Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-25859
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee
Posted Date: 2020-08-25T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52349-52350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18398]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10013-64-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 September 10-11, 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, September 
10, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 
September 11, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 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 12:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 3, 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: Hema Subramanian, 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. This will be the first 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 September 3, 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 
September 11, 2020.

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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 
September 3, 2020. All final meeting materials will be posted to the 
FRRCC website in an accessible format following the meeting, as well as 
a written summary of this meeting.

Carrie Vicenta Meadows,
Agriculture Advisor to the Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2020-18398 Filed 8-24-20; 8:45 am]
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