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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[18XD4523WS/DWSN0000.000000/
DS61500000/DP.61501]
Invasive Species Advisory Committee;
Request for Nominations
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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 February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Jamie K. Reaser, 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, Coordinator for NISC
and ISAC Operations, at (202) 208–
4122, fax: (202) 208–4118, or by email
at Kelsey_Brantley@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Advisory Committee Scope and
Objectives
Executive Order (E.O.) 13112
authorized the National Invasive
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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 recently
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
regarding invasive species and: (a) Work
to ensure that the Federal agency and
interagency activities concerning
invasive species are coordinated,
complementary, cost-efficient, and
effective; (b) undertake a National
Invasive Species Assessment that
evaluates the impact of invasive species
on major U.S. assets, including food
security, water resources, infrastructure,
the environment, human, animal, and
plant health, natural resources, cultural
identity and resources, and military
readiness, from ecological, social, and
economic perspectives; (c) advance
national incident response, data
collection, and rapid reporting
capacities that build on existing
frameworks and programs and
strengthen early detection of and rapid
response to invasive species, including
those that are vectors, reservoirs, or
causative agents of disease; (d) publish
an assessment by 2019 that identifies
the most pressing scientific, technical,
and programmatic coordination
challenges to the Federal Government’s
capacity to prevent the introduction of
invasive species, and that incorporate
recommendations and priority actions
to overcome these challenges into the
National Invasive Species Council
Management Plan, as appropriate; (e)
support and encourage the development
of new technologies and practices, and
promote the use of existing technologies
and practices, to prevent, eradicate, and
control invasive species, including
those that are vectors, reservoirs, and
causative agents of disease; (f) convene
annually to discuss and coordinate
interagency priorities and report
annually on activities and budget
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requirements for programs that
contribute directly to the
implementation of this order; and (g)
publish a National Invasive Species
Council Management Plan; (h)
enhancing cooperative stewardship with
states, territories, and federallyrecognized tribes to address invasive
species, including by identifying and
overcoming regulatory and nonregulatory barriers to effective and costefficient cooperation; (i) restoring
ecosystems, included human-managed
landscapes (e.g., rangelands,
forestlands), and other national assets
impacted by invasive species; and (j)
reducing the impact of invasive species
on the American economy, including by
safeguarding employment and income
generated through the enjoyment and
utilization of natural resources, as well
as by creating employment
opportunities for preventing,
eradicating, and controlling invasive
species; and engaging the hunting and
fishing communities in preventing,
eradicating, or controlling invasive
species.
ISAC is chartered under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2). At the request of
NISC, ISAC provides advice to NISC
members on topics related to NISC’s
aforementioned duties, as well as
emerging issues prioritized by the
Administration. As a multi-stakeholder
advisory committee, ISAC is intended to
play a key role in recommending plans
and actions to be taken at local, tribal,
state, territorial, regional, and
landscape-based levels to achieve the
goals and objectives of the Management
Plan. 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.
Prospective members of ISAC need to
have knowledge in the prevention,
eradication, and/or control of invasive
species, as well as to demonstrate a high
degree of capacity for: Advising
individuals in leadership positions,
team work, project management,
tracking relevant Federal government
programs and policy making
procedures, and networking with and
representing their peer-community of
interest. 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
tribes, states, territories, nongovernmental organizations, outdoor
recreational groups, the private sector,
and large-scale land management
entities (urban and rural).
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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 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 three (3) years from their date of
appointment to ISAC. Following
completion of their first term, an ISAC
member may request consideration for
reappointment to an additional term.
Reappointment is not guaranteed.
Typically, ISAC will hold at least one
in-person meeting per year. Between
meetings, ISAC members are expected
to participate in committee work via
conference calls 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
section 5703 of title 5, United States
Code. 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.
Nominations should include a resume
that provides an adequate description of
the nominee’s qualifications,
particularly information that will enable
the Department of the Interior to make
evaluate the nominee’s potential to meet
the membership requirements of the
Committee and permit the Department
of the Interior to contact a potential
member. Please refer to the membership
criteria stated in this notice.
Any interested person or entity may
nominate one or more qualified
individuals for membership on the
ISAC. Self-nominations are also
accepted. Persons or entities submitting
nomination packages on the behalf of
others must confirm that the
individual(s) is/are aware of their
nomination. Nominations must be
postmarked no later than February 26,
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2018 to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive
Director, National Invasive Species
Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849
C Street NW (Mailstop 3530),
Washington, DC 20240.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
nominations and/or comments, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your nomination/
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. Appendix 2
Dated: December 20, 2017.
