83 FR 52417 - Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 201 (October 17, 2018)

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NOAA is soliciting nominations for members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator on long- and short-range strategies for research, education, and application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction. The SAB consists of approximately fifteen members reflecting the full breadth of NOAA's areas of responsibility and assists NOAA in maintaining a complete and accurate understanding of scientific issues critical to the agency's missions.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office 
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members of the NOAA Science Advisory 
Board.

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SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting nominations for members of the NOAA Science 
Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is the only Federal Advisory Committee 
with the responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans, Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator on long- and short-range 
strategies for research, education, and application of science to 
resource management and environmental assessment and prediction. The 
SAB consists of approximately fifteen members reflecting the full 
breadth of NOAA's

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areas of responsibility and assists NOAA in maintaining a complete and 
accurate understanding of scientific issues critical to the agency's 
missions.

DATES: Nominations should be sent to the web address specified below 
and must be received by November 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted electronically to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-
713-1459, Email: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB 
website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this time, individuals are sought with 
expertise in cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data 
management; weather modeling and data assimilation; remote/autonomous 
sensing technology; ocean exploration science and technology; and omics 
science. Individuals with expertise in other NOAA mission areas are 
also welcome to apply.
    Composition and Points of View: The Board will consist of 
approximately fifteen members, including a Chair, designated by the 
Under Secretary in accordance with FACA requirements.
    Members will be appointed for three-year terms, renewable once, and 
serve at the discretion of the Under Secretary. If a member resigns 
before the end of his or her first term, the vacancy appointment shall 
be for the remainder of the unexpired term, and shall be renewable 
twice if the unexpired term is less than one year. Members will be 
appointed as special government employees (SGEs) and will be subject to 
the ethical standards applicable to SGEs. Members are reimbursed for 
actual and reasonable travel and per diem expenses incurred in 
performing such duties but will not be reimbursed for their time. As a 
Federal Advisory Committee, the Board's membership is required to be 
balanced in terms of viewpoints represented and the functions to be 
performed as well as the interests of geographic regions of the country 
and the diverse sectors of U.S. society.
    The SAB meets in person three times each year, exclusive of 
teleconferences or subcommittee, task force, and working group 
meetings. Board members must be willing to serve as liaisons to SAB 
working groups and/or participate in periodic reviews of the NOAA 
Cooperative Institutes and overarching reviews of NOAA's research 
enterprise.
    Nominations: Interested persons may nominate themselves or third 
parties.
    Applications: An application is required to be considered for Board 
membership, regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third 
party or self-nominated. The application package must include: (1) The 
nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact 
information; (2) the nominee's area(s) of expertise; (3) a short 
description of his/her qualifications relative to the kinds of advice 
being solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and (4) a current resume 
(maximum length four [4] pages).

