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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Request for Information—
Environmental Research and
Education, National Security, and
Economic Competitiveness
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Request for
Information.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The purpose of this Request
for Information (RFI) is to seek input
from the public on possible future
directions for fundamental
environmental science and education.
The RFI intends to gather views from
external stakeholders on what
environmental research and education
is needed to further advance national
security and economic competitiveness.
NSF’s Advisory Committee for
Environmental Research and Education
(AC ERE) will use the input to develop
a report on these topics to inform NSF
and the community.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted by August 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Responses will be
submitted via online survey (https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI2018). See the instructions in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
guidelines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Leah Nichols, Executive
Secretary for the AC ERE, at lenichol@
nsf.gov for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation’s Advisory
Committee for Environmental Research
and Education (AC ERE) invites your
input on possible environmental
research and education directions to
further advance national security and
economic competitiveness. The purpose
of the AC ERE is to:
• Provide advice, recommendations
and oversight concerning support for
the NSF’s environmental research and
education portfolio;
• Be a base of contact with the
scientific community to inform NSF of
the impact of its research support and
NSF-wide policies on the scientific
community;
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• Serve as a forum for consideration
of interdisciplinary environmental
topics as well as environmental
activities in a wide range of disciplines;
• Provide broad input into long-range
plans and partnership opportunities;
and
• Provide advice about program
management, overall program balance,
and other aspects of program
performance for environmental research
and education activities.
The Committee has been interested
broadly in fundamental environmental
research and education that also has
societal utility. It has recently focused
its attention on two major topics where
there is broad consensus on the
importance of the research to date, but
where significant research questions
remain. These topics are at the nexus of
environmental science and engineering
with economic growth and
competitiveness, and the relationship of
environmental factors to national and
human security. The Committee is
particularly interested in approaches
that promote convergent research across
disciplines and sectors to address
economic competitiveness and
economic security.
To identify emerging research
questions in these areas, the committee
is reaching out to interested and
knowledgeable members of the
scientific community in all disciplines
and interdisciplinary areas for their
views. The AC ERE is also interested in
the views of professionals who are
directly involved in decision-making or
operational activities in these areas, and
who therefore can provide a very
practical perspective on high-priority
research and education topics.
The AC ERE invites individuals and
groups of individuals to provide input
on one or both of the topics described
above via this link: https://
www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI2018.
The online submission form requires
the following information:
1. Author name(s) and affiliation(s);
2. Valid contact email address;
3. Title of the response;
4. An abstract (200 words or less)
summarizing the response; and
5. Checkbox to consent to allow the
AC ERE to display the submitted
information, consistent with the
Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0
International License (https://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/
4.0/legalcode).
You will also be asked to identify
whether your response focuses on
questions in environmental research
and education that are pertinent to (a)
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economic growth and competitiveness,
(b) national and human security, or (c)
both topics. The submission form
includes the following question
prompts. Respondents may respond to
all or any subset of these questions.
• What are the major environmental
research priorities with the greatest
potential to contribute to economic
growth and competitiveness and/or
national or human security/wellbeing?
Priorities could, for example, include
empirical, theoretical, or qualitative
analyses, establishing baselines, and/or
experimental studies. (500 words or
less)
• What methodologies should be used
for conducting such studies?
Methodological recommendations could
include the prospects for
interdisciplinary and/or convergent
research approaches, including
modeling, theory, empirical, qualitative,
and/or experimental studies.
Methodological recommendations could
also discuss the scope of studies, e.g. the
balance between single-investigator
studies and large teams. (500 words or
less)
• What education (including formal
and informal), research, and training
opportunities—for students,
postdoctoral researchers, and mid-career
scientists—are needed? Opportunities
might include interdisciplinary, teambased, or other innovative, value-added
strategies for realizing higher levels of
depth and breadth at the individual
level, and/or expansion of the current
environmental research community
through inclusion of currently underrepresented groups. (500 words or less)
• Beyond economic competitiveness
and national security, what other high
priority drivers of environmental
science and education need attention?
(200 words or less)
Submissions must be received by 5:00
p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2018.
Respondents may edit their responses
while completing the survey, but will
not be able to save work in progress to
complete later. Respondents will see a
confirmation screen upon successful
submission responses.
