[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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