[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 4241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01538]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Public Meetings of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given of a three day meeting of the Invasive 
Species Advisory Committee (ISAC).

DATES: Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee: Tuesday, 
February 27, 2018: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday, February 28, 
2018: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, March 1, 2018; 9:00 a.m.-5:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American 
Indian, 4th and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20560. The 
general session will be held in the Conference Center (4th Floor). 
Note: All meeting participants and interested members of the public 
must register their attendance online at www.invasivespecies.gov. 
Attendees must pass through security screening upon entering the 
facility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive 
Species Council Program Specialist and ISAC Coordinator, Phone: (202) 
208-4122; Fax: (202) 208-4118, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comprised of 12 non-federal members, the 
purpose of the Advisory Committee is to provide information and advice 
for consideration by the Council, as authorized by Executive Order 
13112 as amended by Executive Order 13751. The National Invasive 
Species Council (NISC) is the interdepartmental body charged with 
providing the vision and leadership necessary to coordinate, sustain, 
and expand federal efforts to safeguard the interests of the United 
States through the prevention, eradication, and control of invasive 
species, as well as the restoration of ecosystems and other assets 
impacted by invasive species.
    The Council is co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the 
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The purpose of 
this meeting is to convene the ISAC in a manner that enables it to 
provide information and advice for consideration by NISC on matters 
related to NISC priorities. The meeting will take place over a three 
day period with each day having a unique agenda that, collectively, 
enable a combination of public input and focused ISAC discussions that 
ultimately result in the provision of advice to NISC. The first day of 
the meeting (February 27th) will be carried out through a NISC 
Stakeholders Forum convened as two 2.5 hour public listening sessions 
that invite responses to the following questions from private sector, 
academic, and non-governmental perspectives (Session 1), as well as 
from state, territory, and tribal perspectives (Session 2):
    1. How can NISC help advance cooperative federalism--an approach in 
which national, state, territorial, tribal, and local governments work 
together to solve our shared invasive species challenges--in order to 
better protect our nation's biodiversity, land and water resources, 
public health, and other assets?
    2. How can NISC facilitate more effective partnerships with the 
private sector in order to reduce the risks of invasive species 
crossing U.S. borders?
    3. What are the highest priority opportunities to streamline 
federal regulatory procedures to make it easier and more cost-effective 
for various sectors of society to prevent, eradicate, and control 
invasive species?
    4. How can NISC facilitate the mobilization of non-native species 
data into public information systems in order to improve decision 
support capacities at all levels of government and for the private 
sector?
    5. How can NISC foster the development and application of 
innovative tools and technologies to enable the prevention, 
eradication, and control of invasive species in a more timely and 
effective manner?
    Written responses to these questions will be accepted from the 
public until the close of business on February 16, 2018. Correspondence 
should be directed to Kelsey Brantley at the address listed at the end 
of this notice. Electronic submission is strongly preferred. ISAC will 
consider these responses when preparing its advice to NISC.
    On the second day of the meeting, ISAC members will work together 
to summarize the key findings from the NISC Stakeholders Forum and 
draft advice to the Council based on these findings. On the third day 
of the meeting, ISAC will present its preliminary findings and advice 
to a Federal and State Leadership Roundtable comprised of NISC members, 
state and territory Governors, and directors of selected multi-state 
associations. Roundtable participants will discuss ISAC's input and 
provide feedback to ISAC. ISAC will then meet to discuss the outcomes 
of the Roundtable and revise its findings and advice as deemed 
appropriate, with the intent of adopting an advisory Memorandum to NISC 
by the close of the meeting. The meeting agenda will be available on 
the NISC website at http://www.invasivespecies.gov. All reference 
materials will be posted on or about Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Jamie K. Reaser,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council (NISC).
[FR Doc. 2018-01538 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
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