GLICKMAN SEEKS FEEDBACK ON USDA'S CIVIL RIGHTS RECORD
                                                                 


                                              Release No. 0012.97

Media Advisory

                                   Tom Amontree  (202) 720-4623
                                   Laura Trivers (202) 720-4623

GLICKMAN SEEKS FEEDBACK ON USDA'S CIVIL RIGHTS RECORD

     WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 1997--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman will
hold listening sessions in Washington on January 22 to hear about civil
rights issues from employees and customers of programs run by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.  The sessions will be held in USDA's Jefferson
Auditorium, located in the South Building at 1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C.   The morning session will focus on concerns of employees;
the afternoon session is dedicated to concerns from the public on the
delivery of USDA programs.  Information gathered at these sessions, as well
as at other listening sessions being held throughout the country, will be
used to develop recommendations for changes in program delivery and
employment practices at USDA.

What:     USDA civil rights listening sessions

When:     Wednesday, January 22, 1997

Where:    Jefferson Auditorium
          South Building
          U.S. Department of Agriculture     
          1400 Independence Avenue, SW
          Washington, DC 20250

Time:     Employee (employment) session 9:00 am - noon (registration at 8:00 am)
          Program delivery session 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (registration at noon)

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