[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 47759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22704]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Research Service
Notice of Solicitation for Membership to the National Genetic
Resources Advisory Council.
AGENCY: Agricultural Research Service, USDA.
ACTION: Solicitation for membership.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., the United States Department of Agriculture announces
solicitation for nominations to fill five vacancies on the National
Genetic Resources Advisory Council.
DATE: Written nominations must be postmarked no later than September
22, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry L. Shands, Director, National
Genetic Resources Program, Room 323-A Jamie L. Whitten Federal
Building, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-
0300. Telephone 202-205-7835, Fax 202-690-1434.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Genetic Resources Advisory
Council consists of seven ex-officio members and up to nine members
appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide advice to the
Secretary and Director, National Genetic Resources Program, regarding
the advancement of the Program administered by the Agricultural
Research Service. Detailed information about the Council may be located
at: http://ars-grin.gov/ngrac. The members of the advisory council who
are not ex officio members shall be appointed by the Secretary as
follows: (1) Two-thirds of the members shall be appointed from among
the leading representatives of the scientific disciplines relevant to
the activities of the program, including agricultural sciences,
environmental sciences, natural resource sciences, health sciences, and
nutritional sciences. (2) One-third of the members shall be appointed
from the general public and shall include leaders in fields of public
policy, trade, international development, law, or management. The term
of office of a member is four years. Incumbent members represent the
fields of law, research management, microbiology and animal genetic
resources. Expertise is desired in applied anthropology, forest tree
genetics, nutrition, plant genetic resources, genetic resources
collections management and genomics.
Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation,
if not otherwise officers or employees of the United States, except
that they shall, while away from their homes or regular places of
business in the performance of services for the advisory council, be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government
service are allowed expenses under sections 5701 through 5707 of title
5, United States Code.
USDA is actively soliciting nominations of qualified minorities,
women, persons with disabilities and members of low income populations
through outreach to minority-focused media outlets, Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, including Clark Atlanta University, the
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, the National
Congress of Native American Indians, the Intertribal Agriculture
Council, Gallaudet and Purdue Universities, and the Rural Coalition. To
ensure that recommendations of the NGRAC take into account the needs of
underserved and diverse communities served by the USDA, membership
shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated
ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
Nominations for NGRAC membership must be typed and provide the
appropriate background documents required by USDA policy: (1) a brief
summary of no more than two (2) pages explaining the nominee's
suitability to serve on the NGRAC, (2) a resume or curriculum vitae,
and (3) a completed copy of Form AD-755. Form AD755 may be downloaded
in PDF form at http://www.ars.usda.gov/afm2/divisions/itd/ISB/Forms/
DOWNLOADS/RECORDS/AD-755.PDF. Nominations should be sent to Henry L.
Shands at the address listed above, and be post marked no later than
September 22, 1999.
Henry L. Shands,
Assistant Administrator for Genetic Resources, USDA-ARS.
[FR Doc. 99-22704 Filed 8-31-99; 8:45 am]
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