[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 23589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-08917]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11099]
Call for Reviewers of the World Ocean Assessment
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the
Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology, requests expert review of
the draft World Ocean Assessment.
DATES: Beginning on 27 April 2020, experts may register to review and
access the draft WOA at https://review.globalchange.gov, a web-based
review and comment system. Reviewers will have until midnight 21 May
2020 to submit their review comments using the web-based review and
comment system.
ADDRESSES: Detailed instructions for review and submission of comments
are available at https://review.globalchange .gov. Comments submitted
as part of this review will not be attributed to individual experts,
and no personal information submitted as part of the registration
process will be disclosed publicly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Bloomquist,
[email protected], 202-647-0240
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United Nations (UN) undertakes a regular
process for global reporting on, and assessment of, the state of the
marine environment, including socioeconomic aspects, the product of
which is called the World Ocean Assessment (WOA). The first WOA was
completed in 2015, and the projected completion date for the second WOA
is December 2020, with a goal of documenting trends in the state of the
marine environment observed since the publication of the first WOA. The
second WOA includes more than fifty subjects grouped within four main
themes: Drivers of changes in the marine environment; current state of
the marine environment and its trends; trends in pressures on the
marine environment; and trends in management approaches to the marine
environment. A scientific and technical summary will integrate content
to show linkages through interdisciplinary subjects such as human
impacts, ecosystem services, and habitats. More information regarding
the evolution and methodology of the WOA can be found at https://www.un.org/regularprocess/.
This spring, UN Member States will have an opportunity to review
the draft WOA, which is expected to be composed of 65 chapters and
subchapters (approximately fifteen pages each) and a technical summary
(approximately 70 pages); the outline (https://www.un.org/regularprocess/sites/www.un.org.regularprocess/files/outline_for_the_second_world_ocean_assessment_rev.pdf) illustrates the
very wide range of expertise needed for such a review. The Department
of State invites experts in relevant fields to participate in the U.S.
Government review of the draft WOA.
A Review Coordination Team composed of Federal scientists and
program managers will develop a consolidated U.S. Government review
submission. Only comments received via the web-based review and comment
system within the comment period will be considered by the Review
Coordination Team for inclusion in the U.S. Government review
submission.
Zachary A. Parker,
Director, Office of Directives Management, U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020-08917 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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