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Vol. 72, No. 108 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Chief Economist; 

Membership on the Federal Advisory 

Committee for the Expert Review of 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Economist, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Membership. 

SUMMARY: Notice if hereby given of 

membership on the Federal Advisory 

Committee for the Expert Review of 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

(CERSAP). The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) is the lead agency 

for Climate Change Science Program 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

(SAP 4.3) titled, The Effects of Climate 

Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, 

Water Resources, and Biodiversity. 

CERSAP will provide advice to the 

Secretary of Agriculture on the conduct 

of this study. The members of CERSAP 

have been designated by Secretary Mike 

Johanns to provide advice regarding the 

conduct of SAP 4.3. 

DATES: CERSAP members will serve 

until the suspension of the CERSAP 

charter, upon final publication of SAP 

4.3. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. William Hohenstein, 

Global Change Program Office, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, 202–720– 

6698 or whohenst@oce.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

William Hohenstein, Global Change 

Program Office, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 202–720–6698 or 

whohenst@oce.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CERSAP 

members and their affiliations are listed 

below: 

J. Roy Black, PhD, Professor, 

Department of Agricultural 

Economics, Michigan State 

University. 

David Breshears, PhD, Professor, School 

of Natural Resources, University of 

Arizona. 

Glenn Guntenspergen, PhD, Scientist, 

U.S. Geological Survey. 

Brian Helmuth, PhD, Associate 

Professor, Department of Biological 

Sciences, University of South 

Carolina. 

Thomas Lovejoy, Ph.D. (CERSAP Chair), 

President, The H. John Heinz III 

Center for Science, Economics, and 

the Environment. 

Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., Air Quality 

Extension Specialist, Department of 

Animal Science, University of 

California, Davis. 

Harold Mooney, Ph.D., Professor, 

Department of Biological Sciences, 

Stanford University. 

Dennis Ojima, Ph.D., Senior Scholar, 

The H. John Heinz III Center for 

Science, Economics, and the 

Environment. 

Charles Rice, Ph.D., Professor, 

Department of Agronomy, Kansas 

State University. 

William Salas, Ph.D., President and 

Chief Scientist, Applied Geosolutions, 

LLC. 

William Sommers, Ph.D., Research 

Faculty, Center for Earth Observing 

and Space Research, George Mason 

University. 

Soroosh Sorooshian, Ph.D., 

Distinguished Professor, Department 

of Civil Engineering, University of 

California, Irvine. 

Eugene Takle, Ph.D., Professor, 

Department of Geological and 

Atmospheric Science, Department of 

Agronomy, Iowa State University. 

Carol Wessman, Ph.D., Professor, 

Cooperative Institute for Research in 

Environmental Sciences, Department 

of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 

University of Colorado. 

CERSAP will provide expert peer 

review to SAP 4.3. CERSAP will 

generate a list of comments and 

suggestions to increase the merit of SAP 

4.3. After SAP 4.3’s authors have 

responded to those comments, CERSAP 

will review those responses to ensure 

that their review comments have been 

adequately considered and addressed. 

The duties of the CERSAP are solely 

advisory in nature. 

Keith Collins, 

Chief Economist. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Office of the Chief Economist; Federal 

Advisory Committee for the Expert 

Review of Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 4.3 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Economist, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Advisory 

Committee for the Expert Review of 

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.3 

(CERSAP) will be meeting in 

Washington, DC. The U.S. Department 

of Agriculture (USDA) is the lead 

agency for Climate Change Science 

Program Synthesis and Assessment 

Product 4.3 (SAP 4.3) titled, The Effects 

of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land 

Resources, Water Resources, and 

Biodiversity. CERSAP will provide 

advice to the Secretary of Agriculture on 

the conduct of this study. 

DATES: CERSAP will convene at 8:30 

a.m. on Tuesday June 19th through 3 

p.m. on Wednesday, June 20th. 

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on each 

day. 

ADDRESSES: CERSAP will meet at the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 

Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 

20250 in Room #4433. Upon entry, 

please have Security call 202–720–8651 

for mandatory escort. Written materials 

for CERSAP’s consideration prior to the 

meeting must be received by Dr. 

Margaret Walsh no later than Friday, 

June 8, 2007. Written materials may be 

sent to Dr. Walsh at 

mwalsh@oce.usda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Margaret Walsh, Global Change Program 

Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

202–720–9978 or mwalsh@oce.usda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

public meeting. Due to security and 

space constraints, individuals who 

would like to attend must RSVP to Dr. 

Margaret Walsh before Friday June 15, 

2007 for access. Written materials for 

CERSAP’s consideration prior to the 

meeting must be received by Dr. 

Margaret Walsh no later than Friday 

June 8, 2007. Individuals may make oral 

presentations. Those making oral 

presentations should register in person 

at the meeting site and must bring with 

them 25 copies of any materials they 

would like distributed. Photocopies 

cannot be made at the meeting site. 


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