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previous plan winding down (https://

downloads.globalchange.gov/strategicplan/2012/usgcrp-strategic-plan2012.pdf), work began on a successor in 

the spring of 2021. The National Science 

and Technology Council provided 

USGCRP with guidance to produce a 

plan that was short (30 pages) and 

accessible to an informed lay reader. In 

pursuit of a high-level, non-technical 

narrative, over the past year, inputs 

were solicited from USGCRP member 

agencies and interagency working 

groups, as well as external organizations 

such as the National Academies of 

Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

(NASEM). Listening sessions were 

conducted within the Federal 

community and via NASEM external 

outreach on the Program’s behalf. Public 

comment on a draft prospectus was 

sought (22 November 2021–11 January 

2022) to determine if the overall vision 

resonated with intended audiences and 

if the identified strategic pillars 

adequately established near-term 

priorities while providing the flexibility 

to address longer term challenges. The 

draft narrative is now being provided 

both to the public and to NASEM to 

seek input. 

USGCRP seeks feedback on program 

priorities and accompanying narrative 

in the strategic pillar sections. 

Respondents should consider (i) ideas 

on emerging, large-scale scientific 

questions related to global change 

and/or response, especially those where 

interagency collaboration will be 

critical; (ii) specific information on how 

science is or is not being used to inform 

societal response to climate change, and 

why; and (iii) knowledge gaps and 

obstacles to implementing scientific 

tools or knowledge. 

Individuals wishing to participate in 

the public review of the draft 2022–2031 

USGCRP Strategic Plan are encouraged 

to register via the USGCRP Review and 

Comment (R&C) System (https://

review.globalchange.gov). The 

document and instructions are available 

from 20 May to 15 July 2022. 

The U.S. Global Change Research 

Program (USGCRP) coordinates research 

across 13 Federal agencies to 

understand the human-induced and 

natural processes that influence the total 

Earth system—the atmosphere, land, 

water, ecosystems, and people. USGCRP 

was established by Presidential 

Initiative in 1989 and mandated by 

Congress in the Global Change Research 

Act (GCRA) of 1990 (Sec 104, Pub. L. 

101–606; https://www.globalchange.

gov/about/legal-mandate). The GCRA 

calls for a 10-year plan with periodic 

updates. More detail on USGCRP 

strategic planning processes to date can 

be found at https://www.globalchange.

gov/engage/process-products/strategicplanning. USGCRP builds on a 

foundation of Federal investments in 

research and development to ensure that 

America leads in basic and applied 

global change research. 

The draft Plan was prepared and 

vetted by Federal agency officials 

comprising the Subcommittee on Global 

Change Research (SGCR), which 

provides overall direction and executive 

oversight of the Program. SGCR, whose 

membership includes representatives of 

scientific and implementing agencies, is 

a standing body of the Committee on 

Environment, a component of the 

National Science and Technology 

Council. 

Dated: May 19, 2022. 

Stacy Murphy, 

Operations Manager. 

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COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

34590; File No. 812–15208] 

Lafayette Square Empire BDC, Inc., et 

al 

May 20, 2022. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’). 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice of application for an order 

(‘‘Order’’) under sections 17(d) and 57(i) 

of the Investment Company Act of 1940 

(the ‘‘Act’’) and rule 17d–1 under the 

Act to permit certain joint transactions 

otherwise prohibited by sections 17(d) 

and 57(a)(4) of the Act and rule 17d–1 

under the Act. 

Summary of Application: Applicants 

request an order to permit certain 

business development companies 

(‘‘BDCs’’) and closed-end management 

investment companies to co-invest in 

portfolio companies with each other and 

with certain affiliated investment 

entities. 

Applicants: Lafayette Square Empire 

BDC, Inc., Lafayette Square MidAtlantic BDC, Inc., Lafayette Square Far 

West BDC, Inc., Lafayette Square Gulf 

Coast BDC, Inc., and LS BDC Adviser, 

LLC. 

Filing Dates: The application was 

filed on March 11, 2021 and amended 

on September 16, 2021, December 21, 

2021, and April 8, 2022. 

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An 

order granting the requested relief will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing on any application by 

emailing the SEC’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov and serving 

the Applicants with a copy of the 

request by email, if an email address is 

listed for the relevant Applicant below, 

or personally or by mail, if a physical 

address is listed for the relevant 

Applicant below. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on June 14, 2022, and 

should be accompanied by proof of 

service on applicants, in the form of an 

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of 

service. Pursuant to rule 0–5 under the 

Act, hearing requests should state the 

nature of the writer’s interest, any facts 

bearing upon the desirability of a 

hearing on the matter, the reason for the 

request, and the issues contested. 

Persons who wish to be notified of a 

hearing may request notification by 

emailing the Commission’s Secretary at 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Commission: 

Secretarys-Office@sec.gov. Applicants: 

David Kraut, kraut@

lafayettesquare.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill 

Ehrlich, Senior Counsel, or Lisa Reid 

Ragen, Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6825 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Chief Counsel’s Office). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

Applicants’ representations, legal 

analysis, and conditions, please refer to 

Applicants’ third amended and restated 

application, dated April 8, 2022, which 

may be obtained via the Commission’s 

website by searching for the file number 

at the top of this document, or for an 

Applicant using the Company name 

search field, on the SEC’s EDGAR 

system. The SEC’s EDGAR system may 

be searched at, at http://www.sec.gov/ 

edgar/searchedgar/legacy/ 

companysearch.html. You may also call 

the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 

(202) 551–8090. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Investment Management, under delegated 

authority. 

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

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