[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 78327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21964]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

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Call for Nominations for the Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee

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

ACTION: Call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior (Department) is seeking 
nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the Geologic 
Mapping Advisory Committee (Committee).

DATES: Nominations for the Committee must be submitted by November 12, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be emailed to Michael Marketti, 
Designated Federal Officer, at [email protected] with the subject line 
``Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee Nominations.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Marketti, via telephone (703) 
648-6976, or by 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 Committee was established by the 
National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992, as amended (43 U.S.C. 31d), and 
the Energy Policy Act of 2005, as amended (42 U.S.C. 15908). The 
Committee is operated pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended (5 U.S.C. ch. 10), and the Federal Advisory Committee 
Management regulations found at 41 CFR part 102-3. The Committee will 
advise the Secretary on planning and implementation of the National 
Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) and National Geological 
and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP).
    Committee duties in relation to the NCGMP, include: reviewing the 
ongoing scientific progress of the NCGMP; conducting a general overview 
of Program-funded geologic mapping and related activities that inform 
or are disseminated by Federal agencies for regulation or land-use 
planning; and working collaboratively to develop a report to the 
Secretary, through the Director, that provides an overview of Program 
activities and provides an update on progress made toward fulfilling 
the purposes of the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.
    Committee duties in relation to the NGGDPP include: reviewing the 
progress of the NGGDPP in providing discovery and access to significant 
State and Federal data and physical object holdings; recommending and 
facilitating collaborative relationships; soliciting and providing 
input on NGGDPP activities; and evaluating, via the annual report to 
the Secretary, through the Director, the progress of the NGGDPP toward 
fulfilling its purposes under the National Geological and Geophysical 
Data Preservation Program Act of 2005.
    The Committee will meet approximately once annually, and at such 
times as designated by the Designated Federal Officer. The Committee is 
composed of 11 members appointed by the Secretary as follows:
    1. Two members from the State geological surveys to represent the 
Association of American State Geologists;
    2. Two members from the U.S. Geological Survey, including the 
Associate Director for Core Science Systems Mission Area;
    3. Two members from the private sector to represent the geoscience 
industry; and
    4. One member from academia to represent university geoscience 
departments.
    5. In addition, the Committee will have non-voting ex-officio 
members to include: Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency or designee; Secretary of Energy or designee; Secretary of 
Agriculture or designee; and Secretary of the Interior or a designee 
from a land management agency of the Department of the Interior.
    Representative members will be appointed for staggered terms not to 
exceed 3-years.
    Nominations must include a resume providing an adequate description 
of the nominee's qualifications, including information that would 
enable the Department of the Interior to make an informed decision 
regarding meeting the membership requirements of the Committee and 
permit the Department to contact a potential member. All those 
interested in membership must follow the same nomination process.
    Members who are appointed to the Committee in their official 
capacity as Federal employees are subject to applicable Federal ethics 
statutes and regulations, to include applicable exceptions and 
exemptions.
    Non-Federal members of the Committee and subcommittees appointed as 
representatives are not subject to Federal ethics statutes and 
regulations.
    However, no non-Federal Committee or subcommittee members will 
participate in any Committee or subcommittee deliberations or votes 
relating to a specific party matter before the Department or its 
bureaus and offices including a lease, license, permit, contract, 
grant, claim, agreement, or litigation in which the member or the 
entity the member represents has a direct financial interest.
    Members serve without compensation. However, while away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for 
the Committee, as approved by the Designated Federal Officer, members 
may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
subsistence.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Michael Marketti,
Administrative Program Manager, NCGMP, Core Science Systems Mission 
Area.
[FR Doc. 2024-21964 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
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