[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 231 (Friday, December 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74164-74165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26205]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX22EN05ESBJF00]


Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation Science Establishment; 
Request for Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is establishing and 
seeking nominations for the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation 
Science (Council). The Council will advise the Secretary of the 
Interior on the establishment and operations of the U.S. Geological 
Survey (USGS) National Climate Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) and 
its nine regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).

DATES: Comments regarding the establishment of this Council must be 
submitted no later than December 19, 2022. Nominations for the Council 
must be submitted by January 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and/or nominations by any of the 
following methods:
     Mail nominations to Janet Cushing, U.S. Geological Survey, 
National Climate Adaptation Science Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive 
Mailstop 516, Reston, VA 20192; or
     Email nominations to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janet Cushing, Council Designated 
Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive Mailstop 516, Reston, VA 20192; by telephone at 
703-648-4015; or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council is established under the 
authority of the Secretary and regulated by the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2). The Council's 
duties are strictly advisory and consist of, but are not limited to, 
providing recommendations on: (a) advising on the contents of a 
national strategy identifying key climate adaptation science priorities 
to advance the management of natural and cultural 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/CASC 
level; (c) advising on the nature and effectiveness of mechanisms to 
effectively deliver science information and tools, and build capacity, 
to aid the natural and cultural resource management community and 
decision-makers in adapting to a changing climate; (d) advising on 
mechanisms that may be employed by the NCASC to ensure high standards 
of scientific quality and integrity in its products, and to review and 
evaluate the performance of individuals CASCs, in advance of 
opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; and (e) advising on 
the integration of equity, particularly for historically underserved 
communities, in the operation of the NCASC and regional CASCs.
    The Council will meet approximately one to two times per year. The 
Secretary of the Interior will appoint members and their alternates to 
the Council to a 2- to 3-year term. The members of the Council shall 
comprise approximately 18 members who represent the diversity of this 
nation's constituencies, and include the following interests:

 State and local governments, including state membership 
entities
 Non-governmental organizations whose primary mission is

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conservation and related scientific and advocacy activities
 American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous organizations
 Academia
 Other sectors, environmental justice organizations, private 
industry

    Nominations should include a resume providing an adequate 
description of the nominee's qualifications, including information that 
would enable DOI to make an informed decision regarding meeting the 
membership requirements of the Council and to permit DOI to contact a 
potential member.
    Members of the Council serve without compensation. However, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business, Council and 
subcommittee members engaged in Council or subcommittee business that 
the DFO approves may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in 
lieu of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703, in the same manner 
as persons employed intermittently in Federal Government service.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Certification Statement: I hereby certify that the Advisory Council 
for Climate Adaptation Science is necessary, in the public interest, 
and is in connection to the responsibilities of the Department of the 
Interior under Section 2 of the Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64 
Stat. 1262) as amended, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 
2008, Public Law 110-161 Division F, Title I. The Council is 
established in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Deb Haaland,
Secretary, Department of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2022-26205 Filed 12-1-22; 8:45 am]
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