FACA Committee Purpose ;amp;amp; Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Non Scientific Program Advisory Board Grain Inspection Advisory Committee USDA 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/USDAFACA1284.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.usda.gov:agency:67:committee:1284:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Agriculture) ][ Agency Acronym : (USDA) ][ Agency Domain : (www.usda.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.usda.gov/) ][ Committee Name : (Grain Inspection Advisory Committee) ][ Committee Type : (Non Scientific Program Advisory Board) ][ Committee Web Site : (http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/adcommit.html) ][ Goal? : (no) ][ Vision? : (no) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/ http://www.gipsa.usda.gov/fgis/adcommit.html Not Available 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 Grain Inspection Advisory Committee was established under the authority of the United States Grain Standards Act. The committee is charged with providing advice to the Administrator of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) with respect to implementing the provisions of the Act.The committee is comprised of 15 members and 15 alternate members who represent all segments of the grain industry. They include grain producers, processors, merchandisers, handlers, exporters, consumers, and grain inspection agencies.The committee addresses a variety of technical and program issues related to the grain inspection programs and the official grain inspection system. During past meetings, the committee has provided guidance on the Agency's strategic plan and performance measures and various programs related to grain quality, including proposed changes to the U.S. Grain Standards; financial management; objective testing programs such as oil, protein, and starch content in corn; and technical issues ranging from whole-grain moisture measurements to aflatoxin to pesticide residue testing. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 Not Available e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com