National Poultry Improvement Plan Seeks Nominations for the General Conference Committee

National Poultry Improvement Plan Seeks Nominations for the General Conference Committee

The National Poultry Improvement Plan is a cooperative industry-state-federal program that supports new diagnostic technology for poultry and poultry products throughout the country. Participants can earn certification seals upon testing their poultry according to the NPIP provisions, which allows these producers to better facilitate trade. The General Conference Committee is a federal advisory committee that seeks to collect input from the poultry industry and deliver issues of concern directly to the Secretary of Agriculture for the promotion of poultry improvement. To learn more about the NPIP, please visit this website: http://www.poultryimprovement.org.

The NPIP is seeking nominations for three regions: South Central, South Atlantic and West North Central. These nominations will be accepted through March 1, 2022. Send your nomination (or self-nomination) to Penny Kesler ([email protected]). Inquiries may contact NPIP Senior Coordinator, Dr. Elena Behnke ([email protected]).

The South Central regions consists of the following States served: Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. The South Atlantic region consists of the following States served: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. The West North Central region consists of the following States served: Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.

Please refer to 9 CFR 147.43(b) (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-9/chapter-I/subchapter-G/part-147/subpart-E/section-147.43) for more specific information:

The regional committee members and their alternates will be elected by the official delegates of their respective regions, and the member-at-large will be elected by all official delegates. There must be at least two nominees for each position, the voting will be by secret ballot, and the results will be recorded. The ballots for electing regional committee members and their alternates will be printed in such a way as to allow the specific selection of one nominee for member, and one nominee for alternate from the remaining nominees. At least one nominee from each region must be from an underrepresented group (minorities, women, or persons with disabilities). The process for soliciting nominations for regional committee members will include, but not be limited to: Advertisements in at least two industry journals, such as the newsletters of the American Association of Avian Pathologists, the National Chicken Council, the United Egg Producers, and the National Turkey Federation; a Federal Register announcement; and special inquiries for nominations from universities or colleges with minority/disability enrollments and faculty members in poultry science or veterinary science.

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