Charter Amendments, Establishments, Renewals and Terminations: Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee

Docket Number: AMS-SC-24-0006
Dates: The current FVIAC Charter expires on May 23, 2024.

Summary

Through this Notice, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing its intent to renew the Charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC), which expires May 23, 2024.

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USDA Announces Intent to Renew Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee Charter

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it intends to renew the charter of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC).

USDA is set to renew the committee’s charter for two years as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The current charter expires on May 23, 2024. USDA invites interested persons to submit comments on this notice. Comments are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on May 1, 2024, through regulations.gov: Document # AMS-SC-24-0006.

USDA Foods Programs and How to Get Your Product Considered Webinar

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites you to join a webinar discussion to learn about the USDA Foods Programs and “How to Get Your Product Considered.” Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will provide a step-by-step outline of the key criteria that must be met before a vendor submits a request. AMS will discuss the process and timeline to add a new food to the Foods Available List (FAL).

Local and Regional Food Systems Resource Guide

Together, USDA AMS and USDA Rural Development (RD) have partnered with other USDA Agencies and offices to offer the USDA Local and Regional Food Systems Resource Guide (LRFS Resource Guide), a tool to help navigate USDA resources and services in support of local and regional food systems. You can use the LRFS Resource Guide to identify financial resources that can be “stacked” or sequenced to support an individual project, business, or broader community plan.  

Pre-Solicitation Announcement for Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Purchase of Vegetable Products

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase commercially available Fresh Tomatoes for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs. Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

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