The committee and associated staff
will read and analyze all responses
received, and use them, in addition to
its own background work, to develop a
report on these topics to inform NSF
and the community. It intends to
publish this report by the end of 2018.
The AC ERE also anticipates making
submissions publicly accessible through
its website (https://www.nsf.gov/ere/
ereweb/advisory.jsp). Authors who do
not wish to have their full responses
posted online may restrict access to the
AC ERE and associated staff. However,
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the author(s) name and affiliation,
submission title, and abstract will be
included in the publicly accessible list
of responses regardless.
The AC ERE invites you to step
outside of the immediate demands of
your current research and to think
boldly about the opportunities for
advancing environmental research and
education into its next stage through a
lens focused on economic
competitiveness and/or national
security. The Committee looks forward
to your contributions.
For questions concerning this effort
and submission of input, please contact
Leah Nichols, Executive Secretary for
the AC ERE, at lenichol@nsf.gov.
CP2018–250; MC2018–179 and CP2018–
251; MC2018–180 and CP2018–252.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
Dated: June 15, 2018.
list.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Section II identifies the docket
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
number(s) associated with each Postal
Foundation.
Service request, the title of each Postal
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Service request, the request’s acceptance
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officer of the Commission to represent
[Docket Nos. CP2017–276; MC2018–174 and the interests of the general public in the
CP2018–246; MC2018–175 and CP2018–247; proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
MC2018–176 and CP2018–248; MC2018–177 (Public Representative). Section II also
and CP2018–249; MC2018–178 and CP2018– establishes comment deadline(s)
250; MC2018–179 and CP2018–251;
pertaining to each request.
MC2018–180 and CP2018–252]
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
New Postal Products
the Commission’s website (https://
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
ACTION: Notice.
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
with the requirements of 39 CFR
recent Postal Service filing for the
3007.40.
Commission’s consideration concerning
The Commission invites comments on
negotiated service agreements. This
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
administrative steps.
request(s) that the Postal Service states
DATES: Comments are due: June 22,
concern market dominant product(s),
2018 and June 25, 2018.
applicable statutory and regulatory
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
electronically via the Commission’s
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
Filing Online system at https://
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit that the Postal Service states concern
comments electronically should contact competitive product(s), applicable
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER statutory and regulatory requirements
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
telephone for advice on filing
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
alternatives.
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
deadline(s) for each request appear in
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
section II.
202–789–6820.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June
1. Docket No(s).: CP2017–286; Filing
22, 2018 comment due date applies to
Title: USPS Notice of Amendment to
Docket Nos. CP2017–276; MC2018–174
Priority Mail Contract 349, Filed Under
and CP2018–246; MC2018–175 and
CP2018–247; MC2018–176 and CP2018– Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: June 14,
2018; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5;
248; MC2018–177 and CP2018–249.
Public Representative: Gregory Stanton;
The June 25, 2018 comment due date
applies to Docket Nos. MC2018–178 and Comments Due: June 22, 2018.
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2. Docket No(s).: MC2018–174 and
CP2018–246; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 81 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due:
June 22, 2018.
3. Docket No(s).: MC2018–175 and
CP2018–247; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 82 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due:
June 22, 2018.
4. Docket No(s).: MC2018–176 and
CP2018–248; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Contract 446 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due:
June 22, 2018.
5. Docket No(s).: MC2018–177 and
CP2018–249; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Contract 447 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due:
June 22, 2018.
6. Docket No(s).: MC2018–178 and
CP2018–250; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Contract 448 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: June 25,
2018.
7. Docket No(s).: MC2018–179 and
CP2018–251; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Parcel Select Contract 31 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing
Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative:
Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: June 25,
2018.
