Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 145 / Thursday, July 30, 2009 / Notices 38039 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Request for Nominations for the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

Extension of Submission Deadline 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

National Invasive Species Council. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations for the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

Extension of Submission Deadline. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Interior, on behalf of the 

interdepartmental National Invasive 

Species Council (NISC) proposes to 

appoint new members to the Invasive 

Species Advisory Committee (ISAC). 

The Secretary of the Interior, acting as 

administrative lead, is requesting 

nominations for qualified persons to 

serve as members of the ISAC. 

DATES: The submission deadline for 

nominations has been extended. All 

must now be postmarked by August 25, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Christopher P. Dionigi, PhD, Acting 

Executive Director, National Invasive 

Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular 

Mail: 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20240; Express Mail: 1201 Eye 

Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 

20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelsey Brantley, Program Analyst, at 

(202) 513–7243, fax: (202) 371–1751, or 

by e-mail at 

Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Advisory Committee Scope and 

Objectives 

The purpose and role of the Invasive 

Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) are 

to provide advice to the National 

Invasive Species Council (NISC), as 

authorized by Executive Order 13112, 

on a broad array of issues concerning 

invasive species and the economic, 

ecological, and human health impacts 

that they cause. NISC is co-chaired by 

the Secretaries of the Interior, 

Agriculture, and Commerce, and is 

charged with coordinating, planning, 

and leading invasive species Federal 

invasive species efforts. Pursuant to the 

Executive Order, NISC developed the 

2008–2012 National Invasive Species 

Management Plan (Plan), which is 

available at http:// 

www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov. NISC is 

responsible for implementation of the 

Plan including any revisions. NISC 

guides Federal interdepartmental 

activities concerning invasive species, 

and NISC encourages planning and 

action at local, Tribal, State, regional 

and ecosystem-based levels. NISC also 

develops recommendations and 

encourages international cooperation on 

invasive species. NISC facilitates the 

development of information networks to 

document, evaluate, and monitor 

invasive species populations and their 

impacts and works to share that 

information using the Internet and by 

other means. 

ISAC maintains an open and 

productive dialogue and engages in a 

regular exchange of information 

regarding the aforementioned issues. 

ISAC provides timely advice and 

information to NISC based upon their 

understanding of the issue and the 

views of stakeholders, constituencies, 

and organizations. The ISAC meets up 

to three (3) times per year. Terms for 

many of the current members of the 

ISAC will expire in October 2009. The 

Secretary of the Interior is actively 

soliciting nominees to ISAC and will 

appoint members to ISAC in 

consultation with the other members of 

NISC. Prospective members of ISAC 

should be knowledgeable in and 

represent one or more of the following 

communities of interests: Agronomy, 

crop production, horticulture, livestock 

production, wildlife management, 

fisheries science, aquaculture, rangeland 

management, forest science, weed 

science, plant pathology, pesticide 

science, nematology, biological control 

of invasive species, microbiology, 

phycology, entomology, mammalogy, 

herpetology, ichthyology, ornithology, 

invertebrate zoology, ecology, invasion 

biology, agricultural and natural 

resource economics, fire science, 

climate change, veterinary medicine, 

public health, epidemiology, 

environmental sociology, risk 

assessment, public risk communication, 

political science, natural resource 

journalism, ecological restoration, 

biodiversity conservation, applicable 

laws and regulations relevant to 

invasive species, international affairs 

and trade, tribal or State government 

interests, environmental education, 

ecosystem monitoring, natural resource 

statistics, library and information 

science, and natural resource database 

design and integration. 

Prospective nominees should also 

have knowledge and practical 

experience in one or more of the 

following areas: Representing sectors of 

the national economy that are 

significantly threatened by biological 

invasions (e.g., agriculture, fisheries, 

public utilities, public health, 

recreational users, hunting and fishing 

interests, etc.); representing sectors of 

the national economy whose routine 

operations may pose risks of new or 

expanded biological invasions (e.g., 

shipping, forestry, horticulture, 

aquaculture, pet trade, tourism, etc.); 

developing natural resource 

management plans; invasive species 

prevention, early detection and rapid 

response, control and monitoring; 

integrating science and the human 

dimension to craft effective solutions to 

complex conservation issues; 

environmental education, outreach, and 

public relations; coordination of diverse 

groups of stakeholders to resolve 

complex environmental issues and 

conflicts; and complying with National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

other Federal requirements and policies. 

Members will be selected in order to 

achieve a balanced representation of 

viewpoints to effectively address the 

wide range of invasive species issues 

under consideration. No member may 

serve on the ISAC for more than two (2) 

consecutive terms. All terms will be 

limited to three (3) years in length. 

Members of the ISAC and its 

subcommittees serve without pay. 

However, while away from their homes 

or regular places of business in the 

performance of services of ISAC, ISAC 

members shall be allowed travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

government service, as authorized by 

section 5703 of Title 5, United States 

Code. 

Note: Employees of the Federal 

Government are not eligible for nomination 

or appointment to ISAC. 

Submitting Nominations 

Nominations should be typed and 

must include each of the following: 

1. A brief summary of no more than 

two (2) pages explaining the nominee’s 

suitability to serve on the ISAC. 

2. A resume or curriculum vitae. 

3. At least two (2) letters of reference. 

Incomplete nominations (missing one 

or more of the items described above) 

will not be considered. The submission 

deadline for nominations has been 

extended. All nominations should now 

be postmarked no later than August 25, 

2009 to Christopher P. Dionigi, PhD, 

Acting Executive Director, National 

Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), 

Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20240; Express Mail: 

1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Christopher P. Dionigi, 

Acting Executive Director, National Invasive 

Species Council. 

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