National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Availability for Public Comment on NCA6 Draft Prospectus; Call for Authors and Contributors, Technical Inputs; and Notice of Public Engagement, 35808-35812 [2024-09575]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 86 (Thursday, May 2, 2024)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09575]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
Availability for Public Comment on NCA6 Draft Prospectus; Call for 
Authors and Contributors, Technical Inputs; and Notice of Public 
Engagement

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of request for public comment on the Draft Prospectus of 
the Sixth National Climate Assessment, Call for Authors and 
Contributors, Call for Technical Inputs, and Notice of Planned Public 
Engagement.

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SUMMARY: NOAA is publishing this notice on behalf of the U.S. Global 
Change Research Program (USGCRP), which seeks public comment on the 
proposed themes and framework of the Sixth National Climate Assessment 
(NCA6) as indicated by the Draft Prospectus presented in Part I. Based 
on input received from this notice, USGCRP will develop an annotated 
outline, which will be released for public comment at a later date. 
This notice also requests nominations for volunteer contributors and 
submission of technical inputs (Parts II and III) and provides notice 
of planned public engagement events (Part IV) for NCA6.

DATES: Comments and nominations must be submitted to the web address 
specified below and received by June 7, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments, nominations, and technical inputs from the public 
will be accepted electronically via the USGCRP Public Contribution 
System: https://contribute.globalchange.gov Instructions for submitting 
comments are available on the website. Submitters may enter text or 
upload files in response to this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Avery, (202) 419-3474, 
[email protected], U.S. Global Change Research Program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following Federal Register Notice 
contains four parts:
    Part I is a high-level description of the proposed themes and 
framework of NCA6. Comment on these themes and framework is requested 
from the public.
    Part II is a call for volunteers to participate in NCA6 as authors 
and technical contributors.
    Part III requests submission of relevant research for authors to 
review and consider in developing NCA6.
    Part IV provides a notice of planned public engagement events 
throughout the NCA6 development cycle.
    In addition to the proposed themes and framework, this Federal 
Register Notice requests public comment on ways to make the assessment 
information accessible and useful to multiple audiences; specific types 
of information or formats that would be most useful to decision-makers; 
how to best describe risks and impacts to inform decisions, as well as 
potential opportunities to reduce those risks and impacts; new topics 
or new approaches to topics addressed in previous assessments; 
overarching themes that NCA6 should consider addressing; and other 
relevant input.
    The Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 mandates that the 
U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) deliver a National Climate 
Assessment (NCA) to Congress and the President not less frequently than 
every four years that ``(1) integrates, evaluates, and interprets the 
findings of the Program; (2) analyzes the effects of global change on 
the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land 
and water resources, transportation, human health and welfare, human 
social systems, and biological diversity; and (3) analyzes current 
trends in global change, both human-induced and natural, and projects 
major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years.''
    To date, five NCAs have been released. The first NCA was published 
in 2000, and the second was published in 2009. The third NCA was 
published in 2014, and the fourth was released in two volumes and 
completed in November 2018. The most recent, the fifth NCA, was 
released in November 2023, and can be found at https://nca2023.globalchange.gov.
    NCA6 development will be transparent and inclusive, offering 
opportunities for diverse public participation throughout the process. 
The production and review processes are designed to result in a report 
that is authoritative, timely, relevant, and policy-neutral; valued by 
authors and users; accessible to the widest possible audience; and 
fully compliant with the GCRA.

I. Overarching Themes for NCA6 (Draft Prospectus)

    NCA6 will encompass a number of overarching themes and perspectives 
that respond to needs and gaps identified by previous assessments. We 
seek inputs on potential overarching themes for the NCA6 report, 
including on the topics listed below:
    Identification of advancements or improvements, relative to 
previous assessments, in scientific understanding of human-induced and 
natural processes of global change and the resulting implications for 
the U.S.
    Characterization of current and future risks associated with global 
change, with quantifiable metrics such as indicators and projections 
where possible, and with the needs of different sub-national 
geographies and multiple audiences in mind.
    Examining trends and developments in adaptation; adaptation options 
and effectiveness of adaptation efforts; approaches for monitoring 
adaptation progress including indicators and metrics.
    Further exploration of how people understand the drivers, risks, 
and impacts of climate change; how changes in climate affects national 
security, society, and different people or groups of people living 
within the U.S.; and how people behave in response to climate-induced 
change.
    Identification of populations living in the U.S. at higher risk of 
climate impacts, perspectives on equity and

