[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25279-25280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07581]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX24AC0000EXP00]


Advisory Committee for Science Quality and Integrity; Call for 
Nominations; Extension

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 
is seeking nominations for membership on the Advisory Committee for 
Science Quality and Integrity (Committee). The Committee will advise 
the Secretary of the Interior and the USGS Director on matters related 
to the responsibilities of the USGS Office of Science Quality and 
Integrity (OSQI) including monitoring and enhancing the integrity, 
quality, and health of all USGS science. This is a 30-day extension of 
the call for nominations published in the Federal Register on February 
26, 2024.

DATES: The deadline for submission of nominations for membership on the 
Committee published February 26, 2024, at 89 FR 14086 is extended. 
Nominations for membership on the Committee must be received via email 
no later than May 10, 2024.

ADDRESSES: You may submit nominations by any of the following methods: 
Mail nominations to Joanne Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of 
Science Quality and Integrity, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 
911, Reston, VA 20192; or email nominations to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Joanne Taylor, by U.S. mail at the 
U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 911, 
Reston, VA 20192; by telephone at 703-648-6837; or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is established under the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) and regulated by 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. ch. 10). The 
Committee's duties are strictly advisory and will include advising on: 
(a) Identification of key scientific quality and integrity processes to 
advance the USGS mission; (b) Effective mechanisms for engaging the 
next-generation USGS workforce and others through the Youth and 
Education in Science (YES) program and with other Federal agencies in 
STEM and underserved communities; (c) The nature and effectiveness of 
mechanisms to provide oversight of science quality within USGS 
laboratories; and (d) Mechanisms that may be employed by the USGS to 
ensure high standards of science quality and integrity in its programs 
and products.
    The Committee will meet approximately one to two times per year. 
The Committee will consist of no more than 15 members appointed by the 
Secretary who represent the diversity of this nation's constituencies, 
and include the following interests:
     Local and State governments;
     Non-governmental organizations;
     Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian 
organizations, including representatives from Tribal governments and 
Tribal colleges;
     Academia; and
     Other stakeholders and sectors, including private 
industry, that make use of USGS science including, but not limited to, 
areas including laboratory sciences, natural resource managers, natural 
hazards protections, and wildlife organizations.
    The Committee may include scientific experts and will include 
rotating representation from one or more local, Tribal, State, 
regional, and/or national organizations.
    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 Committee and to permit a potential 
member to be contacted.
    Members of the Committee serve without compensation. However, while 
away from their homes or regular places of business, Committee and 
subcommittee members engaged in Committee 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.
    The original call for nominations was published in the Federal 
Register (89 FR 14086) on February 26, 2024, with a 45-day nomination 
period ending April 11, 2024. This notice provides additional time for 
nominations (see DATES, above).

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    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Craig R. Robinson,
Director, Office of Science Quality & Integrity, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2024-07581 Filed 4-9-24; 8:45 am]
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