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APPEND TX E
Action-Agency Administrator Interviews
The committee conducted telephone interviews with administrators from the
US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Farm Services Agency (FSA), Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), and Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) in January and February of 2002. The following questions were
used to guide the interviews.
Welcome and Introductions
Background for Telephone Call
· Questions from Administrators
Questions from Committee Members to Administrators
· How do you interact with the REE agencies? What improvements do you
suggest?
How do you make your research needs known to the agencies?
How responsive and timely are the REE agencies in meeting your needs and
requests? What improvements do you suggest?
How are the quality and usefulness of the responses? What improvements
do you suggest?
What methods do you use to assess the responsiveness, timeliness, quality,
and usefulness of REE support to your needs?
Will the REE agencies have the capacity to meet your future needs?
Do you believe there are better ways or improved mechanisms to support the
research needs of your agency? If so, what?
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APPENDIX E
Questions to the Committee Members from the Administrators
Closing Remarks
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