[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 16279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23EN05ESBJF00]


Notice To Reopen the Advisory Council for Climate Adaptation 
Science Call for Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice to reopen a call for nominations.

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SUMMARY: A request for nominations was published by the Department of 
the Interior in the Federal Register on December 2, 2022, for 
membership on the Advisory Council on Climate Adaptation Science 
(Council). The nomination period ended on January 16, 2023. This notice 
reopens the nomination period until April 17, 2023.

DATES: The nomination period for the notice published on December 2, 
2022, at 87 FR 74164, is reopened. Nominations for the vacant positions 
are due on or before April 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please address nomination letters to the National Climate 
Adaptation Science Center (NCASC) at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Carter by email at 
[email protected] or by telephone at (571) 314-2788. 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 Secretary of the Interior and the 
Director of the U.S. Geological Survey seek nominations for membership 
on the Council. The Council reports to the Secretary of the Interior 
and advises and provides recommendations regarding (a) the contents of 
a national strategy identifying key climate-adaptation science 
priorities to advance the management of natural- and cultural resources 
in the face of climate change; (b) the nature, extent, and quality of 
relations with and engagement of key partners at the regional Climate 
Adaptation Science Center (CASC) level; (c) the nature and 
effectiveness of mechanisms to effectively deliver science information 
and tools and build capacity to aid the natural- and cultural resource-
management community and decision-makers in adapting to a changing 
climate; (d) mechanisms that may be employed by the NCASC to ensure 
high standards of scientific quality and integrity in its products and 
to review and evaluate the performance of individual CASCs in advance 
of opportunities to re-compete expiring agreements; and (e) the 
integration of equity, particularly for historically underserved 
communities, in the operation of the NCASC and regional CASCs. On 
December 2, 2022, the original call for nominations was published in 
the Federal Register (87 FR 74164) with a 30-day nomination period 
ending January 16, 2023. This notice provides additional time for 
nominations (see DATES, above). For more information on the Council's 
duties, member terms, vacancies to fill, the nomination method, and 
eligibility, see the December 2, 2022, notice (87 FR 74164).
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 10.

Shawn Carter,
National Climate Adaptation Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2023-05344 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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