[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33482-33483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15235]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


United States Global Change Research Program

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

ACTION: Request for public nominations.

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CONTEXT:  The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) is mandated 
under the Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 to conduct a 
quadrennial National Climate Assessment (NCA). Under its current, 
updated decadal strategic plan (http://go.usa.gov/x9MCQ), USGCRP is 
building sustained assessment capacity. The sustained assessment 
supports the Nation's ability to understand, anticipate, and respond to 
risks and potential impacts brought about by global environmental 
change. Work on the fourth National Climate Assessment is currently 
underway.
SUMMARY: NOAA, on behalf of USGCRP, is soliciting nominations for 
Review Editors for the Fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4). Refer 
to the NCA4 Outline (accessible via http://www.globalchange.gov/content/nca4-outline) for a sense of the areas of expertise we seek.
    The report will adhere to the Information Quality Act requirements 
(http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/info_quality.html) for 
quality, transparency, and accessibility as appropriate for a Highly 
Influential Scientific Assessment (HISA).

DATES: Nominations should be submitted via the web address specified 
below (https://contribute.globalchange.gov/) and must be received by 
September 8, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Nominations for Review Editors must be submitted 
electronically via a Web form accessible via (https://contribute.globalchange.gov/). Nominees are asked to identify their 
areas of expertise based on NCA4's sectoral, regional, and response 
topics (see NCA4 Table of Contents below). A CV/resume of no more than 
4 pages should be included for optimal consideration. There are no 
limitations on the nominees' place of employment.

INSTRUCTIONS:  Response to this notice is voluntary. Responses to this 
notice may be used by the government for program planning on a non-
attribution basis. NOAA therefore requests that no business proprietary 
information or copyrighted information be submitted in response to this 
notice. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response 
preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the 
response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Reidmiller, (202) 419-3470, 
[email protected], U.S. Global Change Research Program.

DATED:  Wednesday, July 12, 2017.
    Dan Barrie, Program Manager, Assessments Program, NOAA Climate 
Program Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background information and additional 
details on NCA4 can be found at https://www.globalchange.gov/nca4.
    This notice seeks nominations for Review Editors to NCA4 with 
pertinent subject matter expertise and scientific background. The roles 
of the Review Editor include: (a) Ensuring that all substantive 
comments submitted during the Public Comment Period and via a National 
Academies panel review (both

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currently scheduled for Autumn 2017-Winter 2018) are appropriately 
addressed, (b) advising Chapter Leads how to handle contentious issues, 
and (c) ensuring that significant scientific uncertainties are 
reflected adequately in the text of NCA4. Review Editors do not provide 
additional comments on assigned draft chapters; rather, they ensure 
each and every comment has been considered by the author team, and that 
the `annotation' (i.e., written responses to comments) is responsive to 
the comment and indicates any revision made to the chapter(s), 
including the scientific or logical rationale for said action.
    Potential nominees should be accomplished scientists and/or science 
communicators with climate-related proficiency in at least one of the 
regions, sectors, or responses topics outlined in the NCA4 Outline, 
(described below in the Appendix and accessible via http://www.globalchange.gov/content/nca4-outline). Nominees must have 
demonstrated technical expertise such that the nominees could 
contribute to the development of a robust scientific, technical 
assessment as subject matter experts in one or more of the topics 
listed in the outline.
    Responses to this request for nominations for Review Editors must 
be submitted by September 8, 2017. Users can access the nominations 
form via (https://contribute.globalchange.gov/). Interested persons may 
nominate themselves or third parties, and may nominate more than one 
person. Each nomination must include: (1) The nominee's full name, 
title, institutional affiliation, and contact information; (2) the 
desired chapter(s) the nominee wishes to serve as Review Editor on 
(i.e., area(s) of expertise); and (3) a short description of his/her 
qualifications relative to contributing to the report. Nominees are 
encouraged to submit a CV of no more than 4 pages for optimal 
consideration.
    More information on the function of Review Editors, the tasks 
(including reporting) expected of them, as well as the tentative dates 
of commitment can be found at https://contribute.globalchange.gov.

Appendix: NCA4 Outline

I: Overview
II: Our Changing Climate
III: National-level Sectoral Overview Chapters
    Water
    Energy
    Land Cover and Land Use Change
    Forests
    Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity
    Coastal Effects
    Oceans and Marine Resources
    Agriculture and Rural Communities
    Built Environment, Urban Systems, and Cities
    Transportation
    Air Quality
    Human Health
    Tribal and Indigenous Communities
    Climate Effects on US International Interests
    Sectoral Interdependencies and Compounding Stressors: The 
Science of Complex Systems
IV: Regional Analyses
    Northeast
    Southeast
    US Caribbean
    Midwest
    Northern Great Plains
    Southern Great Plains
    Northwest
    Southwest
    Alaska
    Hawai`i and Pacific Islands
V: Response
    Near-Term Adaptation Needs and Increased Resiliency
    Mitigation: Avoiding and Reducing Long-Term Risks

    Dated: July 12, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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