8. Docket No(s).: MC2018–180 and
CP2018–252; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority
Mail & First-Class Package Service
Contract 39 to Competitive Product List
and Notice of Filing Materials Under
Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: June 14,
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Request for Information--Environmental Research and Education,
National Security, and Economic Competitiveness
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Information.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek
input from the public on possible future directions for fundamental
environmental science and education. The RFI intends to gather views
from external stakeholders on what environmental research and education
is needed to further advance national security and economic
competitiveness. NSF's Advisory Committee for Environmental Research
and Education (AC ERE) will use the input to develop a report on these
topics to inform NSF and the community.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted by August 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Responses will be submitted via online survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI-2018). See the instructions in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for guidelines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Leah Nichols, Executive
Secretary for the AC ERE, at [email protected] for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation's Advisory
Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC ERE) invites
your input on possible environmental research and education directions
to further advance national security and economic competitiveness. The
purpose of the AC ERE is to:
Provide advice, recommendations and oversight concerning
support for the NSF's environmental research and education portfolio;
Be a base of contact with the scientific community to
inform NSF of the impact of its research support and NSF-wide policies
on the scientific community;
Serve as a forum for consideration of interdisciplinary
environmental topics as well as environmental activities in a wide
range of disciplines;
Provide broad input into long-range plans and partnership
opportunities; and
Provide advice about program management, overall program
balance, and other aspects of program performance for environmental
research and education activities.
The Committee has been interested broadly in fundamental
environmental research and education that also has societal utility. It
has recently focused its attention on two major topics where there is
broad consensus on the importance of the research to date, but where
significant research questions remain. These topics are at the nexus of
environmental science and engineering with economic growth and
competitiveness, and the relationship of environmental factors to
national and human security. The Committee is particularly interested
in approaches that promote convergent research across disciplines and
sectors to address economic competitiveness and economic security.
To identify emerging research questions in these areas, the
committee is reaching out to interested and knowledgeable members of
the scientific community in all disciplines and interdisciplinary areas
for their views. The AC ERE is also interested in the views of
professionals who are directly involved in decision-making or
operational activities in these areas, and who therefore can provide a
very practical perspective on high-priority research and education
topics.
The AC ERE invites individuals and groups of individuals to provide
input on one or both of the topics described above via this link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI-2018.
The online submission form requires the following information:
1. Author name(s) and affiliation(s);
2. Valid contact email address;
3. Title of the response;
4. An abstract (200 words or less) summarizing the response; and
5. Checkbox to consent to allow the AC ERE to display the submitted
information, consistent with the Creative Commons Attribution-
NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode).
You will also be asked to identify whether your response focuses on
questions in environmental research and education that are pertinent to
(a) economic growth and competitiveness, (b) national and human
security, or (c) both topics. The submission form includes the
following question prompts. Respondents may respond to all or any
subset of these questions.
What are the major environmental research priorities with
the greatest potential to contribute to economic growth and
competitiveness and/or national or human security/wellbeing? Priorities
could, for example, include empirical, theoretical, or qualitative
analyses, establishing baselines, and/or experimental studies. (500
words or less)
What methodologies should be used for conducting such
studies? Methodological recommendations could include the prospects for
interdisciplinary and/or convergent research approaches, including
modeling, theory, empirical, qualitative, and/or experimental studies.
Methodological recommendations could also discuss the scope of studies,
e.g. the balance between single-investigator studies and large teams.
(500 words or less)
What education (including formal and informal), research,
and training opportunities--for students, postdoctoral researchers, and
mid-career scientists--are needed? Opportunities might include
interdisciplinary, team-based, or other innovative, value-added
strategies for realizing higher levels of depth and breadth at the
individual level, and/or expansion of the current environmental
research community through inclusion of currently under-represented
groups. (500 words or less)
Beyond economic competitiveness and national security,
what other high priority drivers of environmental science and education
need attention? (200 words or less)
Submissions must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August
20, 2018. Respondents may edit their responses while completing the
survey, but will not be able to save work in progress to complete
later. Respondents will see a confirmation screen upon successful
submission responses.
The committee and associated staff will read and analyze all
responses received, and use them, in addition to its own background
work, to develop a report on these topics to inform NSF and the
community. It intends to publish this report by the end of 2018.
The AC ERE also anticipates making submissions publicly accessible
through its website (https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/advisory.jsp).
Authors who do not wish to have their full responses posted online may
restrict access to the AC ERE and associated staff. However,
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the author(s) name and affiliation, submission title, and abstract will
be included in the publicly accessible list of responses regardless.
The AC ERE invites you to step outside of the immediate demands of
your current research and to think boldly about the opportunities for
advancing environmental research and education into its next stage
through a lens focused on economic competitiveness and/or national
security. The Committee looks forward to your contributions.
For questions concerning this effort and submission of input,
please contact Leah Nichols, Executive Secretary for the AC ERE, at
[email protected].
Dated: June 15, 2018.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2018-13213 Filed 6-19-18; 8:45 am]
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