    Dated: October 11, 2018.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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estimate the full suite of costs of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE from the Questionnaire. The federal
seafood-borne illness and will provide program officer will determine which
an estimate for agency and business National Oceanic and Atmospheric questions are relevant to each specific
budget planners. Administration applicant. Answers must be provided
before the application can be submitted
II. Method of Collection Submission for OMB Review; for final funding approval.
Comment Request This Questionnaire has been revised
The data collection will take place
The Department of Commerce will to (1) remove repetitive questions; (2)
over a three to four month period and
submit to the Office of Management and revise specific questions to use plain
will be comprised of a questionnaire or language; and (3) add questions that
set of interview questions to be Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of would be helpful to a wider range of
completed by the respondent. NOAA programs.
Respondents will each have the option information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Affected Public: Business or other for
to respond via email, phone, or in- profit organizations; individuals or
person, whichever they prefer. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and households; not-for-profit institutions;
III. Data Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). state, local, or tribal government; and
Title: Environmental Compliance Federal government.
OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx. Frequency: On occasion.
Questionnaire for National Oceanic and
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Form Number(s): None. Atmospheric Administration Notice of
obtain or retain benefits.
Type of Review: Regular submission Federal Funding Opportunity This information collection request
(new information collection). Applicants. may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
OMB Control Number: 0648–0538. the instructions to view Department of
Affected Public: Business or other for- Form Number(s): None.
profit; state, local, or tribal government. Commerce collections currently under
Type of Request: Regular (O and review by OMB.
Estimated Number of Respondents: extension of a currently approved Written comments and
50. information collection). recommendations for the proposed
Number of Respondents: 736. information collection should be sent
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Average Hours per Response: 4 hours. within 30 days of publication of this
Estimated Total Annual Burden Burden Hours: 1,030. notice to OIRA_Submission@
Hours: 50 hours. Needs and Uses: This request is for a omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to revision and extension of a currently
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting approved information collection Sarah Brabson,
costs. through the Environmental Compliance NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Questionnaire for National Oceanic and [FR Doc. 2018–22573 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
IV. Request for Comments Atmospheric Administration Federal BILLING CODE 3510–NW–P
Financial Assistance Applicants
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether (Questionnaire). This Questionnaire is
the proposed collection of information used by the National Oceanic and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
is necessary for the proper performance Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to
of the functions of the agency, including collect information about proposed National Oceanic and Atmospheric
whether the information shall have activities for the purpose of complying Administration
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the with the National Environmental Policy
agency’s estimate of the burden Act (‘‘NEPA,’’ 42 U.S.C. 4321–4370) and Solicitation for Members of the NOAA
(including hours and cost) of the other environmental compliance Science Advisory Board
proposed collection of information; (c) requirements associated with proposed AGENCY: National Oceanic and
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and activities. NEPA requires federal Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
clarity of the information to be agencies to complete an environmental Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the analysis for all major federal actions, Research (OAR), Department of
burden of the collection of information including funding non-federal activities Commerce (DOC).
on respondents, including through the through federal financial assistance ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
use of automated collection techniques awards where federal participation in members of the NOAA Science
or other forms of information the funded activity is expected to be Advisory Board.
technology. significant. The Questionnaire is used in
conjunction with NOAA Notices of SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting
Comments submitted in response to Funding Opportunity (NOFO). nominations for members of the NOAA
this notice will be summarized and/or The NOFO will indicate the specific Science Advisory Board (SAB). The
included in the request for OMB questions to which an applicant must SAB is the only Federal Advisory
approval of this information collection; respond in one of three ways: (1) The Committee with the responsibility to
they also will become a matter of public applicable questions are inserted advise the Under Secretary of
record. directly into the NOFO with reference to Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and
Dated: October 12, 2018. the OMB Control Number (0648–0538) NOAA Administrator on long- and
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Sarah Brabson, for this form; (2) the NOFO will specify short-range strategies for research,
which questions (e.g., 1, 2) an applicant education, and application of science to
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
must answer, with the entire OMB- resource management and
[FR Doc. 2018–22574 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am]
approved Questionnaire attached to the environmental assessment and
BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P NOFO; or (3) applicants to be prediction. The SAB consists of
recommended for funding will be approximately fifteen members
required to answer relevant questions reflecting the full breadth of NOAA’s

