[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63938-63939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20145]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 2307014-0168; RTID 0648-XV193]
Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate
Services; Comment Period Extension
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Request for information; comment period extension.
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SUMMARY: On July 21, 2023, The U.S. Department of Commerce
(Department), via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), announced a Request for Information (RFI) on how to enhance
NOAA's delivery of climate data, information, science, and tools
(``climate services'') and ensure that this delivery is equitable and
accounting for the needs and priorities of a diverse set of user
communities as they engage in climate preparedness, adaptation, and
resilience planning. Building on the work that NOAA is already doing to
prepare communities for increasing climate impacts, the input from this
RFI will be used to create an Action Plan that will inform more
equitable and inclusive design, production, and delivery of climate
services for users of all disciplines and backgrounds. Written comments
were due by September 21, 2023. Under the unique circumstances of the
timing of the publication of the Federal Register notice, NOAA has
decided to extend the public comment period by 30 days, to October 21,
2023.
DATES: The public comment period for this action, published on July 20,
2023 (88 FR 46773), has been extended from September 21, 2023 to
October 21, 2023. Written comments and information must be received no
later than October 21, 2023.
NOAA will host additional virtual public listening sessions during
the month of October for participants to provide comments. See
ADDRESSES below for more information on dates, times, and registration.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document by any of the
following methods:
Email Submission: Interested individuals and organizations
should submit written or recorded comments by email to
[email protected]. If submitting via email, include the title of
this RFI, ``Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate
Services'' in the subject line of the email. Attachments will be
accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF, or recorded
formats only, not to exceed a file size of 25 MB. If comments are
submitted via recording, they must be in .mpg, mpeg, or .wav file
formats. All comments submitted via email in recorded format will be
transcribed.
Electronic Submission: Comments may also be submitted in
writing only via https://www.regulations.gov. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter the title of this action, ``Request for
Information on Equitable Delivery of
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Climate Services'' in the Search box. Click the ``Comment'' icon,
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Enter
``N/A'' in required fields if you wish to remain anonymous.
Mail: Submit written comments to Ella Clarke, Room 58010/
HCHB, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. Include the
title of this RFI, ``Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of
Climate Services'' in the written response.
Public Listening Sessions: Provide oral comments during
virtual public listening sessions, as described under DATES.
Registration details and additional information about how to
participate in these public listening sessions is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/equitable-climate-service-delivery-2404789.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need
not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or institution is
requested to submit only one response. All comments received are part
of the public record and may be posted, without change, on NOAA's
website at https://www.noaa.gov and on https://www.regulations.gov.
Commenters should include the name of the person and/or organization
filing the comment. All identifying information (e.g., name, email
address) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly
accessible. NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary
information, copyrighted information, or sensitive personally
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Comments
will be accepted in English and Spanish. Comments submitted in Spanish
will be translated to English for public posting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ella Clarke, Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, (771) 216-1352; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2023, NOAA announced its Request
for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services to gather
feedback on how to enhance the Agency's delivery of climate services
and ensure that this delivery is equitable and accounting for the needs
and priorities of a diverse set of user communities. During this time,
NOAA hosted listening sessions for interested parties to provide
comments in real time. NOAA received feedback from multiple sources on
the challenging timing of listening sessions and the bulk of the
comment period taking place during the summer months, which made it
harder for a broad swath of respondents to provide substantive
comments. In response to this feedback and to ensure increased access
and ability to respond to the RFI, NOAA has decided to extend the
comment period by 30 days, to October 21, 2023, and hold two additional
public listening sessions during this time. NOAA does not anticipate
that the comment period extension will delay the intended Action Plan
release. NOAA refers the reader to the July 20, 2023 Federal Register
notice (88 FR 46773) for background information concerning the Request
for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services. For
additional information, please visit: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-seeks-public-comment-to-inform-more-equitable-climate-service-delivery.
Jainey Kumar Bavishi,
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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