[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3885-3886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00811]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 11626]


Call for Expert Reviewers To Submit Comments on the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment 
Synthesis Report

ACTION: Notice of request for expert review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State, in cooperation with the United States 
Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), requests expert review of the 
first draft of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth 
Assessment Report (AR6) Synthesis Report (SYR).

DATES: Starting January 10, 2022; public comments are due by March 1, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. government review 
are encouraged to register via the USGCRP Review and Comment System 
(https://review.globalchange.gov/).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Farhan Akhtar, Foreign Affairs 
Officer, Office of Global Change, (202) 647-3489, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United Nations Environment Program 
(UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) established the 
IPCC in 1988. As reflected in its governing documents, the role of the 
IPCC is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open, and transparent 
basis the scientific, technical, and socio-economic information 
relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk

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of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts, and options for 
adaptation and mitigation. IPCC reports should be neutral with respect 
to policy, although they may need to deal objectively with scientific, 
technical, and socio-economic factors relevant to the application of 
particular policies. The principles and procedures for the IPCC and its 
preparation of reports can be found at: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles.pdf and https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/09/ipcc-principles-appendix-a-final.pdf. In 
accordance with these procedures, IPCC documents undergo peer review by 
experts and governments. The purpose of these reviews is to ensure the 
reports present a comprehensive, objective, and balanced view of the 
subject matter they cover.
    According to IPCC procedures, the SYR should ``synthesize and 
integrate materials contained within the Assessment Reports and Special 
Reports'' and ``should be written in a non-technical style suitable for 
policymakers and address a broad range of policy-relevant but policy-
neutral questions approved by the Panel''. AR6 SYR content is based on 
the three Working Group contributions to the AR6 and the three Special 
Reports undertaken during the cycle:

     The Physical Science Basis (WGI, launched in August 2021)
     Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability (WGII, to be 
released in February 2022)
     Mitigation of Climate Change (WGIII, to be released in 
March 2022)
     Global Warming of 1.5 [deg]C (SR1.5, 2018)
     Climate Change and Land (SRCCL, 2019)
     The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (SROCC, 
2019)

    As part of the U.S. government review--starting January 10, 2022--
experts wishing to contribute to the U.S. government review are 
encouraged to register via the USGCRP Review and Comment System 
(https://review.globalchange.gov/). Instructions and the synthesis 
report draft will be available for download via the system. In 
accordance with IPCC policy, drafts of the report are provided for 
review purposes only and are not to be cited or distributed. All 
relevant technical comments received will be forwarded to the IPCC 
authors for their consideration. To be considered for inclusion in the 
U.S. government submission, comments must be received by March 1, 2022.
    Experts may choose to provide comments directly through the IPCC's 
expert review process, which occurs in parallel with the U.S. 
government review: https://apps.ipcc.ch/comments/ar6syr/fod/register.php. To avoid duplication, experts are requested to submit 
comments via either the USGCRP or IPCC review websites, not both.

Farhan Akhtar,
Office of Global Change, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2022-00811 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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