the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, Education, and 

Economics Advisory Board and its 

subcommittees. The closing date for 

nominations was July 31, 2017. This 

notice reopens the nomination period 

until August 31, 2017 and an additional 

category for solicitation has been added. 

Nominations submitted during the 

original submission period do not need 

to be resubmitted. Nominations for the 

Citrus Disease Subcommittee will no 

longer be accepted; all positions are 

currently filled. 

Instructions for Nominations: 

Nominations are solicited from 

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. 

Nomination letters must indicate the 

specific category for which the nominee 

is applying (i.e., for the Specialty Crop 

Committee or the National Genetics 

Advisory Council). Each nominee must 

submit a signed form AD–755, 

‘‘Advisory Committee Membership 

Background Information,’’ which can be 

obtained from the contact person below 

or from: https://www.ocio.usda.gov/ 

sites/default/files/docs/2012/AD755%20-%20Approved%

20Master%202015.pdf). 

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 

the recommendation of the Advisory 

Board take into account the needs of the 

diverse groups served by the USDA, 

membership shall include, to the extent 

practicable, individuals with 

demonstrated ability to represent the 

needs of all racial and ethnic groups, 

women and men, and persons with 

disabilities. 

Please note, individuals may not serve 

on more than one USDA Federal 

Advisory Committee. Lobbyists who are 

registered with the Federal Government 

and who are selected to serve on 

committees to exercise their own 

individual best judgment on behalf of 

the government (e.g. as Special 

Government Employees) are ineligible 

to serve. 

All nominees will be carefully 

reviewed for their expertise, leadership, 

and relevance. 

All nominees will be vetted before 

selection. 

Appointments to the NAREEE 

Advisory Board and its subcommittees 

will be made by the Secretary of 

Agriculture. 

NAREEE Board: The NAREEE 

Advisory Board was established in 1996 

via Section 1408 of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

3123) to provide advice to the Secretary 

of Agriculture and land-grant colleges 

and universities on top priorities and 

policies for food and agricultural 

research, education, extension, and 

economics. Section 1408 of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

Teaching Policy Act of 1977 was 

amended by the Farm Security and 

Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reduce 

the number of members on the NAREEE 

Advisory Board to 25 members and 

required the Board to also provide 

advice to the Committee on Agriculture 

of the House of Representatives; the 

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

and Forestry of the Senate; the 

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 

Development, Food and Drug 

Administration and Related Agencies of 

the Committee on Appropriations of the 

House of Representatives; and the 

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 

Development and Related Agencies of 

the Committee on Appropriations of the 

Senate. 

Since the Advisory Board’s inception 

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, landgrant institutions, non-land grant 

college or university with a historic 

commitment to research in the food and 

agricultural sciences, food retailing and 


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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 one-third of its members were 

appointed for a 1-, 2-, and 3-year term, 

respectively. The terms for ten members 

who represent specific categories will 

expire September 30, 2017. 

Nominations for a 3-year appointment 

for these ten vacant categories are 

sought. All nominees will be carefully 

reviewed for their expertise, leadership, 

and relevance to a category. 

The ten slots to be filled are: 

Category B. Farm Cooperatives 

Category D. Plant Commodity Producer 

Category E. National Aquaculture 

Association 

Category H. National Food Science 

Organization 

Category J. National Nutritional Science 

Society 

Category K. 1862 Land-Grant Colleges 

and Universities 

Category V. National Forestry Group 

Category W. National Conservation or 

Natural Resource Group 

Category Y. National Social Science 

Association 

Category X. Private Sector Organization 

involved in International 

Development 

Specialty Crop Committee: The 

Specialty Crop Committee was created 

as a subcommittee of the NAREEE 

Advisory Board in accordance with the 

Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 

2004 under Title III, Section 303 of 

Public Law 108–465. The committee 

was formulated to study the scope and 

effectiveness of research, extension, and 

economics programs affecting the 

specialty crop industry. The legislation 

defines ‘‘specialty crops’’ as fruits, 

vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits and 

nursery crops (including floriculture). 

The Agricultural Act of 2014 further 

expanded the scope of the Specialty 

Crop Committee to provide advice to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the 

relevancy review process of the 

Specialty Crop Research Initiative, a 

granting program of the National 

Institute of Food and Agriculture. 

Members should represent the 

breadth of the specialty crop industry. 

Six members of the Specialty Crop 

Committee are also members of the 

NAREEE Advisory Board and six 

members represent various disciplines 

of the specialty crop industry. The terms 

of three members will expire on 

September 30, 2017. The Specialty Crop 

Committee is soliciting nominations to 

fill three vacant positions to represent 

the specialty crop industry. Appointed 

members will serve three years with 

their terms expiring in September 2020. 

National Genetic Resources Advisory 

Council: The National Genetic 

Resources Advisory Council was reestablished in 2012 as a permanent 

subcommittee of the NAREEE Advisory 

Board to formulate recommendations on 

actions and policies for the collection, 

maintenance, and utilization of genetic 

resources; to make recommendations for 

coordination of genetic resources plans 

of several domestic and international 

organizations; and to advise the 

Secretary of Agriculture and the 

National Genetic Resources Program, 

part of the Agricultural Research 

Service, of new and innovative 

approaches to genetic resources 

conservation. 

The National Genetic Resources 

Advisory Council membership is 

required to have two-thirds of the 

appointed members from scientific 

disciplines relevant to the National 

Genetic Resources Program, including 

agricultural sciences, environmental 

sciences, natural resource sciences, 

health sciences, and nutritional 

sciences; and one-third of the appointed 

members from the general public 

including leaders in fields of public 

policy, trade, international 

development, law, or management. 

The terms of three members of the 

National Genetic Resources Advisory 

Council will expire on September 30, 

2017. We are seeking nominations for a 

3-year appointment effective October 1, 

2017 through September 30, 2020. The 

three slots to be filled are to be 

composed of two scientific members 

and one general public member. 

Citrus Disease Subcommittee: USDA 

will no longer be accepting nomination 

packages for the Citrus Disease 

Subcommittee. All positions are 

currently filled. 

Done at Washington, DC, this day of 

August 21, 2017. 

Ann Bartuska, 

Acting Under Secretary, Research, Education, 

and Economics. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

August 24, 2017. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding (1) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by September 28, 

2017 will be considered. Written 

comments should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov 

or fax (202) 395–5806 and to 

Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, 

OCIO, Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 

20250–7602. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling (202) 720–8958. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program Repayment Demand 

and Program Disqualification 

OMB Control Number: 0584–0492. 

Summary of Collection: Section 13(b) 

of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, 

as amended (7 U.S.C. 2202(b)), and 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance 

Program (SNAP) regulations at 7 CFR 

273.18(a)(2) require State agencies to 

initiate collection action. State agencies 

must provide an affected household 

with written notification informing the 

over-issued household of the claim and 

demanding repayment. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agency personnel will collect the 

information from individuals collecting 

SNAP benefits. The State agencies must 

maintain all records associated with this 

collection for a period of three years so 

that FNS can review documentation 

during compliance reviews and other 

audits. Without the information, FNS 


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