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environmental justice in connection with domestic mitigation and 
adaptation actions, exploration of the socio-economic impacts from 
these actions, and the role of frontline communities in the country's 
response to climate change.
    Better understanding of sources and trends in U.S. and global 
greenhouse gas emissions; new strategies for mitigation, effectiveness 
of mitigation efforts, and new technology pathways for reaching 
different emissions targets; tradeoffs in different response options; 
and any other response-related questions that might support decision-
making.
    We seek comments on these proposed overarching themes, as well as 
suggestions for potential additional overarching themes.

Proposed Framework for NCA6

    What follows is a proposed high-level framework intended to guide 
the scope and content for NCA6. Public comments are sought on all 
aspects of this proposed framework.
    The proposed framework includes the following topics:

(A) Introduction and context for NCA6
(B) Foundational physical, social, and biological drivers of past and 
future climate change
(C) Climate risks and impacts to human health and well-being, social 
systems, and environments
(D) Regional and, where possible, sub-regional analyses within the 
United States
(E) Information needed to inform climate change mitigation and 
adaptation actions, increase resilience, and reduce risks
(F) Updates to the NCA Atlas and other climate services tools

    This framework presents the anticipated scope and content of NCA6; 
it is not an indicator of the final structure of the report. Comments 
on these general topics, as well as any key scientific advances within 
a topic, are welcomed.

A. Introduction and Context for NCA6

    Considerations of context and scope of NCA6 include the overarching 
themes noted above as well as the following:
    NCA's relationship to complementary domestic and international 
assessment efforts.
    Advancements in science or scientific approaches since NCA5 and 
discussion of the associated uncertainty, including assessments 
completed or in progress after publication of NCA5, and in particular 
those under the auspices of USGCRP (e.g., the National Nature 
Assessment).
    The geographic and temporal scope (i.e., historic to the next 25 to 
100 years).
    Risks to interconnected natural, built, and social systems, and the 
potential for cascading or compound impacts of global change.
    Terms and their definitions used to describe confidence and 
uncertainty levels associated with key statements and findings (and 
accompanying traceable accounts), which may be similar to those used in 
NCA5.
    We seek public comment on the proposed introductory and contextual 
material described above for NCA6.

B. Foundational Physical, Social, and Biological Drivers of Past and 
Future Climate Change

    NCA6 will assess the state of scientific evidence regarding the 
social, physical, and biological drivers of global change, with an 
emphasis on advances in knowledge since NCA5, including the following:
    Changing global and national conditions that influence (1) drivers 
of climate change, namely the activities that lead to emissions and 
atmospheric buildup of greenhouse gas concentrations; and (2) factors 
that affect communities' resilience and vulnerability, such as 
demographic and land-use changes, behavioral changes, advances in 
technology, and economic development.
    Observations of changes in climate-related phenomena at global, 
national, and subnational scales, such as atmospheric composition, 
radiative forcing, temperature, precipitation, climate variability, 
large-scale climate modes (e.g., El Ni[ntilde]o events), drought, 
wildfire, floods and associated hydrologic events (e.g., streamflow, 
snowpack), sea-level rise and other physical ocean changes, 
biogeochemistry of land and marine systems, ocean acidification, 
extreme heat, and storms (e.g., hurricanes), atmospheric rivers, polar 
changes (including permafrost and land-ice dynamics), and ice-sheet 
dynamics; and attribution of social, physical, and biophysical 
processes to human activities.
    Future projections of changes in Earth system processes based on 
modeling results of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). 
Treatment of future scenarios, and associated risks and impacts, will 
emphasize the most recent modeling data (i.e., CMIP6), with CMIP5 and 
other future scenarios included as determined by the available sources 
of information.
    Scientific understanding of observed and future extremes, including 
the attribution of an extreme event (intensity, duration, frequency, 
etc.) to climate change-related causes and potential tipping points or 
other potential outcomes that may have a low probability of occurring, 
but could be extremely damaging or highly beneficial to the U.S. were 
they to occur.
    We seek public comment on the proposed physical, social, and 
biological science framing described above for NCA6.

