80 FR 58771 - Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-24818

The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council (NISC), proposes to appoint new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). The Secretary of the Interior, acting as administrative lead, is requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the ISAC.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Invasive Species Council, Office of the Secretary, 
Interior.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the 
interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council (NISC), proposes to 
appoint new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). 
The Secretary of the Interior, acting as administrative lead, is 
requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the 
ISAC.

DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by November 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive 
Director, National Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular/Express 
Mail: 1849 C Street NW. (Mailstop 3530), Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, Program Specialist 
and ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 208-4122, fax: (202) 208-4118, or by 
email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Advisory Committee Scope and Objectives

    Executive Order (EO) 13122 authorized the National Invasive Species 
Council (NISC) to provide interdepartmental coordination, planning, and 
leadership for the Federal Government on the prevention, eradication, 
and control of invasive species. NISC is currently comprised of 
thirteen Federal Departments and Agencies. The Co-chairs of NISC are 
the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce. The 
Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) advises NISC. NISC is 
requesting nominations for individuals to serve on the ISAC.
    NISC provides high-level interdepartmental coordination of Federal 
invasive species actions and works with other Federal and non-Federal 
groups to address invasive species issues at the national level. NISC 
duties, as outlined in EO 13112 are to: Oversee implementation of EO 
13112, while working to ensure that the Federal agency activities 
concerning invasive species are coordinated, complementary, cost-
efficient, and effective; encourage planning and action at local, 
tribal, state, regional, and ecosystem-based level to achieve strategic 
goals; develop recommendations for international cooperation; work with 
the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop guidance to 
Federal Agencies pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA); facilitate development of a coordinated network among Federal 
Agencies to document, evaluate, and monitor invasive species impacts; 
and prepare, issue (implement), and update a National Invasive Species 
Management Plan (Management Plan).
    ISAC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5 
U.S.C. App. 2). At the request of NISC, ISAC provides advice to NISC 
member Departments and Agencies on topics related to NISC's 
aforementioned duties. As a multi-stakeholder advisory committee, ISAC 
is intended to play a key role in recommending plans and actions to be 
taken at local, tribal, State, regional, and ecosystem-based levels to 
achieve the goals and objectives of the Management Plan. It is hoped 
that, collectively, ISAC will represent the views of the broad range of 
individuals and communities knowledgeable of and affected by invasive 
species.
    Prospective members of ISAC need to have substantial expertise in 
the prevention, eradication, and/or control of invasive species, as 
well as to demonstrate a high degree of capacity for: advising 
individuals in leadership positions, team work, project management, 
tracking relevant Federal government programs and policy making 
procedures, and networking with and representing their peer-community 
of interest. ISAC members need not be scientists. Membership from a 
wide range of disciplines and professional sectors is encouraged. At 
this time, we are particularly interested in applications from 
representatives of tribes, states, non-governmental organizations, the 
private sector, and large-scale land management entities (urban and 
rural).
    After consultation with the other members of NISC, the Secretary of 
the Interior will appoint members to ISAC. NISC will select members 
based on their individual qualifications, as well as the overall need 
to achieve a balanced representation of viewpoints, subject matter 
expertise, regional knowledge, and representation of communities of 
interests. ISAC member terms are limited to three (3) years from their 
date of appointment to ISAC. Following completion of their first term, 
an ISAC member may request consideration for reappointment to an 
additional term. Reappointment is not guaranteed.
    Typically, the ISAC meets twice per year (spring and fall). Between 
these meetings, ISAC members are expected to participate in committee 
work via conference calls and email exchanges. Members of the ISAC and 
its subcommittees serve without pay. However, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance of services of 
the ISAC, members may be reimbursed for travel expenses, including per 
diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed 
intermittently in the government service, as authorized by section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code. Employees of the Federal Government ARE 
NOT eligible for nomination or appointment to ISAC. Individuals who are 
federally registered lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all FACA and 
non-FACA boards, committees, or councils in an individual capacity. The 
term ``individual capacity'' refers to individuals who are appointed to 
exercise their own individual best judgment on behalf of the 
government, such as when they are designated Special Government 
Employees, rather than being appointed to represent a particular 
interest.
    Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate 
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that 
would enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed 
decision regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Committee 
and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a potential 
member.
    Any interested person or entity may nominate one or more qualified 
individuals for membership on the ISAC. Self-nominations are also 
accepted. Persons or entities submitting nomination packages on the 
behalf of others must confirm that the individual(s) is/are aware of 
their nomination. Nominations must be postmarked no later than November 
30, 2015 to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive Director, National Invasive 
Species

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Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 C Street NW. (MS 3530), 
Washington, DC 20240.

