On May 27, the Federal Register released a notice that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) intends to disband seven advisory committees aligning with President Trump’s Executive Order (EO), “Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy,” which works to minimize waste, fraud, and abuse by reducing federal bureaucracy. The named committees to be disbanded include:

• Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics
• Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards
• Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
• National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection
• National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods
• National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
• Northwest Forest Plan Area Advisory Committee

The notice also acknowledged several advisory committees that the Secretary had initially flagged for termination under the memorandum, “Restructuring of Federal Advisory Committees within the Department of Agriculture,” which have now been paused until further notice. Those paused committees include:

• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Animal and Animal Products
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Processed Foods
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Sweeteners and Sweetener Products
• Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Tobacco, Cotton, Peanuts, and Hemp
• Black Hills National Forest Advisory Board
• General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan

For more information, find the notice posted to the Federal Register here.