C. Climate Change Risks and Impacts to Human Health and Well-Being, 
Social Systems, and Environments

    The GCRA of 1990 requires that the NCA analyze ``the effects of 
global change on the natural environment, agriculture, energy 
production and use, land and water resources, transportation, human 
health and welfare, human social systems, and biological diversity.'' 
NCA6 will provide national-level overviews of observed and potential 
risks and impacts under a range of scenarios in these key areas of 
concern for people and the environment, with supporting regional 
information, as described under Part D.
    To better understand global change, non-climatic trends (e.g., 
population changes) will be discussed to provide a broader context 
within which the effects of climate change can be understood. Current 
and future risks, impacts, and benefits will be identified in each of 
these topic areas, using quantifiable metrics where possible. The 
impact of extreme events will be addressed where possible. In addition, 
potential mitigation, adaptation, and resilience measures to reduce 
risks will be described, to the extent these are identified in 
available sources of information.
    In addition to coverage of these mandated topics, the following 
additional specific areas are under consideration for inclusion in 
NCA6: land cover and land-use change; forests; ecosystems and ecosystem 
services; coasts; ocean ecosystems; marine resources; built 
environment; urban and rural systems; air quality; effects on Tribal 
and Indigenous communities; economics; and international effects, in 
particular those that may raise environmental, humanitarian, trade, or 
public safety and security issues for the United States. It is worth 
noting that NCA6 may choose to reduce its coverage of topics that are 
assessed in other products (such as the National Nature Assessment), 
depending on the assessment findings of the author teams.
    NCA6 will prioritize use of data and research that include full 
geographic coverage of the entire nation, inclusive

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of Alaska, Hawai`i, U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands, and the U.S. 
Caribbean.
    We seek public comment on the proposed areas of focus for NCA6 as 
described above and welcome input on other topics that should be 
considered for inclusion. Please note that topics listed in the Draft 
Prospectus or submitted as comments may or may not result in a 
standalone chapter or feature; development of the table of contents is 
at the discretion of the NCA6 Federal Steering Committee.

D. Regional Analyses Within the United States

    This section will describe sub-national, regional-level 
perspectives for each of the areas identified in Part C, allowing for 
discussion of topics of interest to each region.
    The proposed regional analyses for NCA6 will follow the model of 
NCA5, which included the following regions of the United States: 
Northeast, Southeast, U.S. Caribbean, Midwest, Northern Great Plains, 
Southern Great Plains, Northwest, Southwest, Alaska, and Hawai`i and 
U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (see https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/front-matter#fig-1). Areas of focus will vary across regions 
based on the availability of research and the regional identification 
of needs.
    As appropriate and where available, NCA6 will also highlight 
information at the state, city, Tribal, and territory level, as well as 
urban and rural case studies to showcase climate trends, potential 
risks, and mitigation, adaptation, and resilience action with local 
specificity.
    We seek public comment on the proposed level of detail to be 
provided at regional scales, sectors, or topics to focus on within 
particular regions, and overarching themes that should inform the 
regional analyses within NCA6.

E. Information Needed To Support Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation, 
Resilience, and Risk Reduction

    NCA6 will identify needs and opportunities for mitigation, 
adaptation, and resilience measures and planning in the face of 
observed and projected changes in climate. NCA6 will not evaluate nor 
recommend specific policy measures, actions, instruments, or mechanisms 
to deliver or incentivize either adaptation or mitigation responses at 
any level of government. Rather, the intention of NCA6 is to inform 
mitigation, adaptation, and resilience needs, planning, and actions 
across the nation. Scientific assessment of mitigation, adaptation, and 
resilience needs and opportunities will also be drawn from relevant 
information from Parts B, C, and D as outlined above, including 
evidence of successful measures, and discussed in the context of the 
research topics described below.
    Review of the following is proposed for inclusion in NCA6:
    Recent information on economic drivers of emissions; social and 
economic impacts of climate change across sectors and regions at 
different levels of warming.
    Recent information on the potential for reducing greenhouse gas 
emissions, adapting to climate impacts, and building climate resilience 
through various solutions and strategies. This includes an assessment 
of the evidence regarding the effectiveness of these solutions and 
strategies.
    Recent information describing case studies (see Part D), where 
relevant.
    The NCA also underpins U.S. government decision-support tools and 
resources such as the Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation 
(CMRA) portal, and U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. Moreover, the NCA 
is a significant climate service for both producers and users in their 
mitigation, adaptation, and resilience work.
    We seek public comment on the proposed framing of information in 
NCA6 needed to support climate change mitigation, adaptation, 
resilience, and risk reduction, connections between NCA6 and other U.S. 
government decision support tools, and how NCA6 may inform development 
and delivery of climate services (see Part F).