Jamie K. Reaser,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species
Council Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[18XD4523WS/DWSN0000.000000/DS61500000/DP.61501]
Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 February 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Jamie K. Reaser, 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, Coordinator for NISC
and ISAC Operations, at (202) 208-4122, fax: (202) 208-4118, or by
email at [email protected].
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
recently 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 non-Federal
groups to address invasive species issues at the national level. NISC
duties, consistent with E.O. 13751, are to provide national leadership
regarding invasive species and: (a) Work to ensure that the Federal
agency and interagency activities concerning invasive species are
coordinated, complementary, cost-efficient, and effective; (b)
undertake a National Invasive Species Assessment that evaluates the
impact of invasive species on major U.S. assets, including food
security, water resources, infrastructure, the environment, human,
animal, and plant health, natural resources, cultural identity and
resources, and military readiness, from ecological, social, and
economic perspectives; (c) advance national incident response, data
collection, and rapid reporting capacities that build on existing
frameworks and programs and strengthen early detection of and rapid
response to invasive species, including those that are vectors,
reservoirs, or causative agents of disease; (d) publish an assessment
by 2019 that identifies the most pressing scientific, technical, and
programmatic coordination challenges to the Federal Government's
capacity to prevent the introduction of invasive species, and that
incorporate recommendations and priority actions to overcome these
challenges into the National Invasive Species Council Management Plan,
as appropriate; (e) support and encourage the development of new
technologies and practices, and promote the use of existing
technologies and practices, to prevent, eradicate, and control invasive
species, including those that are vectors, reservoirs, and causative
agents of disease; (f) convene annually to discuss and coordinate
interagency priorities and report annually on activities and budget
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requirements for programs that contribute directly to the
implementation of this order; and (g) publish a National Invasive
Species Council Management Plan; (h) enhancing cooperative stewardship
with states, territories, and federally-recognized tribes to address
invasive species, including by identifying and overcoming regulatory
and non-regulatory barriers to effective and cost-efficient
cooperation; (i) restoring ecosystems, included human-managed
landscapes (e.g., rangelands, forestlands), and other national assets
impacted by invasive species; and (j) reducing the impact of invasive
species on the American economy, including by safeguarding employment
and income generated through the enjoyment and utilization of natural
resources, as well as by creating employment opportunities for
preventing, eradicating, and controlling invasive species; and engaging
the hunting and fishing communities in preventing, eradicating, or
controlling invasive species.
ISAC is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA; 5
U.S.C. Appendix 2). At the request of NISC, ISAC provides advice to
NISC members on topics related to NISC's aforementioned duties, as well
as emerging issues prioritized by the Administration. As a multi-
stakeholder advisory committee, ISAC is intended to play a key role in
recommending plans and actions to be taken at local, tribal, state,
territorial, regional, and landscape-based levels to achieve the goals
and objectives of the Management Plan. 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.
Prospective members of ISAC need to have knowledge in the
prevention, eradication, and/or control of invasive species, as well as
to demonstrate a high degree of capacity for: Advising individuals in
leadership positions, team work, project management, tracking relevant
Federal government programs and policy making procedures, and
networking with and representing their peer-community of interest. 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
tribes, states, territories, non-governmental organizations, outdoor
recreational groups, the private sector, and large-scale land
management entities (urban and rural).
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 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 three (3) years from their
date of appointment to ISAC. Following completion of their first term,
an ISAC member may request consideration for reappointment to an
additional term. Reappointment is not guaranteed.
Typically, ISAC will hold at least one in-person meeting per year.
Between meetings, ISAC members are expected to participate in committee
work via conference calls 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 section 5703
of title 5, United States Code. 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.
Nominations should include a resume that provides an adequate
description of the nominee's qualifications, particularly information
that will enable the Department of the Interior to make evaluate the
nominee's potential to meet the membership requirements of the
Committee and permit the Department of the Interior to contact a
potential member. Please refer to the membership criteria stated in
this notice.
Any interested person or entity may nominate one or more qualified
individuals for membership on the ISAC. Self-nominations are also
accepted. Persons or entities submitting nomination packages on the
behalf of others must confirm that the individual(s) is/are aware of
their nomination. Nominations must be postmarked no later than February
26, 2018 to Jamie K. Reaser, Executive Director, National Invasive
Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 C Street NW (Mailstop
3530), Washington, DC 20240.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your nominations and/or comments, you should be aware that your entire
comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made
publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
nomination/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. Appendix 2
Dated: December 20, 2017.
Jamie K. Reaser,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2017-27829 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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