80 FR 32410 - Reopening of Nomination Period for Members of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

Page Range		32410-32410
FR Document		2015-13859

The U.S. Department of the Interior published a notice inviting nominations for non-Federal members of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (Committee). The closing date for nominations was June 1, 2015. This Federal Register Notice reopens the nomination and comment period for 30 days. If you have already submitted information to be considered for appointment to the Committee you do not have to resubmit it.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

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Reopening of Nomination Period for Members of the Advisory 
Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior published a notice 
inviting nominations for non-Federal members of the Advisory Committee 
on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (Committee). The closing 
date for nominations was June 1, 2015. This Federal Register Notice 
reopens the nomination and comment period for 30 days. If you have 
already submitted information to be considered for appointment to the 
Committee you do not have to resubmit it.

DATES: Written nominations must be received by July 8, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Robin O'Malley, Policy and Partnership 
Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, 
VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin O'Malley, Policy and Partnership 
Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, 
VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 30, 2015, the U.S. Department of 
the Interior (DOI) published a notice inviting nominations for the 
Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science 
(Committee). The Committee provides advice on matters and actions 
relating to the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological 
Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center and the DOI 
Climate Science Centers. See: https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs for more 
information.
    The Department has determined that additional time is required to 
enable members to be nominated for the committee.
    We are seeking nominations for individuals involved in specific 
interests, noted below, to be considered as Committee members. 
Nominations should include a resume that describes the nominee's 
qualifications in enough detail to enable us to make an informed 
decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Committee 
and to contact a potential member.
    Members of the Committee will be composed of approximately 25 
members from both the Federal Government, and the following interests: 
(1) State and local governments, including state membership entities; 
(2) Non-governmental organizations, including those whose primary 
mission is professional and scientific and those whose primary mission 
is conservation and related scientific and advocacy activities; (3) 
American Indian tribes and other Native American entities; (4) 
Academia; (5) Individual landowners; and (6) Business interests.
    In addition, the Committee may include scientific experts, and will 
include rotating representation from one or more of the institutions 
that host the DOI Climate Science Centers.
    The Committee will meet approximately 2-4 times annually, and at 
such times as designated by the DFO. The Secretary of the Interior will 
appoint members to the Committee. Members appointed as special 
Government employees are required to file on an annual basis a 
confidential financial disclosure report.
    No individual who is currently registered as a Federal lobbyist is 
eligible to serve as a member of the Committee.

Robin O'Malley,
Designated Federal Officer, ACCCNRS.
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Background appointment to the Committee you do The Committee will meet
In our April 30, 2013, Federal not have to resubmit it. approximately 2–4 times annually, and
Register notice, we invited public input DATES: Written nominations must be at such times as designated by the DFO.
on our intent to prepare a PEA and received by July 8, 2015. The Secretary of the Interior will
requested submissions in the form of appoint members to the Committee.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Robin
information and suggestions on the Members appointed as special
O’Malley, Policy and Partnership
issues that should be considered during Government employees are required to
Coordinator, National Climate Change
the NEPA planning process and in the file on an annual basis a confidential
and Wildlife Science Center, U.S.
PEA. We held five scoping meetings in financial disclosure report.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Columbia, North Carolina; Decatur, No individual who is currently
Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192,
Alabama; Dyersburg, Tennessee; registered as a Federal lobbyist is
romalley@usgs.gov.
Natchez, Mississippi; and Alexandria, eligible to serve as a member of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Committee.
Louisiana. We also created a Web site Robin O’Malley, Policy and Partnership
on which the public could submit Coordinator, National Climate Change Robin O’Malley,
comments and suggestions. and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Designated Federal Officer, ACCCNRS.
After the scoping meetings and Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley [FR Doc. 2015–13859 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am]
receipt of comments via the Web site, Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, BILLING CODE 4311–MP–P
we began drafting the PEA, and were romalley@usgs.gov.
engaged in doing so when the Chief of
the Service’s National Wildlife Refuge SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
30, 2015, the U.S. Department of the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
System issued the July 17, 2014,
memorandum announcing the phasing Interior (DOI) published a notice Office of the Secretary
out of the use of GMCs to achieve inviting nominations for the Advisory
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throughout the National Wildlife Refuge
System by January 2016. Upon issuance The Committee provides advice on
matters and actions relating to the Meetings; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public
of the memorandum, we determined Advisory Committee
that the need to prepare the PEA no establishment and operations of the U.S.
longer existed and abandoned such Geological Survey National Climate AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
preparation. Change and Wildlife Science Center and
ACTION: Meeting notice.
the DOI Climate Science Centers. See:
Authority https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs for SUMMARY: The Department of the
This notice is published under the more information. Interior, Office of the Secretary is
authority of the National Wildlife The Department has determined that announcing a public meeting of the
Refuge System Improvement Act of additional time is required to enable Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory
1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.). members to be nominated for the Committee.
Dated: March 27, 2015.
committee. DATES: June 29, 2015, at 1:30 p.m.
We are seeking nominations for
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individuals involved in specific
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interests, noted below, to be considered
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as Committee members. Nominations
Anchorage, AK 99508.
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the nominee’s qualifications in enough FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
detail to enable us to make an informed Philip Johnson, Department of the
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR decision regarding meeting the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy
membership requirements of the and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite
Geological Survey 119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271–
Committee and to contact a potential
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Members of the Committee will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Exxon
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AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, membership entities; (2) Non- into by the United States of America
Interior. governmental organizations, including and the State of Alaska on August 27,
ACTION: Notice. those whose primary mission is 1991, and approved by the United States
professional and scientific and those District Court for the District of Alaska
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nomination and comment period for 30 include rotating representation from one Invitation for Proposals. An opportunity
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Action		Notice.
Dates		Written nominations must be received by July 8, 2015.
Contact		Robin O'Malley, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 32410

80 FR 32410 - Reopening of Nomination Period for Members of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORGeological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 109 (June 8, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey