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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice 

to the NISC, as authorized by Executive 

Orders 13112 and 13751, on a broad 

array of issues related to preventing the 

introduction of invasive species and 

providing for their control and 

minimizing the economic, ecological, 

and human health impacts that invasive 

species cause. NISC is co-chaired by the 

Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and the Secretary of 

Commerce. The duty of NISC is to 

provide national leadership regarding 

invasive species issues. 

The purpose of the virtual meeting on 

Tuesday, April 30, 2024, through 

Thursday, May 2, 2024, is to convene 

the full ISAC to receive updates from 

NISC member agencies regarding 

ongoing priority activities. Following on 

discussions at its November 2023 

meeting, ISAC will also continue 

deliberations on developing input and 

advice for NISC related to (1) the 

national early detection and rapid 

response framework and (2) islands and 

invasive species. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting will be 

conducted as follows: 

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (1 p.m.–5 

p.m. ET): Opening remarks, Member 

introductions; NISC agency updates, 

Public Comment; Wednesday, May 1, 

2024 (1 p.m.–5 p.m. ET): Committee 

deliberations, Public Comment; 

Thursday, May 2, 2024 (1 p.m.–5 p.m. 

ET): Continued deliberations, ISAC 

operations and planning, Public 

Comment. 

The final agenda, records, and other 

reference documents for discussion 

during the meeting will be available for 

public viewing as they become 

available, but no later than 48 hours 

prior to the start of the meeting at 

https://www.invasivespecies.gov. 

Meeting Registration: Due to the 

limited number of connections 

available, individuals must register no 

later than Friday, April 26, 2024; 3 p.m. 

(ET) at: https://forms.office.com/g/

g1g81RRpr1. 

Interested members of the public may 

provide either oral or written comments 

to ISAC for consideration. Oral 

comments may be given during 

designated times as specified in the 

meeting agenda. Written comments 

must be submitted by email to Kelsey 

Brantley at kelsey_brantley@ios.doi.gov, 

no later than 3 p.m. (ET) each meeting 

day. All written comments will be 

provided to members of the ISAC. Due 

to time constraints during the virtual 

meeting, written public statements will 

be submitted directly into the record. 

Depending on the number of people 

who want to comment during the time 

available, the length of individual oral 

comments may be limited. Requests to 

address the ISAC during the meeting 

will be accommodated in the order the 

requests are received. Individuals who 

wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, or those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated 

on the agenda, may submit written 

comments to Kelsey Brantley at kelsey_

brantley@ios.doi.gov, up to 30 days 

following the meeting. 

All comments will be made part of the 

public record and will be electronically 

distributed to all ISAC members. 

Detailed minutes of the meeting will be 

available for public inspection within 

90 days of the meeting. 

Meeting Accessibility/Special 

Accommodations: The meeting is open 

to the public. Registration is required 

(see Meeting Registration above). Please 

make requests in advance for sign 

language interpreter services, assistive 

listening devices, or other reasonable 

accommodations. We ask that you 

contact Kelsey Brantley at kelsey_

brantley@ios.doi.gov, at least seven (7) 

business days prior to the meeting to 

give the Department of the Interior 

sufficient time to process your request. 

All reasonable accommodation requests 

are managed on a case-by-case basis. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

written comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment including 

your personal identifying information 

will be made publicly available. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Stanley W. Burgiel, 

Executive Director, National Invasive Species 

Council. 

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Invasive Species Advisory Committee; 

Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior 

ACTION: Notice. 

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: Nominations must be 

postmarked by April 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Electronic nominations 

packages are preferred and should be 

sent to invasive_species@ios.doi.gov. As 

necessary, hard copy nominations can 

be sent to Stanley W. Burgiel, Executive 

Director, National Invasive Species 

Council (OS/NISC), Regular/Express 

Mail: 1849 C Street NW, (Mailstop 

3530), Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelsey Brantley, NISC Operations 

Director, at (202) 208–4122, or by email 

at Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory 

Committee Scope and Objectives: 

Executive Order (E.O.) 13112 

authorized the National Invasive 

Species Council (NISC) to provide 

interdepartmental coordination, 

planning, and leadership for the Federal 

Government on the prevention, 

eradication, and control of invasive 

species. This authorization was 

reiterated in E.O. 13751. NISC is 

currently comprised of the senior-most 

leadership of thirteen Federal 

Departments/Agencies and three 

Executive Offices of the President. The 

Co-chairs of NISC are the Secretaries of 

the Interior, Agriculture, and 

Commerce. The Invasive Species 

Advisory Committee (ISAC) advises 

NISC. NISC is requesting nominations 

for individuals to serve on the ISAC. 

NISC provides high-level 

interdepartmental coordination of 

Federal invasive species actions and 

works with other Federal and nonFederal groups to address invasive 

species issues at the national level. 

NISC duties, consistent with E.O. 13751, 

are to provide national leadership 

necessary to coordinate, sustain and 

expand efforts to safeguard the interest 

of the United States through the 

prevention, eradication and control of 

invasive species through the restoration 

of ecosystems and other assets impacted 

by invasive species. These duties and 

work priorities are further identified 

and outlined in NISC’s annual Work 

Plans. 

The Invasive Species Advisory 

Committee (ISAC) advises NISC. ISAC is 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA; 5 U.S.C. ch. 10). 


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At the request of NISC, ISAC provides 

advice to NISC members on topics 

related to NISC’s duties as described 

above, and emerging issues prioritized 

by the Administration. As a multistakeholder advisory committee, ISAC is 

intended to play a key role in 

recommending plans and actions to be 

taken in different sectors, geographies, 

and/or scales to accomplish the 

activities set forth in NISC Work Plans. 

