[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 31760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13441]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration


Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
constitutes notice of the upcoming meeting of the Grain Inspection, 
Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory 
Committee (Advisory Committee). The Advisory Committee meets twice 
annually to advise the GIPSA Administrator on the programs and services 
that GIPSA delivers under the U.S. Grain Standards Act. Recommendations 
by the Advisory Committee help GIPSA better meet the needs of its 
customers who operate in a dynamic and changing marketplace.

DATES: June 16, 2010, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and June 17, 2010, 8 a.m. to 
Noon.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Committee meeting will take place at the 
Embassy Suites Kansas City-Plaza, 220 West 43rd Street, Kansas City, 
Missouri 64111.
    Requests to orally address the Advisory Committee during the 
meeting or written comments may be sent to: Administrator, GIPSA, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., STOP 3601, 
Washington, DC 20250-3601. Requests and comments may also be faxed to 
(202) 690-2173.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri L. Henry by phone at (202) 205-
8281, by E-mail at [email protected], or by regular mail at Terri 
Henry, GIPSA, USDA, 1400 Independence Ave., SW., Room 1633-S, Stop 
3642, Washington, DC 20250-3642.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to 
provide advice to the GIPSA Administrator with respect to the 
implementation of the U.S. Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 71-87k). 
Information about the Advisory Committee is available on the GIPSA Web 
site at http://www.gipsa.usda.gov. Under the section, ``I Want To * * 
*,'' select ``Learn about the Grain Inspection Advisory Committee.''
    This meeting's agenda will include updates on international 
affairs, wheat standards, the Yamamoto sheller study, wheat 
functionality, and an overview of Federal Grain Inspection Service 2010 
operations.
    For a copy of the agenda please contact Terri L. Henry by phone at 
(202) 205-8281 or by e-mail at [email protected].
    Public participation will be limited to written statements unless 
permission is received from the Advisory Committee Chairperson to 
orally address the Advisory Committee. Written comments may be sent to 
the contact person designated above. The meeting will be open to the 
public.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of 
communication of program information or related accommodations should 
contact Terri L. Henry at the telephone number listed above.

J. Dudley Butler,
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13441 Filed 6-3-10; 8:45 am]
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