F. Updates to NCA Atlas and Other Climate Services

    The incorporation of NCA information into U.S. government decision-
support tools and other climate services has proven to be an effective 
way of ensuring NCAs are both useful and usable. USGCRP will maintain 
and expand the NCA Atlas as NCA6 develops, in addition to maintaining 
and expanding other existing support tools (see Part E). USGCRP will 
also seek to identify needs and opportunities for new climate services 
or connections between NCA and other relevant tools. This could include 
assessments of available climate services, especially as they relate to 
adaptation, resilience, and mitigation efforts. Gaps and opportunities 
could be a result of governance challenges and/or modeling/scientific 
understanding. Suggestions for other decision-support tools and 
services are welcomed.
    As with previous assessments, appendices and front matter sections 
will provide additional background, context, and detail on the 
development of NCA6. Topics currently planned for inclusion include 
report process details, legal mandates and requirements, tools, and 
technical inputs. Suggestions for other appendix topics are requested.
    We seek public comment on all aspects of the anticipated scope and 
content of this framework for NCA6, as described above.
    Responses: Response to this Request for Comment is voluntary. 
Respondents need not reply to all questions or topics. Responses may be 
used by the U.S. Government for program planning on a non-attribution 
basis. NOAA therefore requests that no business proprietary information 
or copyrighted information be submitted in response to this Request for 
Comment. Please note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response 
preparation, or for the use of any information contained in the 
response.

II. Call for Authors and Contributors

    NCA6 will be written by a group of volunteers with expertise in 
topics relevant to climate science and global change. Nominations are 
sought for authors with pertinent subject matter expertise, 
proficiency, or relevant background, including Indigenous Knowledge 
holders, in at least one of the topics delineated in the draft 
prospectus (Part I). Nominations are encouraged from all governmental 
and nongovernmental sectors.
    The NCA6 Federal Steering Committee (FSC) recognizes the value of 
Indigenous Knowledge that Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples have 
gained and passed down from generation to generation and recognizes 
Indigenous Knowledge as one of many important bodies of knowledge that 
can contribute to NCA6. The FSC understands that multiple lines of 
evidence or ways of knowing can lead to better-formed assessments and 
encourages nominations of Indigenous Knowledge holders for all NCA6 
participant roles.
    Submissions must document that nominees have demonstrated 
backgrounds such that they could contribute to the development of a 
robust assessment as subject matter experts in one or more of the 
topics described in the Draft Prospectus (Part I of this FRN) above. In 
addition, individuals interested in being considered for chapter 
leadership positions should have experience with leading collaborative 
teams under deadlines.
    Authors volunteering to assist in writing NCA6 are providing an 
important service to the United States. In addition to providing an 
opportunity to inform policy, participation in NCA6 will allow authors 
to expand their professional networks and visibility,

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and to explore opportunities to create derivative products.
    The Federal Government will not provide financial compensation for 
these roles. The Federal Government is anticipated to provide travel 
costs to authors to attend meetings if requested for NCA6; however, 
this is not guaranteed. Formal acknowledgment of participant 
contributions will be provided to each author and their institution as 
requested.
    NCA6 will attempt to address the full breadth of each topic and 
seeks a suitably diverse author pool, including Indigenous Knowledge 
holders, biophysical and social scientists, engineers, planners, and 
traditionally underrepresented groups. Selection criteria for all 
author positions will consider expertise, disciplinary background, 
career status, diversity, and geographic representation.

