[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27162-27163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13312]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee

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

ACTION: Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the 
interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council, 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 July 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Dr. Christopher Dionigi, 
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), 
Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; Express Mail: 
1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, Program Analyst and 
ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 513-7243, fax: (202) 371-1751, or by e-mail 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Scope and Objectives

    The purpose and role of the ISAC are to provide advice to the 
National Invasive Species Council (NISC), as authorized by Executive 
Order 13112, on a broad array of issues including preventing the 
introduction of invasive species, providing for their control, and 
minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that 
invasive species cause. NISC is Co-chaired by the Secretaries of the 
Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, and is charged with providing 
coordination, planning and leadership regarding invasive species 
issues. Pursuant to the Executive Order, NISC developed a 2008-2012 
National Invasive Species Management Plan (Plan), which is available on 
the Web at http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/council/nmp.shtml. NISC 
is responsible for effective implementation of the Plan including any 
revisions of the Plan, and also coordinates Federal agency activities 
concerning invasive species; encourages planning and action at local, 
tribal, State, regional and ecosystem-based levels; develops 
recommendations for international cooperation in addressing invasive 
species; facilitates the development of a coordinated network to 
document, evaluate, and monitor impacts from invasive species; and 
facilitates establishment of an information-sharing system on invasive 
species that utilizes, to the greatest extent practicable, the 
Internet.
    The role of ISAC is to maintain an intensive and regular dialogue 
regarding the aforementioned issues. ISAC provides advice in 
cooperation with stakeholders and existing organizations addressing 
invasive species. The ISAC meets up to three (3) times per year.
    Terms for five of the current members of the ISAC will expire in 
October 2009. After consultation with the other members of NISC, the 
Secretary of the Interior will actively solicit new nominees and 
appoint members to ISAC. Prospective members of ISAC should be 
knowledgeable in and represent one or more of the following communities 
of interests: Weed science, fisheries science, rangeland management, 
forest science, entomology, nematology, plant pathology, veterinary 
medicine, the broad range of farming or agricultural practices, 
biodiversity issues, applicable laws and regulations relevant to 
invasive species policy, risk assessment, biological control of 
invasive species, public health/epidemiology, industry activities, 
international affairs or trade, tribal or State government interests, 
environmental education, ecosystem monitoring, natural resource 
database design and integration, and Internet-based management of 
conservation issues.
    Prospective nominees should also have practical experience in one 
or more of the following areas: Representing sectors of the national 
economy that are significantly threatened by biological invasions 
(e.g., agriculture, fisheries, public utilities, recreational users, 
tourism, etc.); representing sectors of the national economy whose 
routine operations may pose risks of new or expanded biological 
invasions (e.g., shipping, forestry, horticulture, aquaculture, pet 
trade, etc.); developing natural resource management plans on regional 
or ecosystem-level scales; addressing invasive species issues, 
including prevention, control and monitoring, in multiple ecosystems 
and on multiple scales; integrating science and the human dimension in 
order to create effective solutions to complex conservation issues 
including education, outreach, and public relations experts; 
coordinating diverse groups of stakeholders to resolve complex 
environmental issues and conflicts; and complying with NEPA and other 
Federal requirements for public involvement in major conservation 
plans. Members will be selected in order to achieve a balanced 
representation of viewpoints, so to effectively address invasive 
species issues under consideration. No member may serve on the ISAC for 
more than two (2) consecutive terms. All terms will be limited to three 
(3) years in length.
    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 shall be allowed 
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same 
manner as persons employed intermittently in the government service, as 
authorized by

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section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code.

    Note:  Employees of the Federal Government are not eligible for 
nomination or appointment to ISAC.

Submitting Nominations

    Nominations should be typed and must include each of the following:
    1. A brief summary of no more than two (2) pages explaining the 
nominee's suitability to serve on the ISAC.
    2. A r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.
    3. At least two (2) letters of reference.
    All required documents must be compiled and submitted in one 
complete nomination package. This office will not assemble nomination 
packages from documentation sent piecemeal. Incomplete submissions 
(missing one or more of the items described above) will not be 
considered. Nominations should be postmarked no later than July 23, 
2009, to Dr. Christopher Dionigi, Acting Executive Director, National 
Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240; Express Mail: 1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor, 
Washington, DC 20005.
    The Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the other members of 
NISC, is actively soliciting nominations of qualified minorities, 
women, persons with disabilities and members of low income populations 
to ensure that recommendations of the ISAC take into account the needs 
of the diverse groups served.

    Dated: June 3, 2009.
Christopher P. Dionigi,
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. E9-13312 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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