81 FR 51 pgs. 14079-14080 - Peanut Standards Board
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 51Pages: 14079 - 14080
Pages: 14079, 14080Docket number: [Doc. No. AMS-SC-15-0080; SC16-996-2]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-05867 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-SC-15-0080; SC16-996-2]
Peanut Standards Board
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice; request for nominations.
SUMMARY:
[top] The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Peanut Standards Board (Board) for the purpose of advising the Secretary on quality and handling standards for domestically produced
DATES:
Written nominations must be received on or before May 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
Nominations should be sent to Steven W. Kauffman of the Southeast Marketing Field Office, Marketing Order and Agreement Division, Specialty Crops Program, AMS, USDA, 1124 1st Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880; Telephone: (863) 837-3375; Fax: (863) 291-8614; Email: Steven.Kauffman@ams.usda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 1308 of the 2002 Farm Bill requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and consult with the Board for the purpose of advising the Secretary regarding the establishment of quality and handling standards for all domestic and imported peanuts marketed in the United States.
The 2002 Farm Bill provides that the Board's makeup will include three producers and three peanut industry representatives from States specified in each of the following producing regions: Southeast (Alabama, Georgia, and Florida); Southwest (Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico); and Virginia/Carolina (Virginia and North Carolina).
The term "peanut industry representatives" includes, but is not limited to, representatives of shellers, manufacturers, buying points, marketing associations and marketing cooperatives. The 2002 Farm Bill exempted the appointment of the Board from the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
USDA invites individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with the categories listed above to nominate individuals for membership on the Board. Nominees sought by this action would fill two positions in the Southeast region, two positions in the Southwest region, and two positions in the Virginia/Carolina region.
Nominees should complete a Peanut Standards Board Background Information form and submit it to Steven Kauffman at the address provided in the ADDRESSES section above. Copies of this form may be obtained at the Internet site http://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/peanut-board, or from the Southeast Marketing Field Office. USDA seeks a diverse group of members representing the peanut industry.
Equal opportunity practices will be followed in all appointments to the Board in accordance with USDA policies. To ensure that the recommendations of the Board have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups within the peanut industry, membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated abilities to represent minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited resource agriculture producers.
Authority:
7 U.S.C. 7958.
Dated: March 10, 2016.
Elanor Starmer,
Acting Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05867 Filed 3-15-16; 8:45 am]
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