[Federal Register: January 17, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 11)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. 00-091-2]
Secretary's Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry
Diseases; Solicitation for Membership
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that the Secretary anticipates
reestablishing the Advisory Committee on Foreign Animal and Poultry
Diseases for a 2-year period. The Secretary is soliciting nominations
for membership for this Committee. This is the second notice calling
for nominations. Previous nominations need not be resubmitted.
DATES: Consideration will be given to nominations received on or before
March 5, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be addressed to the person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Joe Annelli, Chief Staff
Veterinarian, Emergency Programs, VS, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 41,
Riverdale, MD 20737-1231; (301) 734-8073.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary's Advisory Committee on
Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases (the Committee) advises the
Secretary of Agriculture on actions necessary to keep foreign diseases
of livestock and poultry from being introduced into the United States.
In addition, the Committee advises on contingency planning and on
maintaining a state of preparedness to deal with these diseases, if
introduced.
The Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson shall be elected by
the Committee from among its members.
Terms expired for the current members of the Committee in December
2000. We are soliciting nominations from interested organizations and
individuals to replace members on the
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Committee. An organization may nominate individuals from within or
outside its membership. This is a second notice soliciting nominations.
Previous nominations need not be resubmitted. The Secretary will select
members to obtain the broadest possible representation on the
Committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. No. 92-463) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regulation
1041-1. Equal opportunity practices, in line with 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.
Done in Washington, DC, this 10th day of January 2001.
Bobby R. Acord,
Acting Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 01-1313 Filed 1-16-01; 8:45 am]
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