Federal Register: NOTICES Meetings:: Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agriculture Department

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Meetings:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Notice of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board Meeting

DATES: The National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board will meet October 2729, 2003.
The public may file written comments before or up to two weeks after the meeting with the contact person.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announces a meeting of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

SUMMARY: National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

On Monday, October 27, 2003, an orientation session for new Board members will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., and at 10:45 a.m. the full Advisory Board will convene for a brief session ending at noon. At noon, Board members will depart for field tours at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (Agricultural Research Service) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (Cooperative Service Research, Education, and Extension Service). Tours, which will be open to the public, are scheduled from 12:45 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, an Advisory Board meeting and focus session, entitled ``Food and Nutrition in Obesity Prevention: Implications for Research and Education,'' will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5:30 p.m. An evening reception and program will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, October 29, 2003, the focus session will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. and end at noon.

Done at Washington, DC this 10th day of October 2003. Joseph J. Jen,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. 0326449 Filed 102003; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Deborah Hanfman, Executive Director, National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board; telephone: (202) 7203684; fax: (202) 7206199; or email: dhanfman@csrees.usda.gov.