[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15981-15982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05322]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Request for Information; U.S. Global Change Research
Program (USGCRP)
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of request for information from the public on the
structure, topics and content of an updated Climate Literacy Guide.
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SUMMARY: The United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
requests input from the public to guide an update of the 2009 ``Climate
Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science''. This request for
information (RFI) will inform USGCRP as it updates the Guide to include
current climate and social science, and a focus on justice and capacity
to implement solutions.
DATES: Comments should be submitted via https://contribute.globalchange.gov and must be received by May 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: ``Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles of Climate
Science'' can be accessed at https://www.globalchange.gov/browse/reports/climate-literacy-essential-principles-climate-science-high-resolution-booklet and also through the USGCRP Open Notices Page
(https://www.globalchange.gov/notices).
Instructions: To submit comments, respondents will need to register
in the Public Contribution system. Comments may be submitted only via
this online mechanism. Registration details can be found on the https://contribute.globalchange.gov home page, and review instructions are
accessible once a registered user has logged into the system. All
comments received through this process will be considered by the
updated guide's authors without knowledge of the commenters'
identities. No information submitted by a commenter as part of the
registration process (such as an email address) will be disclosed
publicly. Comments will be considered by USGCRP in the development of
updated guidance.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need not reply to
all questions listed. Each individual or institution is requested to
submit only one response. Please identify your answers by responding to
a specific question or topic. Respondents may answer as many or as few
questions as they wish. Comments of seven pages or fewer (3,500 words
or equivalent) are strongly recommended. Links to resources, images,
and videos may be submitted for consideration.
USGCRP seeks to create a Climate Literacy Guide that is broadly
relevant and provides useful information to all people living or
residing in the United States. In that spirit, we encourage all members
of the public who are interested in this initiative to submit their
comments. Those interested may include any member of the public of any
age, culture, background, level of education or career stage. There may
also be interested organizations, such as Tribal Nations or Indigenous
Peoples, scientific research or practitioner organizations, any state,
local or territorial governments, any non-profit
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organizations, any private companies, any philanthropic organizations,
and any others. USGCRP is interested in personal narrative and
experience; Indigenous Knowledge; local knowledge and lived experience;
and technical, legal, and scientific content or research from any
discipline. Comments from active or past users of the 2009 version of
the guide, from the education and related sectors, from workforce
development organizations, and from environmental justice communities
are particularly welcome.
This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or
financial incentives. Comments submitted in response to this notice are
subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Responses to this RFI
may be posted without change online. USGCRP therefore requests that no
proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Please
note that the United States Government will not pay for response
preparation, or for the use of any information contained in a response.
In accordance with FAR 15-202(3), responses to this notice are not
offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding
contract.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Haley Crim, [email protected]; Phone
Number: (301) 734-1200, NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, Climate Program Office Communication, Education, and
Engagement Division.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ``Climate Literacy: The Essential Principles
of Climate Science'' was released in 2009 as part of USGCRP's mission
to provide authoritative science and resources to help people and
organizations across the country manage risks and respond to changing
environmental conditions. This document has informed educators,
policymakers, and scientists for over a decade across the United States
and internationally.
An interagency team is working to create an updated version of
``Climate Literacy: Essential Principles of Climate Science'' based on
the 2009 Guide. The intention of the update is to ensure the Guide
reflects current climate science, engagement, and education methods and
includes a focus on informed climate decisions. Feedback is solicited
on the following questions:
1. How should the updated document be structured?
2. What topics should be included?
3. How should topics be weighted and ordered within the document?
4. Are there pieces that are missing from the 2009 Guide?
5. Are there pieces of the 2009 Guide that aren't relevant anymore?
6. What audiences do you think should use the guide?
7. How do you see yourself or your community using this guide?
Specific dates and locations for all public engagement during
development and upon final release will be provided on
www.globalchange.gov/notices as they are determined. Members of the
public may also sign up to receive updates through USGCRP's bimonthly
newsletter at www.globalchange.gov/newsletter-signup.
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) intends to release
the updated guide at the end of 2023.
The USGCRP is a federal program mandated by Congress to coordinate
federal research and investments in understanding the forces shaping
the global environment, both human and natural, their impacts on
society, and inform responses at local to international scales.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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