Participant Roles

    Nominees may be invited to serve as Chapter Lead Authors, Graphics 
Development Leads, Authors, or Technical Contributors to NCA6.
    A Federal Coordinating Lead Author (CLA) selected by the Federal 
Steering Committee (FSC) will serve as a liaison between the author 
team and federal agencies.
    Chapter Leads (CLs) oversee chapter development by selecting 
authors, managing author teams, delegating chapter writing assignments, 
and providing drafts of the chapter to the CLA. CLs are closely 
involved with the writing process, working to ensure that the content 
of the chapter is consistent across sections and drafts are delivered 
on time. CLs will, with input and guidance from the FSC and CLA, 
establish author teams comprising federal and non-federal experts. Only 
non-federal experts may serve as CLs. Persons selected as CLs will be 
informed after the close of the nominations window.
    The Graphics Development Lead is a new role introduced for NCA6. 
Graphics Leads will be a full author on the chapter team and will be 
responsible for leading and managing the development of all graphics 
within their assigned chapter. They will work directly with USGCRP 
staff and the NOAA Technical Support Unit throughout the process to 
ensure that well-designed informative graphics are developed alongside 
the text of the chapter.
    Technical Contributors are invited by CLs to contribute to chapters 
for discrete, specific content, such as a case study or a figure, on an 
as-needed basis. Technical Contributors are not chapter authors and may 
be either federal or non-federal employees. Technical Contributors may 
be brought on later in the NCA6 development process as specific 
expertise is identified.
    Eligible nominees not selected as Chapter Leads will be considered 
for other chapter roles as appropriate. For more information on author 
roles, see https://www.globalchange.gov/nca6.

Nomination Process

    In developing NCA6, USGCRP will follow the principles of a use-
inspired, knowledge-informed assessment, shaped by both the potential 
uses of the final products and by science and other forms of knowledge. 
USGCRP recognizes the importance of lived experiences and acknowledges 
Indigenous Knowledge as an important form of evidence. Across all 
phases of NCA6, USGCRP aims to be inclusive, represent diverse 
perspectives, and create products that are accessible to the widest 
possible audience.
    Responses to this request for nominations for authors must be 
submitted by the closing of this FRN. The nomination forms can be 
accessed via https://www.globalchange.gov/notices. Interested persons 
may nominate themselves or third parties for these roles, and 
individuals may submit multiple nominations.
    Each nomination must include (1) the nominee's full name, title, 
institutional affiliation, and contact information; (2) the nominee's 
area(s) of expertise; (3) the proposed NCA6 topic(s) (see Draft 
Prospectus in Part I above) for which the nominee is qualified; (4) a 
short description of the nominee's qualifications relative to 
contributing to the report; and (5) a current CV [maximum length four 
(4) pages].
    All interested members of the public are encouraged to volunteer 
themselves for consideration. Nominations with missing information, or 
for nominees who do not meet the eligibility requirements above, may 
not be considered.

Expertise Sought

    In accordance with the GCRA, USGCRP seeks nominations with 
expertise in the areas of climate/Earth system science, as well as 
sectoral, issue-specific, and regional impacts. This includes expertise 
in the following broad topic areas (subject to change):
    Climate/Earth system science expertise to integrate, evaluate, and 
interpret the latest scientific findings; discuss the associated 
uncertainties; analyze current trends in global change; and project 
major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years.
    Sectoral and issue-specific impacts expertise, including in the 
social sciences, to analyze the effects of global change on the natural 
environment (including terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems); 
agriculture (including food and food production); energy production and 
use; land and water resources (including land cover/land-use change, 
forests, coasts, oceans, and terrestrial/marine resources); 
transportation; human health and welfare (including air quality); human 
social systems (including the built environment, urban/rural systems, 
cities, and economics); biological diversity; Tribes and Indigenous 
peoples; and response.
    Regional expertise that integrates across relevant natural and 
social science areas for the NCA regions (available at https://www.globalchange.gov/nca5).
    Response expertise relevant to NCA6, including (but not limited to) 
mitigation, adaptation, resilience, or other relevant scientific 
topics.
    Any other relevant climate services-related topic or skill set not 
listed above, including (but not limited to) engineering, planning, 
architecture, finance, business.
    Further, authors are welcome to nominate themselves for topics not 
listed above that are consistent with the GCRA mandate.
    In addition to technical knowledge, USGCRP seeks nominees with 
expertise that would be useful for developing an NCA chapter. These 
skills include (but are not limited to) the following:
    Clear and effective scientific writing, especially for a non-
technical audience.
    Graphic design experience, such as developing data-focused graphics 
that are clear and effective, development of infographics, or 
downscaling modeling visualization.
    Team management experience, including overseeing the work of 
multiple technical experts to a central project.
    Synthesis and assessment projects, especially across multiple 
research disciplines and types of technical inputs.

