[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06888]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX21EE000101100]


Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is hereby giving notice that the 
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will meet as 
noted below.

DATES: The teleconference meetings will be held on Thursday, May 11, 
2023, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT); Monday, May 15, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT; and Wednesday, 
May 17, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. EDT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gavin Hayes, USGS, by email at 
[email protected] or by telephone at 303-374-4449. Individuals in the 
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The teleconference meeting will be open to 
the public. The SESAC will review the current activities of the USGS 
Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) and discuss future priorities. Agenda 
topics will include EHP strategic planning; administration priorities 
and interactions; budget opportunities; balance of activities supported 
by the EHP; External Grants; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program; National Seismic Hazard Model; ShakeAlert; and reports from 
SESAC subcommittees.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: Please make requests 
in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening 
devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to 
give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your 
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
    Members of the public wishing to participate in the teleconference 
meeting should contact Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at [email protected] no 
later than three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Teleconference 
meeting call-in information and any updates to the agenda will be 
provided via email to registered participants.
    Time will be allowed at the public meeting for any individual or 
organization wishing to make formal oral comments. To allow for full 
consideration of information by the SESAC members, written notice must 
be provided to Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at [email protected] at least 
three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Any written comments 
received will be provided to the SESAC members. Detailed minutes of the 
meeting will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the 
meeting.
    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 may ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10.

Linda R. Huey,
Program Specialist, Natural Hazards Mission Area.
[FR Doc. 2023-06888 Filed 4-3-23; 8:45 am]
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