    Dated: September 23, 2015.
Jamie K. Reaser,
Executive Director, Native Invasive Species Council.
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email address, or other personal Advisory Committee (ISAC) advises After consultation with the other
identifying information in your NISC. NISC is requesting nominations members of NISC, the Secretary of the
comment, you should be aware that for individuals to serve on the ISAC. Interior will appoint members to ISAC.
your entire comment, including your NISC provides high-level NISC will select members based on their
personal identifying information, may interdepartmental coordination of individual qualifications, as well as the
be made publicly available at any time. Federal invasive species actions and overall need to achieve a balanced
While you can ask us in your comment works with other Federal and non- representation of viewpoints, subject
to withhold your personal identifying Federal groups to address invasive matter expertise, regional knowledge,
information from public review, we species issues at the national level. and representation of communities of
cannot guarantee that we will be able to NISC duties, as outlined in EO 13112 interests. ISAC member terms are
do so. are to: Oversee implementation of EO limited to three (3) years from their date
13112, while working to ensure that the of appointment to ISAC. Following
Dated: September 24, 2015.
Federal agency activities concerning completion of their first term, an ISAC
Tina A. Campbell, invasive species are coordinated, member may request consideration for
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and complementary, cost-efficient, and reappointment to an additional term.
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife effective; encourage planning and action Reappointment is not guaranteed.
Service.
at local, tribal, state, regional, and Typically, the ISAC meets twice per
[FR Doc. 2015–24704 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am]
ecosystem-based level to achieve year (spring and fall). Between these
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P strategic goals; develop meetings, ISAC members are expected
recommendations for international to participate in committee work via
cooperation; work with the Council on conference calls and email exchanges.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Environmental Quality (CEQ) to develop Members of the ISAC and its
Request for Nominations for the guidance to Federal Agencies pursuant subcommittees serve without pay.
Invasive Species Advisory Committee to the National Environmental Policy However, while away from their homes
Act (NEPA); facilitate development of a or regular places of business in the
AGENCY: National Invasive Species coordinated network among Federal performance of services of the ISAC,
Council, Office of the Secretary, Interior. Agencies to document, evaluate, and members may be reimbursed for travel
ACTION: Request for nominations. monitor invasive species impacts; and expenses, including per diem in lieu of
prepare, issue (implement), and update subsistence, in the same manner as
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the a National Invasive Species persons employed intermittently in the
Interior, on behalf of the Management Plan (Management Plan). government service, as authorized by
interdepartmental National Invasive ISAC is chartered under the Federal section 5703 of title 5, United States
Species Council (NISC), proposes to Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5 Code. Employees of the Federal
appoint new members to the Invasive U.S.C. App. 2). At the request of NISC, Government ARE NOT eligible for
Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). ISAC provides advice to NISC member nomination or appointment to ISAC.
The Secretary of the Interior, acting as Departments and Agencies on topics Individuals who are federally registered
administrative lead, is requesting related to NISC’s aforementioned duties. lobbyists are ineligible to serve on all
nominations for qualified persons to As a multi-stakeholder advisory FACA and non-FACA boards,
serve as members of the ISAC. committee, ISAC is intended to play a committees, or councils in an individual
DATES: Nominations must be key role in recommending plans and capacity. The term ‘‘individual
postmarked by November 30, 2015. actions to be taken at local, tribal, State, capacity’’ refers to individuals who are
regional, and ecosystem-based levels to appointed to exercise their own
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
achieve the goals and objectives of the individual best judgment on behalf of
to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive Director,
Management Plan. It is hoped that, the government, such as when they are
National Invasive Species Council (OS/
collectively, ISAC will represent the designated Special Government
NISC), Regular/Express Mail: 1849 C views of the broad range of individuals Employees, rather than being appointed
Street NW. (Mailstop 3530), and communities knowledgeable of and to represent a particular interest.
Washington, DC 20240. affected by invasive species. Nominations should include a resume
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Prospective members of ISAC need to providing an adequate description of the
Kelsey Brantley, Program Specialist and have substantial expertise in the nominee’s qualifications, including
ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 208–4122, prevention, eradication, and/or control information that would enable the
fax: (202) 208–4118, or by email at of invasive species, as well as to Department of the Interior to make an
Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov. demonstrate a high degree of capacity informed decision regarding meeting the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: for: advising individuals in leadership membership requirements of the
positions, team work, project Committee and permit the Department
Advisory Committee Scope and management, tracking relevant Federal of the Interior to contact a potential
Objectives government programs and policy member.
Executive Order (EO) 13122 making procedures, and networking Any interested person or entity may
authorized the National Invasive with and representing their peer- nominate one or more qualified
Species Council (NISC) to provide community of interest. ISAC members individuals for membership on the
interdepartmental coordination, need not be scientists. Membership from ISAC. Self-nominations are also
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planning, and leadership for the Federal a wide range of disciplines and accepted. Persons or entities submitting
Government on the prevention, professional sectors is encouraged. At nomination packages on the behalf of
eradication, and control of invasive this time, we are particularly interested others must confirm that the
species. NISC is currently comprised of in applications from representatives of individual(s) is/are aware of their
thirteen Federal Departments and tribes, states, non-governmental nomination. Nominations must be
Agencies. The Co-chairs of NISC are the organizations, the private sector, and postmarked no later than November 30,
Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, large-scale land management entities 2015 to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive
and Commerce. The Invasive Species (urban and rural). Director, National Invasive Species

