80_FR_14998 80 FR 14944 - Availability of Draft NOAA Education Strategic Plan

80 FR 14944 - Availability of Draft NOAA Education Strategic Plan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)

Page Range14944-14945
FR Document2015-06419

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) publishes this notice to solicit comments on the draft NOAA Education Strategic Plan (Plan). NOAA received broad legislative authority from Congress through the America COMPETES Act (2007, 2010) to conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal and informal education activities at all levels to enhance public awareness and understanding of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. The revision of the Plan establishes the goals for NOAA education programs for the next twenty years with revisions to the Plan every five years. NOAA is seeking broad public review of the NOAA Education Strategic Plan, and encourages all stakeholders and users to review the Plan and provide comments. All comments received will be reviewed and considered in the final drafting of the NOAA Education Strategic Plan.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 54 (Friday, March 20, 2015) 
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 150224177-5177-01]
RIN 0648-XD798


Availability of Draft NOAA Education Strategic Plan

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
publishes this notice to solicit comments on the draft NOAA Education 
Strategic Plan (Plan). NOAA received broad legislative authority from 
Congress through the America COMPETES Act (2007, 2010) to conduct, 
develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal and informal education 
activities at all levels to enhance public awareness and understanding 
of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science and stewardship 
by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including 
underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy 
careers. The revision of the Plan establishes the goals for NOAA 
education programs for the next twenty years with revisions to the Plan 
every five years. NOAA is seeking broad public review of the NOAA 
Education Strategic Plan, and

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encourages all stakeholders and users to review the Plan and provide 
comments. All comments received will be reviewed and considered in the 
final drafting of the NOAA Education Strategic Plan.

DATES: Public comments on this document must be received on or before 
April 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The draft Plan will be available on the following Web site: 
http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/leadership/edcouncil/education_plan.html.
    You may submit comments on this document, following the format 
guidance below, by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Submissions: Comments may be submitted via 
email to [email protected]. Include the identifier, ``Education 
Plan Public Comment'' in the subject line.
     Mail: Marissa Jones, NOAA Office of Education, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20230. Include the identifier, ``Education Plan Public Comment,'' on 
the envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Jones, Education Specialist, 
NOAA Office of Education, (202) 482-4592[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA's Education Council is soliciting 
general comments on the NOAA Education Strategic Plan, which describes 
how NOAA will execute programs and activities to achieve cohesive and 
strategic education outcomes. The Plan focuses on conducting, 
developing, supporting, promoting, and coordinating education 
activities to enhance awareness and understanding of mission-related 
sciences.
    For over 200 years, NOAA has imparted scientific knowledge of the 
Earth's natural systems to benefit society and support the agency's 
mission. During this time, education was guided by the vision of 
leadership, the findings of researchers, the mandates of legislation 
for programs within NOAA, and to respond to the needs of society.
    In 2007, Congress officially recognized the role of education in 
NOAA with the passage of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69). 
This legislation states:
    ``The Administrator, appropriate National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration programs, ocean atmospheric science and education 
experts, and interested members of the public shall develop a science 
education plan setting forth education goals and strategies for the 
Administration, as well as programmatic actions to carry out such goals 
and priorities over the next 20 years, and evaluate and update such 
plan every 5 years.''
    NOAA is revising its Education Strategic Plan as specified in the 
America COMPETES Act. Based on NOAA's mission, strengths, and the 
future needs of our society, the draft plan includes five education 
goals:
    Goal 1--Science-Informed Society: An informed society has access 
to, interest in, and understanding of NOAA-related sciences and their 
implications for current and future events.
    Goal 2--Conservation & Stewardship: Individuals and communities are 
actively involved in stewardship behaviors and decisions that conserve, 
restore, and protect natural and cultural resources related to NOAA's 
mission.
    Goal 3--Safety and Preparedness: Individuals and communities are 
informed and actively involved in decisions and actions that improve 
preparedness, response, and resilience to challenges and impacts of 
hazardous weather, changes in climate, and other environmental threats 
monitored by NOAA.
    Goal 4--Future Workforce: A diverse and highly-skilled future 
workforce pursues careers in disciplines that support NOAA's mission.
    Goal 5--Organizational Excellence: NOAA functions in a unified 
manner to support, plan, and deliver effective educational programs and 
partnerships that advance NOAA's mission.
    NOAA welcomes all comments on the draft Plan, any inconsistencies 
perceived within the Plan, and any omissions of important topics or 
issues. This draft Plan is being issued for comment only and is not 
intended for interim use. For any shortcoming noted within the draft 
Plan, please propose specific remedies. Suggested changes will be 
incorporated where appropriate, and a final Plan will be posted on the 
NOAA Education Council Web site.
    Please follow this format guidance for preparing and submitting 
comments. Using the format guidance will facilitate the processing of 
comments and assure that all comments are appropriately considered. 
Overview comments should be provided first and should be numbered. 
Comments that are specific to particular pages, paragraphs, or lines of 
the section should identify the page and line numbers to which they 
apply. Please number each page of your comments.

    Dated: March 17, 2015.
Louisa Koch,
NOAA Director of Education.
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Verification This determination is issued and National Oceanic and Atmospheric published pursuant to sections 703(f) Administration As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, we intend to verify the information and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR [Docket No. 150224177–5177–01] submitted by the respondents prior to 351.205(c). RIN 0648–XD798 making our final determination. Dated: March 16, 2015. U.S. International Trade Commission Paul Piquado, Availability of Draft NOAA Education Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Strategic Plan In accordance with section 703(f) of Compliance. the Act, we will notify the U.S. AGENCY: National Oceanic and International Trade Commission (ITC) of Appendix I Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), our determination. In addition, we are Department of Commerce. Scope of the Investigation making available to the ITC all non- ACTION: Notice and request for The merchandise covered by this privileged and non-proprietary investigation is circular welded carbon and comments. information relating to this alloy steel (other than stainless steel) pipe of SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and investigation. We will allow the ITC a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (welded Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) access to all privileged and business line pipe), not more than 24 inches in nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall publishes this notice to solicit proprietary information in our files, thickness, length, surface finish, end finish, comments on the draft NOAA Education 6 In its December 15, 2014, response, Toscelik or stenciling. Welded line pipe is normally Strategic Plan (Plan). 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 54 / Friday, March 20, 2015 / Notices 14945 encourages all stakeholders and users to 20 years, and evaluate and update such DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE review the Plan and provide comments. plan every 5 years.’’ All comments received will be reviewed NOAA is revising its Education National Oceanic and Atmospheric and considered in the final drafting of Strategic Plan as specified in the Administration the NOAA Education Strategic Plan. America COMPETES Act. Based on DATES: Public comments on this NOAA’s mission, strengths, and the RIN 0648–XD808 document must be received on or before future needs of our society, the draft April 10, 2015. plan includes five education goals: Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to ADDRESSES: The draft Plan will be Goal 1—Science-Informed Society: An Specified Activities; Taking Marine available on the following Web site: informed society has access to, interest Mammals Incidental to a Cruise Ship http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/leadership/ in, and understanding of NOAA-related Terminal Project edcouncil/education_plan.html. sciences and their implications for AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries You may submit comments on this current and future events. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and document, following the format Goal 2—Conservation & Stewardship: Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), guidance below, by any of the following Individuals and communities are Commerce. methods: actively involved in stewardship • Electronic Submissions: Comments behaviors and decisions that conserve, ACTION: Notice; proposed incidental may be submitted via email to restore, and protect natural and cultural harassment authorization; request for Education.Plan@noaa.gov. Include the resources related to NOAA’s mission. comments. identifier, ‘‘Education Plan Public Goal 3—Safety and Preparedness: SUMMARY: NMFS has received a request Comment’’ in the subject line. Individuals and communities are • Mail: Marissa Jones, NOAA Office from Huna Totem Corporation (HTC) for informed and actively involved in authorization to take marine mammals of Education, U.S. Department of decisions and actions that improve Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue incidental to construction activities as preparedness, response, and resilience part of the re-development of the Icy NW., Washington, DC 20230. Include to challenges and impacts of hazardous the identifier, ‘‘Education Plan Public Strait Point Cruise Ship Terminal in weather, changes in climate, and other Hoonah, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Comment,’’ on the envelope. environmental