Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services; Comment Period Extension, 63938-63939 [2023-20145]

Download as PDF 63938 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 179 / Monday, September 18, 2023 / Notices Dated: August 28, 2023. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2023–20127 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet virtually on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time. DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting via a virtual meeting platform. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060, telephone number 240–446–6000. Ms. Shaw’s email address is stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. ch. 10, notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet virtually on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. eastern time. The meeting will be open to the public. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the NIST Director, eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. The primary purpose of this meeting is for the VCAT to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for NIST, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President and the Congress. The agenda will include an update on major lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Sep 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 programs at NIST. It will also include discussions on the NIST budget and administration priorities, an update on the NIST Safety Culture, Biotechnology, and an update on the status of the Subcommittee on U.S. International Standards Development Activity. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/ agenda.cfm. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee’s business are invited to request a place on the agenda by 5 p.m. eastern time, Tuesday, October 17, 2023 by contacting Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved for public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number of requests received but is likely to be about 3 minutes each. The exact time for public comments will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on the NIST website at https:// www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. Questions from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend via webinar are invited to submit written statements to Stephanie Shaw at stephanie.shaw@ nist.gov. All participants will be attending via a virtual meeting platform and must contact Ms. Shaw at stephanie.shaw@ nist.gov by 5 p.m. eastern time, Tuesday, October 17, 2023, for detailed instructions on how to join the meeting via a virtual meeting platform. Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2023–20110 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 2307014–0168; RTID 0648– XV193] Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services; Comment Period Extension National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Request for information; comment period extension. ACTION: On July 21, 2023, The U.S. Department of Commerce (Department), via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced a Request for Information (RFI) on how to enhance NOAA’s delivery of climate data, information, science, and tools (‘‘climate services’’) and ensure that this delivery is equitable and accounting for the needs and priorities of a diverse set of user communities as they engage in climate preparedness, adaptation, and resilience planning. Building on the work that NOAA is already doing to prepare communities for increasing climate impacts, the input from this RFI will be used to create an Action Plan that will inform more equitable and inclusive design, production, and delivery of climate services for users of all disciplines and backgrounds. Written comments were due by September 21, 2023. Under the unique circumstances of the timing of the publication of the Federal Register notice, NOAA has decided to extend the public comment period by 30 days, to October 21, 2023. DATES: The public comment period for this action, published on July 20, 2023 (88 FR 46773), has been extended from September 21, 2023 to October 21, 2023. Written comments and information must be received no later than October 21, 2023. NOAA will host additional virtual public listening sessions during the month of October for participants to provide comments. See ADDRESSES below for more information on dates, times, and registration. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document by any of the following methods: • Email Submission: Interested individuals and organizations should submit written or recorded comments by email to climate.input@noaa.gov. If submitting via email, include the title of this RFI, ‘‘Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services’’ in the subject line of the email. Attachments will be accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF, or recorded formats only, not to exceed a file size of 25 MB. If comments are submitted via recording, they must be in .mpg, mpeg, or .wav file formats. All comments submitted via email in recorded format will be transcribed. • Electronic Submission: Comments may also be submitted in writing only via https://www.regulations.gov. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter the title of this action, ‘‘Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 179 / Monday, September 18, 2023 / Notices Climate Services’’ in the Search box. Click the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Enter ‘‘N/A’’ in required fields if you wish to remain anonymous. • Mail: Submit written comments to Ella Clarke, Room 58010/HCHB, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. Include the title of this RFI, ‘‘Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services’’ in the written response. • Public Listening Sessions: Provide oral comments during virtual public listening sessions, as described under DATES. Registration details and additional information about how to participate in these public listening sessions is available at https:// www.eventbrite.com/cc/equitableclimate-service-delivery-2404789. Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or institution is requested to submit only one response. All comments received are part of the public record and may be posted, without change, on NOAA’s website at https:// www.noaa.gov and on https:// www.regulations.gov. Commenters should include the name of the person and/or organization filing the comment. All identifying information (e.g., name, email address) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary information, copyrighted information, or sensitive personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Comments will be accepted in English and Spanish. Comments submitted in Spanish will be translated to English for public posting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ella Clarke, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (771) 216–1352; ella.clarke@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2023, NOAA announced its Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services to gather feedback on how to enhance the Agency’s delivery of climate services and ensure that this delivery is equitable and accounting for the needs and priorities of a diverse set of user communities. During this time, NOAA hosted listening sessions for interested parties to provide comments in real time. NOAA received feedback from multiple sources on the challenging timing of listening sessions and the bulk of the comment period taking place during the summer months, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Sep 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 which made it harder for a broad swath of respondents to provide substantive comments. In response to this feedback and to ensure increased access and ability to respond to the RFI, NOAA has decided to extend the comment period by 30 days, to October 21, 2023, and hold two additional public listening sessions during this time. NOAA does not anticipate that the comment period extension will delay the intended Action Plan release. NOAA refers the reader to the July 20, 2023 Federal Register notice (88 FR 46773) for background information concerning the Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services. For additional information, please visit: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaaseeks-public-comment-to-inform-moreequitable-climate-service-delivery. Jainey Kumar Bavishi, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–20145 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] 63939 contact the S–K Program Manager below. S–K Program Manager, Jen Foss, (202) 657– 3389, nmfs.sk.peis@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Issued in Silver Spring, MD. Dated: September 8, 2023. Daniel A. Namur, Director of the NMFS Financial Assistance Division, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2023–20129 Filed 9–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory Board Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Notice of renewal of charter. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 3510–12–P Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), and after consultation with the General Services Administration, the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Administration has determined that renewal of the NOAA Science Advisory Board is in the public interest. The committee has been a successful undertaking and has provided advice to the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and application of science to operations and information services. The committee will continue to provide such advice and recommendations in the future. The structure and responsibilities of the Committee are unchanged from when it was originally established in September 1997. The Committee will continue to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey Stewart, Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11360, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone Number: 240–381–0833; Email: noaa.scienceadvisoryboard@noaa.gov; or visit the NOAA SAB website at https://www.sab.noaa.gov. SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XD349] Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the NMFS Saltonstall-Kennedy Research and Development Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: NOAA announces the availability of a Record of Decision for the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) which analyzes the potential environmental impacts of the implementation of projects that foster the promotion, marketing, research, and development of U.S. Fisheries and their associated fishing sectors, as consistent with NOAA’s Saltonstall-Kennedy Research and Development Program (S–K Program). ADDRESSES: The Record of Decision and the Final PEIS are available online on the S–K Program website at: https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/ funding-and-financial-services/ saltonstall-kennedy-research-anddevelopment-program. Please visit the website for further information, or SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 David Holst, Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63938-63939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 2307014-0168; RTID 0648-XV193]


Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate 
Services; Comment Period Extension

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Request for information; comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: On July 21, 2023, The U.S. Department of Commerce 
(Department), via the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), announced a Request for Information (RFI) on how to enhance 
NOAA's delivery of climate data, information, science, and tools 
(``climate services'') and ensure that this delivery is equitable and 
accounting for the needs and priorities of a diverse set of user 
communities as they engage in climate preparedness, adaptation, and 
resilience planning. Building on the work that NOAA is already doing to 
prepare communities for increasing climate impacts, the input from this 
RFI will be used to create an Action Plan that will inform more 
equitable and inclusive design, production, and delivery of climate 
services for users of all disciplines and backgrounds. Written comments 
were due by September 21, 2023. Under the unique circumstances of the 
timing of the publication of the Federal Register notice, NOAA has 
decided to extend the public comment period by 30 days, to October 21, 
2023.

DATES: The public comment period for this action, published on July 20, 
2023 (88 FR 46773), has been extended from September 21, 2023 to 
October 21, 2023. Written comments and information must be received no 
later than October 21, 2023.
    NOAA will host additional virtual public listening sessions during 
the month of October for participants to provide comments. See 
ADDRESSES below for more information on dates, times, and registration.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this document by any of the 
following methods:
     Email Submission: Interested individuals and organizations 
should submit written or recorded comments by email to 
[email protected]. If submitting via email, include the title of 
this RFI, ``Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate 
Services'' in the subject line of the email. Attachments will be 
accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF, or recorded 
formats only, not to exceed a file size of 25 MB. If comments are 
submitted via recording, they must be in .mpg, mpeg, or .wav file 
formats. All comments submitted via email in recorded format will be 
transcribed.
     Electronic Submission: Comments may also be submitted in 
writing only via https://www.regulations.gov. Go to https://www.regulations.gov and enter the title of this action, ``Request for 
Information on Equitable Delivery of

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Climate Services'' in the Search box. Click the ``Comment'' icon, 
complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Enter 
``N/A'' in required fields if you wish to remain anonymous.
     Mail: Submit written comments to Ella Clarke, Room 58010/
HCHB, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230. Include the 
title of this RFI, ``Request for Information on Equitable Delivery of 
Climate Services'' in the written response.
     Public Listening Sessions: Provide oral comments during 
virtual public listening sessions, as described under DATES. 
Registration details and additional information about how to 
participate in these public listening sessions is available at https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/equitable-climate-service-delivery-2404789.
    Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need 
not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or institution is 
requested to submit only one response. All comments received are part 
of the public record and may be posted, without change, on NOAA's 
website at https://www.noaa.gov and on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Commenters should include the name of the person and/or organization 
filing the comment. All identifying information (e.g., name, email 
address) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly 
accessible. NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary 
information, copyrighted information, or sensitive personally 
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Comments 
will be accepted in English and Spanish. Comments submitted in Spanish 
will be translated to English for public posting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ella Clarke, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, (771) 216-1352; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2023, NOAA announced its Request 
for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services to gather 
feedback on how to enhance the Agency's delivery of climate services 
and ensure that this delivery is equitable and accounting for the needs 
and priorities of a diverse set of user communities. During this time, 
NOAA hosted listening sessions for interested parties to provide 
comments in real time. NOAA received feedback from multiple sources on 
the challenging timing of listening sessions and the bulk of the 
comment period taking place during the summer months, which made it 
harder for a broad swath of respondents to provide substantive 
comments. In response to this feedback and to ensure increased access 
and ability to respond to the RFI, NOAA has decided to extend the 
comment period by 30 days, to October 21, 2023, and hold two additional 
public listening sessions during this time. NOAA does not anticipate 
that the comment period extension will delay the intended Action Plan 
release. NOAA refers the reader to the July 20, 2023 Federal Register 
notice (88 FR 46773) for background information concerning the Request 
for Information on Equitable Delivery of Climate Services. For 
additional information, please visit: https://www.noaa.gov/stories/noaa-seeks-public-comment-to-inform-more-equitable-climate-service-delivery.

Jainey Kumar Bavishi,
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Deputy Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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