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areas of responsibility and assists overarching reviews of NOAA’s research fabrics can be supplied by the U.S.
NOAA in maintaining a complete and enterprise. domestic industry in commercial
accurate understanding of scientific Nominations: Interested persons may quantities in a timely manner.
issues critical to the agency’s missions. nominate themselves or third parties. DATES: Comments must be submitted by
DATES: Nominations should be sent to
Applications: An application is November 16, 2018 to the Chairman,
required to be considered for Board Committee for the Implementation of
the web address specified below and
membership, regardless of whether a Textile Agreements, Room 30003,
must be received by November 16, 2018.
person is nominated by a third party or United States Department of Commerce,
ADDRESSES: Applications should be self-nominated. The application package
submitted electronically to Washington, DC 20230.
must include: (1) The nominee’s full
noaa.sab.newmembers@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
name, title, institutional affiliation, and
Maria D’Andrea-Yothers, Office of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. contact information; (2) the nominee’s
Textiles and Apparel, U.S. Department
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, area(s) of expertise; (3) a short
of Commerce, (202) 482–1550.
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. description of his/her qualifications
relative to the kinds of advice being SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and Authority: Section 202(o)(3)(C) of the
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
(4) a current resume (maximum length United States-Korea Free Trade
734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, Email:
four [4] pages). Agreement Implementation Act (19
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov); or visit the
U.S.C. 3805 note) (KORUS
NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab. Dated: October 11, 2018. Implementation Act); Executive Order
noaa.gov. David Holst, 11651 of March 3, 1972, as amended.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Background: Article 4.2.3 of the
time, individuals are sought with Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric KORUS provides that, on the request of
expertise in cloud computing, artificial Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric either Party, the Parties shall consult to
intelligence and data management; Administration. consider whether the rules of origin
weather modeling and data assimilation; [FR Doc. 2018–22637 Filed 10–16–18; 8:45 am] applicable to a particular textile or
remote/autonomous sensing technology; BILLING CODE 3510–KD–P apparel good should be revised to
ocean exploration science and address issues of availability of supply
technology; and omics science. of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in the
Individuals with expertise in other COMMITTEE FOR THE territories of the Parties. In the
NOAA mission areas are also welcome IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE consultations, pursuant to Article 4.2.4
to apply. AGREEMENTS of the KORUS, each Party shall consider
Composition and Points of View: The all data presented by the other Party that
Board will consist of approximately Request for Public Comment on a demonstrate substantial production in
fifteen members, including a Chair, Commercial Availability Request Under its territory of a particular fiber, yarn, or
designated by the Under Secretary in the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement fabric. The Parties shall consider that
accordance with FACA requirements. AGENCY: Committee for the there is substantial production if a Party
Members will be appointed for three- Implementation of Textile Agreements demonstrates that its domestic
year terms, renewable once, and serve at (CITA). producers are capable of supplying
the discretion of the Under Secretary. If ACTION: Request for public comments commercial quantities of the fiber, yarn,
a member resigns before the end of his concerning a request for modification of or fabric in a timely manner. The
or her first term, the vacancy the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement KORUS Implementation Act provides
appointment shall be for the remainder (KORUS) rules of origin for certain the President with the authority to
of the unexpired term, and shall be textile and apparel products. proclaim as part of the Harmonized
renewable twice if the unexpired term is Tariff Schedule of the United States,
less than one year. Members will be SUMMARY: The Government of the modifications to the KORUS rules of
appointed as special government United States received a request from origin set out in Annex 4–A of the
employees (SGEs) and will be subject to the Government of Korea, submitted on KORUS as are necessary to implement
the ethical standards applicable to September 24, 2018, to initiate an agreement with Korea under Article
SGEs. Members are reimbursed for consultations under the KORUS. The 4.2.5 of the KORUS, subject to the
actual and reasonable travel and per Government of Korea is requesting that consultation and layover requirements
diem expenses incurred in performing the United States and Korea (‘‘the of Section 104 of the KORUS
such duties but will not be reimbursed Parties’’) consider revising the rules of Implementation Act. See Section
for their time. As a Federal Advisory origin for certain yarns, woven fabrics, 202(o)(3)(C)(iii) of the KORUS
Committee, the Board’s membership is and knit apparel to address availability Implementation Act.
required to be balanced in terms of of supply of fibers and yarns in the Executive Order 11651 established
viewpoints represented and the territories of the Parties. The President CITA to supervise the implementation
functions to be performed as well as the of the United States may proclaim a of textile trade agreements and
interests of geographic regions of the modification to the KORUS rules of authorizes the Chairman of CITA to take
country and the diverse sectors of U.S. origin for textile and apparel products actions or recommend that appropriate
society. after the United States reaches an officials or agencies of the United States
The SAB meets in person three times agreement with the Government of take actions necessary to implement
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each year, exclusive of teleconferences Korea on a modification under the textile trade agreements. 37 FR 4699
or subcommittee, task force, and KORUS to address issues of availability (March 4, 1972), reprinted as amended
working group meetings. Board of supply of fibers, yarns, or fabrics in in 7 U.S.C. Sec. 1854 note. The
members must be willing to serve as the territories of the Parties. CITA Government of the United States
liaisons to SAB working groups and/or hereby solicits public comments on this received a request from the Government
participate in periodic reviews of the request, in particular with regard to of Korea, submitted on September 24,
NOAA Cooperative Institutes and whether certain fibers, yarns, and knit 2018, requesting that the United States

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Action		Notice of solicitation for members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board.
Contact		Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301- 713-1459, Email: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
FR Citation		83 FR 52417

83 FR 52417 - Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

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