The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) invites the public to call-in for the Pacific Islands Area (PIA) State Technical Advisory Committee meeting on May 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. HST. For American Samoa, the meeting will be on May 9, 2023 at noon. For Guam and Saipan, it will be on May 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will be conducted via MS Teams video conferencing. The meeting link and a call-in telephone number are provided below.

Quarterly State Technical Committee Meetings are held to discuss natural resources conservation in the PIA and provide recommendations to NRCS on implementing Farm Bill programs.

May's meeting will include:

• Report of the Urban Agriculture Subcommittee
• Financial Assistance Contract Selection and Funding Decisions
• Overview of Special Initiatives
• Q&A Session on STAC Participation

Please use the following link or phone number to join the meeting. Note that the phone number is not a toll-free number. Long-distance charges may apply. 

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Attendees with disabilities requiring special accommodations and/or alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) associated with this meeting should contact Karl Mikasa at 808-447-3121, or karl.mikasa@usda.gov.

Original source can be found here.