[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17491-17492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07035]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

United States Geological Survey

[GX16EN05ESB0500]


Announcement of Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural 
Resource Science Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the Advisory Committee 
on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will hold a meeting.

DATES: Meeting: The meeting will be held as follows: Tuesday, April 19, 
2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 
9:00

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a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (All times Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: Corporation for Enterprise Development, 1200 G Street NW., 
Suite 400--Roosevelt Room, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal 
Officer, 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], (703) 
648-4086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered in May 2013, the Advisory 
Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) 
advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and 
operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members represent the 
Federal Government, state and local governments, including state 
membership entities, non-governmental organizations, including those 
whose primary mission is professional/scientific and those whose 
primary mission is conservation and related scientific and advocacy 
activities, American Indian tribes and other Native American entities, 
academia, landowners, businesses, and organizations representing 
landowners or businesses. Duties of the committee include: (A) Advising 
on the contents of a national strategy identifying key science 
priorities to advance the management of natural resources in the face 
of climate change; (B) advising on the nature, extent, and quality of 
relations with and engagement of key partners at the regional/CSC 
level; (C) advising on the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to 
ensure the identification of key priorities from management partners 
and to effectively deliver scientific results in useful forms; (D) 
advising on mechanisms that may be employed by the NCCWSC to ensure 
high standards of scientific quality and integrity in its products, and 
to review and evaluate the performance of individual CSCs, in advance 
of opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; and (E) 
coordinating as appropriate with the Landscape Conservation 
Cooperatives Council. More information about the ACCCNRS is available 
at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs.
    Meeting Agenda: The objectives of this meeting are to: (1) Ensure 
committee familiarity with external input being provided to NCCWSC and 
the CSCs (including the ACCCNRS 2015 report to the Secretary of the 
Interior), and how the program is responding or will respond; (2) 
Engage the committee concerning strategic substantive decisions to be 
considered by NCCWSC and the CSCs; identify an appropriate role for 
ACCCNRS and elicit initial recommendations; (3) Establish the ACCCNRS 
focus areas for the next two to three years and outline an action plan 
for the committee to address those focus areas. The final agenda will 
be posted on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs prior to the meeting.
    Public Input: All Committee meetings are open to the public. 
Interested members of the public may present, either orally or through 
written comments, information for the Committee to consider during the 
public meeting. The public will have approximately 15 minutes to make 
comment on both Tuesday, April 19, 2016, from 4:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
and Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 11:45 p.m. to 12:00 p.m. (all times 
Eastern Daylight Time).
    Individuals or groups requesting to make comment at the public 
Committee meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per speaker. The 
Committee will endeavor to provide adequate opportunity for all 
speakers, within available time limits. Speakers who wish to expand 
upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to speak, but could 
not be accommodated during the public comment period, are encouraged to 
submit their comments in written form to the Committee after the 
meeting.
    Written comments should be submitted, prior to, during, or after 
the meeting, to Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. 
Mail to: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, 
VA 20192, or via email, at [email protected].
    The meeting location is open to the public. When entering the 
Corporation for Enterprise Development building, attendees will need to 
show government issued photo identification. Space is limited, so all 
interested in attending should pre-register. Please submit your name, 
estimate time of arrival, email address and phone number to Holly 
Padgett via email at [email protected], or phone at (703) 648-4081, by 
close of business on April 12, 2016. Persons with disabilities 
requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing 
impaired, should also contact Holly Padgett at least seven calendar 
days prior to the meeting. We will do our best to accommodate those who 
are unable to meet this deadline.

Robin O'Malley,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-07035 Filed 3-28-16; 8:45 am]
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