Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26115
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2020-10-26T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 207 (Monday, October 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67737-67738]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23714]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10016-02-OA]

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC); 
Notice of Virtual Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a virtual, open, 
public meeting of the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory 
Committee (FRRCC) on November 12-13, 2020, with remote participation 
only. There will be no in-person gathering for this meeting.

DATES: This virtual public meeting will be held on Thursday, November 
12, 2020, from 11 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., and Friday, November 
13, 2020, from 11 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 
Members of the public seeking to view the meeting (but not provide oral 
comments) may register any time prior to the meeting. Members of the 
public seeking to make oral comments during the virtual meeting must 
register and contact the Designated Federal Officer directly by 12 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time on November 7, 2020 to be placed on a list of 
registered commenters and receive special instructions for 
participation.

ADDRESSES: To register and receive information on how to attend this 
virtual meeting, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/faca/farm-ranch-and-rural-communities-federal-advisory-committee-frrcc-meeting-calendar. 
Attendees must register online prior to the meeting to receive 
instructions for participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Perrin, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at FRRCC@epa.gov or 202-564-7719. Please note that, due 
to Coronavirus (COVID-19), there are currently practical limitations on 
the ability of EPA personnel to collect and respond to mailed ``hard 
copy'' correspondence. General information regarding the FRRCC can be 
found on the EPA website at: www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide policy advice, information, 
and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on a range of 
environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture 
and rural communities. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss topics 
of relevance to agriculture and rural communities, specifically the two 
charge topics (1) creating a holistic pesticide program for the future 
and (2) supporting inter-agency environmental benchmarks with 
interagency partners on the issues of water quality and quantity and 
food loss and waste. A copy of the FRRCC charges and meeting agenda 
will be posted at www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc. This will be the second 
public meeting of the membership of the FRRCC which was newly appointed 
in June of 2020. Potentially interested entities may include: Farmers, 
ranchers, and rural communities and their allied industries; as well as 
the academic/research community who research environmental issues 
impacting agriculture; state, local, and tribal government agencies; 
and nongovernmental organizations.

II. How do I participate in the virtual public meeting?

A. Virtual Meeting

    This meeting will be conducted as a virtual conference. You may 
attend by registering online before the meeting to receive information 
on how to participate. You may also submit written or oral comments for 
the committee by contacting the DFO directly per the processes outlined 
below.

B. Registration

    Attendees should register via the link on this website prior to the 
meeting in order to receive information on how to participate in the 
virtual meeting: https://www.epa.gov/faca/farm-ranch-and-rural-communities-federal-advisory-committee-frrcc-meeting-calendar.

C. Procedures for Providing Public Comments

    Oral Statements: In general, oral comments at this virtual 
conference will be limited to the Public Comments portions of the 
Meeting Agenda. Members of the public may provide oral comments limited 
to three minutes per individual or group, and submit further 
information in written comments. Persons interested in providing oral 
statements should register as attendees at the link provided above, and 
also contact the DFO directly at FRRCC@epa.gov by 12:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time on November 7, 2020 to be placed on the list of 
registered speakers and receive special instructions for participation. 
Oral commenters will be provided an opportunity to speak in the order 
in which their request was received by the DFO.
    Written Statements: Persons interested in providing written 
statements pertaining to this committee meeting may email them to the 
DFO at FRRCC@epa.gov prior to 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 
November 13, 2020.

D. Availability of Meeting Materials

    The Meeting Agenda and other materials for the virtual conference 
will be posted on the FRRCC website at www.epa.gov/faca/frrcc.

E. Accessibility

    Persons with disabilities who wish to request reasonable 
accommodations to participate in this event may contact the DFO at 
FRRCC@epa.gov or 202-564-7719 by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on 
November 5, 2020. All final meeting materials will be posted to the 
FRRCC website in an accessible format

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following the meeting, as well as a written summary of this meeting.

Carrie Vicenta Meadows,
Agriculture Advisor to the Administrator.
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