[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9743-9744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03728]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX15EN05ESB0500]


Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the Advisory Committee 
on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science will hold a meeting via 
phone.

DATES: Meeting via phone: March 30, 2015 at 2 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 
Time).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal 
Officer, Policy and Partnership Coordinator, National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, VA 20192, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2b5944464a47474e526b5e584c58054c445d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87f5e8eae6ebebe2fec7f2f4e0f4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a>, (703) 
648-4086.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chartered in May 2013, the Advisory 
Committee on Climate Change and Natural Resource Science (ACCCNRS) 
advises the Secretary of the Interior on the establishment and 
operations of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Climate Change 
and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC) and the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs). ACCCNRS members represent federal 
agencies; state and local governments; American Indian tribes and other 
Native American entities; nongovernmental organizations; academic 
institutions; and the private sector. Duties of the committee include: 
(A) Advising on the contents of a national strategy identifying key 
science priorities to advance the management of natural resources in 
the face of climate change; (B) advising on the nature, extent, and 
quality of relations with and engagement of key partners at the 
regional/CSC level; (C) advising on the nature and effectiveness of 
mechanisms to ensure the identification of key priorities from 
management partners and to effectively deliver scientific results in 
useful forms; (D) advising on mechanisms that may be employed by the 
NCCWSC to ensure high standards of scientific quality and integrity in 
its products, and to review and evaluate the performance of individual 
CSCs, in advance of opportunities to re-establish expiring agreements; 
and (E) coordinating as appropriate with any Federal Advisory Committee 
established for the DOI Landscape Conservation Cooperatives. More 
information about the ACCCNRS is available at https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs.
    Meeting Agenda: The objectives of the teleconference are to: (1) 
Resolve remaining substantive issues with the text of the Committee's 
report, (2) formally approve the final draft of the Committee's report, 
and if time allows, (3) discuss plans for the next ACCCNRS meeting. The 
final agenda will be posted on https://nccwsc.usgs.gov/acccnrs prior to 
the meeting.

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    Public Input: All Committee meetings are open to the public. 
Interested members of the public should RSVP to Lisa Lacitiva by 1 week 
in advance via email, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1bfb2b2a6a2b291a4a2b6a2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a5459594d49597a4f495d49145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>, in order to receive phone 
line information and secure a line (space will be limited).
    Written comments should be submitted, prior to, during, or after 
the meeting, to Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, by U.S. 
Mail to: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 400, Reston, 
VA 20192, or via email, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5879a98949999908cb580869286db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4634292b272a2a233f063335213568212930">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations, such as 
closed captioning services, should contact Mr. O'Malley at (703) 648-
4086 at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting. We will do our 
best to accommodate those who are unable to meet this deadline.

Robin O'Malley,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03728 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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