It is hoped that, collectively, ISAC will 

represent the views of the broad range 

of individuals and communities 

knowledgeable of and affected by 

invasive species. NISC is requesting 

nominations for individuals to serve on 

the ISAC. 

Membership Criteria: 

Prospective members of ISAC should 

meet the following criteria: 

1. knowledge related to the 

prevention, eradication, and/or control 

of invasive species; 

2. familiarity with relevant Federal 

government programs and policy 

making procedures, as well as their 

interface with non-Federal entities; 

3. experience in advising individuals 

in leadership positions; 

4. demonstrated ability to network 

with and/or represent interests of their 

peer-community of interest; and 

5. teamwork, project management, 

and communication skills. 

ISAC members need not be scientists. 

Membership from a wide range of 

disciplines and professional sectors is 

encouraged. At this time, we are 

particularly interested in applications 

from representatives of: Non-Federal 

government agencies (e.g., State, 

Territorial, Tribal, local); academia, 

research institutions, and scientific 

societies; the private sector and 

industry/trade associations; landowners, 

farmers, ranchers, foresters and other 

resource users; public health specialists; 

regional organizations and citizen 

scientists, recreationists, and other 

public interest groups. Additionally, 

ISAC will include one representative 

from each of the following 

organizations, serving in a non-voting, 

‘‘adviser’’ capacity: The Association of 

Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA); the 

National Association of Conservation 

Districts (NACD); the National 

Association of State Departments of 

Agriculture (NASDA); the National 

Plant Board (NPB); The Native 

American Fish and Wildlife Society 

(NAFWS); and the North American 

Invasive Species Management 

Association (NAISMA). 

After consultation with the other 

members of NISC, the Secretary of the 

Interior will appoint members to ISAC. 

Members will be selected based on their 

individual qualifications as detailed in 

their nomination package, as well as the 

overall need to achieve a balanced 

representation of viewpoints, subject 

matter expertise, regional knowledge, 

and representation of communities of 

interest. ISAC member terms are limited 

to two (2) years from their date of 

appointment to ISAC. Following 

completion of their first term, an ISAC 

member may request consideration for 

reappointment (see How to Nominate 

section below); however, reappointment 

is NOT guaranteed. 

ISAC will hold approximately one or 

two in-person or virtual meetings per 

year. Between meetings, ISAC members 

are expected to participate in committee 

work via web-based meetings, 

teleconferences, and email exchanges. 

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 the ISAC, 

members may be reimbursed for travel 

expenses, including per diem in lieu of 

subsistence, in the same manner as 

persons employed intermittently in the 

government service, as authorized by 5 

U.S.C. 5703. Employees of the Federal 

Government ARE NOT eligible for 

nomination or appointment to ISAC. 

Individuals who are federally 

registered lobbyists are ineligible to 

serve on all FACA and non-FACA 

boards, committees, or councils in an 

individual capacity. The term 

‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to 

individuals who are appointed to 

exercise their own individual best 

judgment on behalf of the government, 

such as when they are designated 

Special Government Employees, rather 

than being appointed to represent a 

particular interest. 

As appropriate, certain ISAC members 

may be appointed as special 

Government employees (SGEs). Please 

be aware that applicants selected to 

serve as SGEs will be required, prior to 

appointment, to file a Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report, to avoid 

involvement in real or apparent 

conflicts of interest. Applicants can 

access a copy of the Confidential 

Financial Disclosure Report at: https:// 

www.oge.gov/Web/OGE.nsf/0/

2026049D943E0C34

852585B6005A23CE/$FILE/ 

OGE%20Form%20450%20

Sep%202023%20accessible.pdf?open. 

Additionally, after appointment, 

members appointed as SGEs will be 

required to meet applicable financial 

disclosure and ethics training 

requirements. Please contact (202) 208– 

7960 or DOI_Ethics@sol.doi.gov with 

any questions about the ethics 

requirements for members appointed as 

SGEs. 

How to Nominate: 

Nomination packets should include a 

resume that provides an adequate 

description of the nominee’s 

qualifications, which specifically relate 

to the criteria stated in this notice (see 

Membership Criteria section, para. 1), 

Included content should enable the 

Department of the Interior to evaluate 

the nominee’s potential to meet the 

membership requirements of the 

Committee. To enable the Department of 

the Interior to contact a potential 

member, all nomination packets must 

include, at a minimum, the nominee’s 

name and a valid email address. 

Nominees are strongly encouraged to 

include supporting letters from 

employers, associations, professional 

organizations, and/or other 

organizations that indicate support for 

the nominee by a meaningful 

constituency. Nomination packets 

should be no more than twelve pages. 

In addition to submitting the 

nomination packet as described, current 

ISAC members seeking reappointment 

must also provide details of their 

accomplishments and contributions 

which support their selection for a 

second term. Again, reappointment is 

NOT guaranteed. 

All nominations must designate 

which stakeholder group or community 

the nominee will represent (see 

Membership Criteria above, for 

stakeholder groups and required 

qualifications). All required documents 

and any letters of support must be 

submitted in a SINGLE nomination 

package. Incomplete packages, packages 

missing the nominee’s contact 

information, or those with documents 

submitted separately WILL NOT be 

considered. 

Nominations must be received no 

later than April 29, 2024. Electronic 

nominations packages are preferred and 

should be sent to invasive_species@

ios.doi.gov. As necessary, hard copy 

nominations can be sent to Stanley W. 

Burgiel, Executive Director, National 

Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), 

Regular Mail: 1849 C Street NW, 

(Mailstop 3530), Washington, DC, 

20240. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Stanley W. Burgiel, 

Executive Director, National Invasive Species 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03974 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

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