Conditions of Participation

    All participation in and contributions to the NCA will be without 
compensation and will be potentially included in the publicly released 
NCA. By voluntarily participating in the NCA, you acknowledge the 
following:
    1. Participation in the NCA means facilitating the development of 
the NCA, contributing new work to the NCA, or contributing preexisting 
work for the NCA. Any such work will be

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incorporated into the NCA at the Federal Government's discretion, 
including the possibility of modification, without any compensation and 
without redaction under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or 
otherwise.
    2. All contributions to the NCA of text and original figures (those 
newly created for NCA and not previously published) will be released 
under the Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0 
1.0). Such contributions will not be protected by copyright or other 
intellectual property rights. Data, algorithms/models, and software 
code used to create or support the creation of text and original 
figures will also be publicly released in connection with the NCA. In 
some cases, such data, algorithms/models, and software code may be 
subject to copyright restrictions prohibiting both their use for 
commercial purposes and the creation of derivative works, such as CC 
BY-NC-ND 4.0, but any such restrictions may not prohibit their use for 
the purpose of reproducing results.
    3. Participants assume any and all risks associated with 
participation in the NCA. By participating, participants inherently 
waive all claims against the Federal Government and its related 
entities, except for claims based on willful misconduct, for any 
injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits 
(whether direct, indirect, or consequential) arising from participation 
in the NCA.
    4. By participating, participants agree to indemnify the Federal 
Government in the event that it suffers liability or damages as a 
result of its use of the contribution.
    Submission of a nomination is entirely voluntary and submitters are 
encouraged to ensure they understand the scope of the obligation before 
volunteering. More information, as well as information on asking 
questions beforehand, at https://www.globalchange.gov/nca6.

III. Call for Technical Inputs

    In addition, this request presents an opportunity to submit 
relevant scientific/technical inputs to inform the assessment. Any 
interested parties are encouraged to submit relevant sources of 
information (e.g., papers, articles, reports, Indigenous Knowledge, and 
other local knowledge) for the NCA6 author teams to consider and assess 
for their work. Technical submissions will be accepted electronically 
via the USGCRP Public Contribution System: https://contribute.globalchange.gov Instructions for submitting technical 
inputs are available on the website. Submitters may enter text or 
upload files in response to this notice.
    After the closure of this FRN, submissions of technical inputs will 
still be accepted throughout the NCA6 development process. This call 
for technical inputs is expected to remain open until the close of the 
NCA6 call for public comments on the NCA6 Third Order Draft, 
anticipated to end in early 2027. Additional information on the process 
for submitting technical inputs can be found after the closure of this 
FRN on USGCRP's website. See https://www.globalchange.gov/nca6 for more 
information.
    Response to this call for technical inputs is voluntary.

IV. Notice of Planned Public Engagement Opportunities for NCA6

    Multiple opportunities for public engagement to inform NCA6 will be 
presented throughout the report's development. The following planned 
public engagement schedule is presented to notify the public of these 
coming opportunities. The time ranges proposed are subject to change 
based on the timing of various development stages for NCA6.

Public call for comments on the Draft Prospectus (Q2 2024)
Public call for authors and technical inputs (Q2 2024)
Public comment on NCA6 annotated outline (Q3 2025)
Public engagement workshops and webinars (Q3 2025)
Public call for art (Q2 2026)
Public call for Review Editors (Q3 2026)
Public comment on NCA6 Third Order Draft (Q4 2026 and Q1 2027)
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine peer review 
of NCA6 Third Order Draft (Q4 2026 and Q1 2027)

    Interested parties are invited to participate in these public 
engagement opportunities to ensure robust public input to NCA6. 
Specific dates and locations for all engagements will be provided on 
https://www.globalchange.gov/notices. Members of the public may also 
sign up to receive updates through USGCRP's bimonthly newsletter at 
https://www.globalchange.gov/newsletter-signup.

David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer and Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
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