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Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to I. Abstract
C Street NW. (MS 3530), Washington, approve or disapprove the information
DC 20240. collection request, but may respond This notice identifies an information
after 30 days; therefore, public collection activity that the Office of
Dated: September 23, 2015. Financial Management has submitted to
Jamie K. Reaser,
comments should be submitted to OMB
by October 30, 2015, in order to be OMB for approval for the Department
Executive Director, Native Invasive Species and its bureaus to continue to collect
Council.
assured of consideration.
information from proposed donors
[FR Doc. 2015–24818 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Send your written
relative to their relationship(s) with the
comments by facsimile (202) 395–5806
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authorities. In support of the variety of
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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Office of Management and Budget,
and increasing numbers of donations, it
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is the policy of the Department to ask
Desk Officer (1090–0009). Also, please
those proposing to donate gifts valued at
[156D0102DM DS62200000 DLSN00000. send a copy of your comments to Paul
$25,000 or more to provide information
000000 DX.62201] Batlan, Office of Financial Management,
regarding their relationship with the
1849 C St. NW., MS 2557 MIB,
Department. The purpose of this policy
Proposed Renewal of Information Washington, DC 20240, or email him at
is to ensure that the acceptance of a gift
Collection: OMB Control Number Paul_Batlan@ios.doi.gov. Individuals
does not create legal or ethical issues for
1090–0009, Donor Certification Form providing comments should reference
the Department, its bureaus, or potential
the ‘‘Donor Certification Form, OMB
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office donors. The information will be
Control Number 1090–0009’’.
of Financial Management, Department gathered through the use of a form that
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collects information relevant to the
of the Interior.
Requests for additional information or acceptability of the proposed donation
ACTION: Notice and request for copies of the Information Collection
comments. in conformance with the Department’s
Request or the Donor Certification Form, donations policy. The form is completed
SUMMARY: In compliance with the should be directed to Paul Batlan, Office and certified by the prospective donor
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the of Financial Management, 1849 C St. then submitted to the Department or its
Office of Financial Management, Office NW., MS 2557 MIB, Washington, DC bureau for review. Having the donor
of the Secretary, Department of the 20240, or email him at Paul_Batlan@ certify his or her interactions with the
Interior has submitted a request for ios.doi.gov. You may also review the Department gives the staff vetting the
renewal of this information collection to information collection request online at proposed donation basic information to
the Office of Management and Budget http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ be verified, resulting in a more efficient
(OMB), and requests public comments PRAMain. and timely donation review process.
on this submission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected is as follows:

Information collected Reason for collection

Name, and indication whether executing in individual capacity, or on To identify the donor, and whether the donor is acting individually or on
behalf of an organization. behalf of an organization.
Declaration whether the donor is involved with litigation or controversy To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues
with the Department. associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
examined.
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relationship with the Department. associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
examined.
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qualified from the non-procurement common rule, or otherwise de- associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
clared ineligible from doing business with any Federal agency. examined.
Declaration as to whether the donation is expected to be involved with To assist the Department in determining whether there are any issues
marketing or advertising. associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
examined.
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nation. associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
examined.
Declaration whether this proposed donation is or is not part of a series To assist the Department in determining the scope and context of the
of donations to the Department. donation, and to assist in determining whether there are any issues
associated with the proffer of the gift that need to be more closely
examined.
Signature, Printed Name, Date, Organization, Email address, City, To establish the contact information of the potential donor, and have
State, Zip, and daytime or work phone number. the certifier sign the certification form.
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II. Data Type of Review: Renewal of an Estimated annual number of
existing collection. respondents: 250.
(1) Title: Donor Certification Form.
OMB Control Number: 1090–0009. Affected Entities: Individuals or Frequency of response: Once per
Current Expiration Date: September households, Businesses, Not-for-profit prospective donor per year.
30, 2015. institutions, Tribal governments.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Request for nominations.
Dates		Nominations must be postmarked by November 30, 2015.
Contact		Kelsey Brantley, Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 208-4122, fax: (202) 208-4118, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 58771