[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66135-66136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18049]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

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Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies 
Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meetings.

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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 the fourth Friday of 
every month, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. eastern time. If a monthly SESAC 
meeting is canceled, an email will be sent to registered participants 
and posted on the SESAC's web page at least three (3) days prior to the 
SESAC meeting.

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 meetings 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 updates; administration priorities and 
interactions; budget opportunities; balance of activities supported by 
the EHP; external grants; the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 
Program; National Seismic Hazards Model; the Advanced National Seismic 
System; ShakeAlert; reports from SESAC subcommittees and preparation 
for a report to the USGS Director. Final agendas will be emailed to 
registered participants and posted on the SESAC's web page at least 
three (3) days prior to the SESAC meeting.
    Members of the public wishing to participate in the teleconference 
meetings should contact Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at [email protected] at

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least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Teleconference 
meeting call-in information, participation information and final 
agendas 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. Depending on the 
number of people who wish to speak and the time available, the time for 
individual comments may be limited.
    Written comments for the SESAC may be sent electronically in 
advance of the scheduled meeting 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.
    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: 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 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.
    Detailed minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection within 90 days of the meeting.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Gary Latzke,
Chief of Staff, U.S. Geological Survey Natural Hazards Mission Area.
[FR Doc. 2024-18049 Filed 8-13-24; 8:45 am]
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