The Federation Resource Management Board was an agency of the Federation government concerned with the management and distribution of Federation resources. In 2269, the Board issued new agricultural trade proposals, intended to solve food shipping problems that had been previously experienced at Sherman's Planet, contributing to near-famine conditions there. These new proposals earned the approval in the Federation General Council of the Antares Corona Worlds.In 2269, after the Talin incident, the Antares Corona Worlds delegate made an announcement which supported the new agricultural trade proposals that were tabled by the Resource Management Board. (TOS novel: Prime Directive)