threats monitored by Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NOAA. is requesting comments on its proposal Marissa Jones, Education Specialist, Goal 4—Future Workforce: A diverse to issue an incidental harassment NOAA Office of Education, (202) 482– and highly-skilled future workforce authorization (IHA) to HTC to 4592Marissa.Jones@noaa.gov. pursues careers in disciplines that incidentally take marine mammals, by SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA’s support NOAA’s mission. Level B Harassment only, during the Education Council is soliciting general Goal 5—Organizational Excellence: specified activity. comments on the NOAA Education NOAA functions in a unified manner to DATES: Comments and information must Strategic Plan, which describes how support, plan, and deliver effective be received no later than April 20, 2015. NOAA will execute programs and educational programs and partnerships activities to achieve cohesive and that advance NOAA’s mission. ADDRESSES: Comments on the strategic education outcomes. The Plan NOAA welcomes all comments on the application should be addressed to Jolie focuses on conducting, developing, draft Plan, any inconsistencies Harrison, Chief, Permits and supporting, promoting, and perceived within the Plan, and any Conservation Division, Office of coordinating education activities to omissions of important topics or issues. Protected Resources, National Marine enhance awareness and understanding This draft Plan is being issued for Fisheries Service. Physical comments of mission-related sciences. comment only and is not intended for should be sent to 1315 East-West For over 200 years, NOAA has interim use. For any shortcoming noted Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and imparted scientific knowledge of the within the draft Plan, please propose electronic comments should be sent to Earth’s natural systems to benefit specific remedies. Suggested changes ITP.Pauline@noaa.gov. society and support the agency’s will be incorporated where appropriate, Instructions: NMFS is not responsible mission. During this time, education and a final Plan will be posted on the for comments sent by any other method, was guided by the vision of leadership, NOAA Education Council Web site. to any other address or individual, or the findings of researchers, the Please follow this format guidance for received after the end of the comment mandates of legislation for programs preparing and submitting comments. period. Comments received within NOAA, and to respond to the Using the format guidance will facilitate electronically, including all needs of society. the processing of comments and assure attachments, must not exceed a 25- In 2007, Congress officially that all comments are appropriately megabyte file size. Attachments to recognized the role of education in considered. Overview comments should electronic comments will be accepted in NOAA with the passage of the America be provided first and should be Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69). This numbered. Comments that are specific file formats only. All comments legislation states: to particular pages, paragraphs, or lines received are a part of the public record ‘‘The Administrator, appropriate of the section should identify the page and will generally be posted to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric and line numbers to which they apply. Internet at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Administration programs, ocean Please number each page of your pr/permits/incidental/construction.htm atmospheric science and education comments. without change. All personal identifying experts, and interested members of the information (e.g., name, address) public shall develop a science education Dated: March 17, 2015. voluntarily submitted by the commenter plan setting forth education goals and Louisa Koch, may be publicly accessible. Do not strategies for the Administration, as well NOAA Director of Education. submit confidential business as programmatic actions to carry out [FR Doc. 2015–06419 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am] information or otherwise sensitive or such goals and priorities over the next BILLING CODE 3510–22–P protected information. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:14 Mar 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesPublic comments on this document must be received on or before April 10, 2015.
ContactMarissa Jones, Education Specialist, NOAA Office of Education, (202) [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 14944 
RIN Number0648-XD79
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