[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58179-58180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15651]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[24XD4523WS/DWSN00000.000000/DS61500000/DP.61501]


Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Invasive Species Council, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, notice is hereby given that a public meeting of the Invasive 
Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) will occur as indicated below.

DATES: The Invasive Species Advisory Committee will convene by Zoom 
virtual platform on Thursday, August 22, 2024, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Zoom URL and dial in information will be provided via email 
to registered participants at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning attending 
the ISAC meeting, submitting written comments to the ISAC, or 
requesting to address the ISAC, contact Kelsey Brantley, NISC 
Operations Director and ISAC Coordinator, National Invasive Species 
Council Staff, telephone (202) 577-7012; fax: (202) 208-4118, or email 
[email protected].
    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 purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice 
to the National Invasive Species Council (NISC), as authorized by 
Executive Orders 13112 and 13751, on a broad array of issues related to 
preventing the introduction of invasive species and providing for their 
control and minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health 
impacts that invasive species cause. NISC is co-chaired by the 
Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
Secretary of Commerce. The duty of NISC is to provide national 
leadership regarding invasive species issues.
    The purpose of the virtual meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2024, is 
to convene the full ISAC to review the status of ongoing ISAC 
subcommittee work.

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    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will consist of updates and 
discussion on subcommittee deliberations related to islands and 
invasive species, as well as the national early detection and rapid 
response framework. A public comment period will also be included.
    The final agenda, records, and other reference documents for 
discussion during the meeting will be available for public viewing as 
they become available, but no later than 48 hours prior to the start of 
the meeting at https://www.invasivespecies.gov.
    Meeting Registration: Due to the limited number of connections 
available, individuals must register no later than Tuesday, August 20, 
2024; 3:00 p.m. ET at: https://forms.office.com/g/6TRwcTqFrg.
    Interested members of the public may provide either oral or written 
comments to ISAC for consideration. Oral comments may be given during 
designated times as specified in the meeting agenda. Written comments 
must be submitted by email to Kelsey Brantley at 
[email protected], no later than Friday, August 16, 2024, 
3:00 p.m. (ET). All written comments will be provided to members of the 
ISAC. Due to time constraints during the virtual meeting, written 
public statements will be submitted directly into the record.
    The length of individual oral comments may be limited during the 
meeting, depending on the number of people who want to comment in the 
time available. Requests for oral comment will be accommodated in the 
order they are received. Individuals who wish to expand upon their oral 
statements, or those who had wished to speak but could not be 
accommodated on the agenda, may submit written comments to Kelsey 
Brantley at [email protected], up to 30 days following the 
meeting.
    All comments will be made part of the public record and will be 
electronically distributed to all ISAC members. Detailed minutes of the 
meeting will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the 
meeting.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public. Registration is required. Link to online registration 
form is provided in the MEETING REGISTRATION section of this notice. 
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, 
assistive listening devices, language translation services, 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.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your written comments, you should be aware that your entire comment 
including your personal identifying information will be made publicly 
available. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Stanley W. Burgiel,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. 2024-15651 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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