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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Responses should be
submitted via email to oceansummit@
ostp.eop.gov. Include ‘‘Partnerships in
Ocean Science and Technology’’ in the
subject line of the message.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2018,
the Trump Administration issued
Science and Technology for America’s
Oceans: A Decadal Vision (Decadal
Vision), which identified five goals to
advance U.S. ocean S&T in the coming
decade, including: (1) Understand the
ocean in the earth system; (2) promote
economic prosperity; (3) ensure
maritime security; (4) safeguard human
health; and (5) develop resilient coastal
communities. The Decadal Vision also
described areas of immediate ocean
research and technology opportunities,
including (1) fully integrating Big Data
approaches in Earth system science; (2)
advancing monitoring and predictive
modeling capabilities; (3) improving
data integration in decision-support
tools; (4) supporting ocean exploration
and characterization; and (5) supporting
ongoing research and technology
partnerships.
On November 14, 2019, OSTP and
CEQ hosted The White House Summit
on Partnerships in Ocean Science and
Technology (Ocean S&T Summit). The
Ocean S&T Summit brought together
over 100 leaders and experts from
philanthropy, the private sector,
academia, and the Federal government
to identify opportunities for S&T
partnerships that advance the goals
framed by the Decadal Vision. The
Ocean S&T Summit addressed the
following specific themes: (1) Exploring
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the Ocean; (2) Conserving Marine Living
Resources; (3) Protecting Coastal Health
and Safety; (4) Sustaining Ocean
Observations; (5) Promoting Food
Security; (6) Enabling Ocean Energy; (7)
Characterizing Ocean Life; and (8)
Leveraging Big Data. A summary of the
Ocean S&T Summit is available at:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2019/11/Ocean-STSummit-Readout-Final.pdf.
OSTP is soliciting public input
through this RFI to obtain information
from a wide range of stakeholders,
including academia, private sector,
philanthropy, and other relevant
organizations and institutions, in order
to inform OSTP and CEQ as they
prepare to identify these opportunities
and develop recommendations for
collaboration across the ocean S&T
enterprise.
Questions To Inform Development of
the Recommendations
Through this RFI, OSTP seeks
responses to the following questions to
identify opportunities and inform
development of recommendations that
will address opportunities and barriers
to partnerships in ocean science and
technology across and among academia,
private industry, philanthropy, and
government sectors.
1. Please describe opportunities for
cross-sector partnerships and
collaborations in ocean S&T where the
Federal government’s participation or
facilitation could advance the
development and application of ocean
S&T. The term ‘‘partnership’’ is defined
broadly to include all Federal
mechanisms available to engage,
collaborate, and exchange resources,
among other activities, with non-Federal
organizations.
2. Please identify existing effective
cross-sector partnerships in ocean S&T
and the characteristics that cause them
to be successful. Please specify what
kinds of institutions (including the
Federal government) are involved and
describe their roles.
3. Please describe opportunities for
the Federal government to strengthen or
facilitate existing ocean S&T
partnerships in the private, nonprofit,
and other sectors. In what specific types
of partnerships should they play a larger
role and why?
4. Executive Order 13840, titled,
Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic,
Security, and Environmental Interests of
the United States, highlights and
supports Federal participation in
projects conducted under the National
Oceanographic Partnership Program
(www.nopp.org) to maximize the
effectiveness of agency investments in
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ocean research. Please describe
opportunities to enhance utilization of
the program by both Federal agencies
and non-Federal partners.
5. Please describe existing barriers or
constraints that limit opportunities for
cross-sector partnerships in ocean S&T,
including barriers limiting partnerships
with the Federal government. Barriers or
constraints may include legal
authorities, regulatory, policy, cultural,
lack of expertise, or other procedural
hurdles that limit or prevent partnership
opportunities.
Dated: February 11, 2020.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE: February 7, 2020, at 8:00 a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Administrative Matters.
2. Strategic Matters.
On February 7, 2020, a majority of the members of the Board of
Governors of the United States Postal Service voted unanimously to hold
and to close to public observation a special meeting in Washington, DC.
The Board determined that no earlier public notice was practicable.
General Counsel Certification: The General Counsel of the United
States Postal Service has certified that the meeting may be closed
under the Government in the Sunshine Act.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Michael J. Elston, Secretary of
the Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC
20260-1000. Telephone: (202) 268-4800.
Michael J. Elston,
Secretary.
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