[Federal Register: May 13, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 92)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Office of the Secretary

 
Notice of Appointment of Members to the Specialty Crop Committee

AGENCY: Research, Education, and Economics, USDA.

ACTION: Appointment of members.

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SUMMARY: The Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-
465, Title III, Sec. 303, amends the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to insert after section 1408 
(7 U.S.C. 3123) the following new section: ``Sec. 1408A. Specialty Crop 
Committee.'' This notice announces the individuals who were recently 
appointed to the Specialty Crop Committee by the Executive Committee of 
the USDA National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board, as required in the legislation. Four of the 
eight appointees are members serving terms on the Advisory Board. The 
members of the Specialty Crop Committee are as follows: Chair, Dr. 
Walter Armbruster, President, Farm Foundation, Oak Brook, IL; Dr. 
Jeffrey Armstrong, Dean, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Mr. Daniel Botts, 
Director, Environment and Pest Management Division, Florida Fruit and 
Vegetable Association, Maitland, FL; Dr. Nancy Cremer, Director, Center 
for Environmental Farming Systems, North Carolina State University, 
Raleigh, NC; Mr. James Lugg, President, TransFRESH Corporation, 
Salinas, CA; Mr. William J. Lyons, Jr., Former California Secretary of 
Agriculture and Owner, Mape's Ranch, Modesto, CA; Dr. Philip Nelson, 
Scholle Chair Professor, Department of Food Sciences, Purdue 
University, West Lafayette, IN; Mr. Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Director, 
American Nursery and Landscape Association, Washington, DC. The 
Specialty Crop Committee is a permanent committee, whose members serve 
at the discretion of the Advisory Board's Executive Committee.

DATES: Members to the Specialty Crop Committee were appointed by the 
Executive Committee of the USDA National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board during the Board's 
March 9-11, 2005 public meeting in Washington, DC.

ADDRESSES: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and 
Economics Advisory Board; Room 344A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; U.S. 
Department of Agriculture; STOP 2255; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW. 
Washington, DC 20250-2255.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics 
Advisory Board; Room 344A, Jamie L. Whitten Building; U.S. Department 
of Agriculture, STOP 2255; 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.; Washington, 
DC 20250-2255. Telephone: 202-720-3684 Fax: 202-720-6199; or e-mail: 
dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Specialty Crop Committee is responsible 
for studying the scope and effectiveness of research, extension, and 
economics programs affecting the specialty crop industry. The term 
``specialty crop'' means fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried 
fruits, and nursery crops (including floriculture). Findings contained 
in the Specialty Crop Committee's annual study along with 
recommendations that address items specified in the legislation will be 
submitted in a report to the Advisory Board. Those findings and 
recommendations approved by the Board will be considered by the 
Secretary in preparing annual budget recommendations for the Department 
of Agriculture.

    Done at Washington, DC this 5th day of May 2005.
Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 05-9540 Filed 5-12-05; 8:45 am]

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