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also a communications tool that brings 

together diverse stakeholder groups, 

builds capacity and aims to raise 

awareness on the status and trends of 

the environment. 

Experts are expected to have a 

thorough understanding in one or more 

of the following areas: Environmental 

science; environment and development 

priorities, challenges and policy; and 

environmental management or 

governance. UNEP will select nominees 

by matching expertise to specific roles, 

paying due regard to disciplinary, 

gender and geographical balance. 

Details of the GEO–5 nominating 

process may be found online at http:// 

www.unep.org/geo/nominations/ and 

http://www.globalchange.gov/ 

globalenvironmentoutlook. To access 

the nominations form on the UNEP Web 

site, please use Username: geo5_2012 

and Password: nominee. Nominations 

may be made on http://www.unep.org/ 

geo/nominations/. For nominations to 

be considered within the U.S. 

Government nomination process, they 

must also be submitted to the United 

States Department of State. GEO–5 will 

review the nominations from all 

participating governments, individuals 

and organizations and make final 

decisions on nominees. 

Selection as a U.S. Government 

nominee does not guarantee selection by 

GEO–5 itself. Participants in the GEO 

process volunteer their time. Nominated 

individuals should agree in advance to 

fulfill the role for which they are 

nominated, should they be selected to 

do so by GEO. Nomination by the U.S. 

Government to GEO–5 does not imply a 

commitment by the U.S. Government to 

provide financial support for 

participation. 

UNEP may provide travel and 

subsistence costs for non-Federal 

participants if requested by the 

participant, subject to the availability of 

resources. Additional guidance on 

compensation of expenses and 

remuneration of services will be 

available on the UNEP Web site. 

How to Recommend Experts 

1. Refer to the GEO–5 Web site 

http://www.unep.org/geo/nominations/ 

for detailed background information on 

the 5th Assessment Report. To access 

the nominations form on the UNEP Web 

site, please use Username: geo5_2012 

and Password: nominee. The document 

on GEO–5 nominations identifies the 

substantive areas covered in each of the 

chapters of the report. It is important to 

note that the time commitment required 

to carry out different roles in the GEO– 

5 process varies greatly. 

2. Make sure that any of the experts 

that you wish to recommend are willing 

to serve in the role for which they are 

nominated. 

3. Nominations to be considered 

within the U.S. Government nomination 

process must be submitted to the U.S. 

Department of State, Office of 

Environmental Policy no later than May 

12, 2010. Complete the GEO–5 

nomination form, one for each nominee, 

including an up-to-date CV, 

identification of the relevant chapters, 

and the role for which the individual is 

being nominated. Send this information 

by e-mail to rosenmanrg@state.gov by 

May 12. Please note that partial 

nomination packages will not be 

considered. 

What happens next? 

In a process coordinated through the 

U.S. Department of State, Bureau of 

Oceans and International Environmental 

and Scientific Affairs, Office of 

Environmental Policy, technical experts 

and managers of relevant science and 

technology programs within the U.S. 

government will make and review 

recommendations and forward a slate of 

nominees to GEO–5 on the basis of their 

qualifications. Submission of a 

nomination to the State Department 

does not guarantee that the nomination 

will be forwarded by the U.S. 

Government to UNEP. 

For Further Information 

Richard Rosenman of the Office of 

Environmental Policy, U.S. Department 

of State, is serving as the coordinator of 

this nomination process. Mr. Rosenman 

can be reached at 1–202–647–1126, email rosenmanrg@state.gov. 

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a 

request for nominations, and is not a 

request for applications. No granting or 

money is directly associated with this 

request for suggestions for GEO–5. 

There is no expectation of U.S. 

Government resources or funding 

associated with any nominations. 

Dated: May 3, 2010. 

Willem H. Brakel, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Winnebago County, IL and Rock 

County, WI 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement will 

not be prepared for the corridor 

extending from the intersection of 

Wisconsin Route 213 and Nye School 

Road northwest of Beloit, Rock County, 

Wisconsin to the interchange of Rockton 

Road and I–90 southeast of South Beloit, 

Winnebago County, Illinois. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norman R. Stoner, P.E., Division 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, 3250 Executive Park 

Drive, Springfield, Illinois 62703, 

Phone: (217) 492–4600. George F. Ryan, 

P.E., Region Two Engineer, District 2, 

Illinois Department of Transportation, 

819 Depot Avenue, Dixon, Illinois 

61021, Phone: (815) 284–2271. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Illinois 

Department of Transportation, 

published a notice of intent to prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) in the Federal Register dated 

October 26, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 

207, pp. 54910–54911) to study a 

proposal to construct a highway on new 

alignment over a distance of 

approximately eight miles to better 

serve the transportation needs of the 

Beloit and Janesville Urbanized Areas. 

Due to public opposition, lack of 

regional support and a change in the 

conditions in the region that warranted 

the study, this project has been 

cancelled and no further project 

activities will occur. 

Comments or questions concerning 

this notice should be directed to FHWA 

or the Illinois Department of 

Transportation at the addresses 

provided above. 

Issued on: April 30, 2010. 

Norman R. Stoner, 

Division Administrator, Springfield, Illinois. 

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