90 FR 88 pg. 19463 - Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 88Page: 19463
Page: 19463Docket number: [Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-25-0004]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-08020 Filed 5-7-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Agricultural Marketing Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
[top]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-FGIS-25-0004]
Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee meets no less than once annually to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the programs and services delivered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations by the Committee help AMS meet the needs of its customers, who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace.
DATES:
The meeting will be held on June 11, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern.
Written Comments: Any member of the public may file written comments with the Committee before or within 15 days after the date on which the meeting concludes. Comments should be submitted via email to Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov . The Committee will consider comments submitted on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on June 9, 2025, prior to the meeting. Comments submitted after this date will be provided to the Committee, but the Committee may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to the meeting. Comments submitted after the conclusion of the meeting will be posted on the public website.
Oral Comments: The Committee is providing the public an opportunity to present oral comments and will accommodate as many individuals and organizations as time permits. Persons or organizations wishing to make oral comments must pre-register by 11:59 p.m. ET, June 9, 2025, and may only register for one speaking slot. Instructions for registering and participating in the meeting can be obtained by contacting the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by or before the deadline.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Location: Virtual. Meeting information can be found at https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/giac .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kendra Kline by phone at (202) 690-2410 or by email at Kendra.C.Kline@usda.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to AMS with respect to the implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). Information about the Committee is available on the AMS website at https://www.ams.usda.gov/about-ams/facas-advisory-councils/giac .
The agenda for the upcoming meeting will include status briefings on recommendations, general program updates, and a guest speaker on export trends.
The meeting will be open to the public. Public participation will be limited to written statements and interested parties who have registered to present comments orally to the Committee.
Equal opportunity practices, in accordance with USDA policies, will be followed in all membership appointments to the Committee.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information ( e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
Dated: May 5, 2025.
Cikena Reid,
USDA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-08020 Filed 5-7-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3410-02-P