Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG), 46866-46867 [2024-11827]

Download as PDF 46866 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 2024 / Notices 35. We Organic Nature Pvt. Ltd. [FR Doc. 2024–11909 Filed 5–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: The Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Board of Overseers) will meet in open session on Thursday, June 13, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The Board of Overseers, appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, reports the results of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Award) activities to the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) each year, along with its recommendations for the improvement of the Award process. 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Please contact Mrs. Robyn Decker by email at robyn@nist.gov; Mailing Address: NIST c/o Robyn Decker 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1020, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; or 301–975– 2361, please provide her with your name, email, and phone number; and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. All requests to attend must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, June 6, 2024. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(1), 15 U.S.C. 3711a(d)(2)(B) and the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1000 et seq. Alicia Chambers, NIST Executive Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2024–11876 Filed 5–29–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XV200] Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Space Weather Advisory Group (SWAG) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of solicitation of nominations for membership. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act of and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Space Weather Interagency Working Group (interagency working group), requests nominations for membership on the SWAG. DATES: Nominations should be sent to the web address specified below and must be received on or before June 30, 2024. ADDRESSES: Nominations and applications should be submitted electronically to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SWAG, NOAA, Amy Macpherson via email: amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Macpherson, DFO, SWAG, and Acting National Space Weather Program Manager, National Weather Service, NOAA, at amy.macpherson@noaa.gov and William Murtagh, Program Coordinator, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA, at william.murtagh@ noaa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Authority Establishment of the SWAG implements a statutory requirement of the PROSWIFT Act 2020 (Pub. L. 116– 181), 51 U.S.C. 60601 et seq. The SWAG is governed by the FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The mission of the SWAG is to receive advice from the academic community, the commercial space weather sector, and nongovernmental space weather end E:\FR\FM\30MYN1.SGM 30MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 105 / Thursday, May 30, 2024 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 users to advise the Space Weather Interagency Working Group (interagency working group) established by the National Science and Technology Council pursuant to 51 U.S.C. 60601(c). Duties include advising the interagency working group on the following: facilitating advances in the space weather enterprise of the United States; improving the ability of the United States to prepare for, mitigate, respond to, and recover from space weather phenomena; enabling the coordination and facilitation of research to operations and operations to research, as described in section 60604(d) of title 51, United States Code; and developing and implementing the integrated strategy under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c), including subsequent updates and reevaluations. The SWAG shall also conduct a recurring, comprehensive survey of the needs of users of space weather products to identify the space weather research, observations, forecasting, prediction, and modeling advances required to improve space weather products, as required by 51 U.S.C. 60601(d)(3). II. Structure The SWAG shall consist of not more than 15 members, including a chair, of whom: 5 members shall be representatives of the academic community; 5 members shall be representatives of the commercial space weather sector; and 5 members shall be nongovernmental representatives of the space weather end-user community. Members will be chosen to provide an appropriate range of views that represent the span of the space weather community and end-user sectors. Members shall serve in a representative capacity; they are, therefore, not Special Government Employees. As such, members are not subject to the ethics rules applicable to Government employees, except that they must not misuse Government resources or their affiliation with the Committee for personal purposes. All members of the SWAG will be appointed by the interagency working group for a 3-year term, with one member appointed by NOAA as the Chair. Members may not serve on the SWAG for more than two consecutive terms. A member of the SWAG may not serve as the Chair of the SWAG for more than two terms, regardless of whether the terms are consecutive. The SWAG will meet approximately three times each year, which may be conducted in person or by teleconference, webinar, or other means. Additional meetings may be called as appropriate, with approval by the Administrator of NOAA. Members VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:03 May 29, 2024 Jkt 262001 are reimbursed for actual and reasonable travel in accordance with Federal per diem expenses incurred in performing such duties but will not be reimbursed for their time. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SWAG’s membership is required to be balanced in terms of viewpoints represented and the functions to be performed as well as appointments shall be made without discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or cultural, religious, or socioeconomic status. III. Nominations Interested persons may nominate themselves or third parties. An application is required to be considered for SWAG membership, regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third party or self-nominated. The application package must include: (1) the nominee’s full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information; (2) identification of the nominee’s area(s) of industry perspective—academia, commercial service provider, or end-user; (3) a short description of his/her qualifications relative to the kinds of advice being solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and (4) a current resume (maximum length four pages). All nomination information should be provided in a single, complete package, and should be sent to the Designated Federal Officer of the SWAG at the electronic address provided above. Dated: May 23, 2024. Michael Farrar, Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 105 (Thursday, May 30, 2024)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[RTID 0648-XV200]


Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the Space Weather 
Advisory Group (SWAG)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of solicitation of nominations for membership.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Promoting Research and Observations of Space 
Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act of and 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Space Weather 
Interagency Working Group (interagency working group), requests 
nominations for membership on the SWAG.

DATES: Nominations should be sent to the web address specified below 
and must be received on or before June 30, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Nominations and applications should be submitted 
electronically to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SWAG, NOAA, Amy 
Macpherson via email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Macpherson, DFO, SWAG, and 
Acting National Space Weather Program Manager, National Weather 
Service, NOAA, at [email protected] and William Murtagh, Program 
Coordinator, Space Weather Prediction Center, NOAA, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background and Authority

    Establishment of the SWAG implements a statutory requirement of the 
PROSWIFT Act 2020 (Pub. L. 116-181), 51 U.S.C. 60601 et seq. The SWAG 
is governed by the FACA, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., which sets forth 
standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The mission 
of the SWAG is to receive advice from the academic community, the 
commercial space weather sector, and nongovernmental space weather end

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users to advise the Space Weather Interagency Working Group 
(interagency working group) established by the National Science and 
Technology Council pursuant to 51 U.S.C. 60601(c). Duties include 
advising the interagency working group on the following: facilitating 
advances in the space weather enterprise of the United States; 
improving the ability of the United States to prepare for, mitigate, 
respond to, and recover from space weather phenomena; enabling the 
coordination and facilitation of research to operations and operations 
to research, as described in section 60604(d) of title 51, United 
States Code; and developing and implementing the integrated strategy 
under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c), including subsequent updates and 
reevaluations. The SWAG shall also conduct a recurring, comprehensive 
survey of the needs of users of space weather products to identify the 
space weather research, observations, forecasting, prediction, and 
modeling advances required to improve space weather products, as 
required by 51 U.S.C. 60601(d)(3).

II. Structure

    The SWAG shall consist of not more than 15 members, including a 
chair, of whom: 5 members shall be representatives of the academic 
community; 5 members shall be representatives of the commercial space 
weather sector; and 5 members shall be nongovernmental representatives 
of the space weather end-user community. Members will be chosen to 
provide an appropriate range of views that represent the span of the 
space weather community and end-user sectors. Members shall serve in a 
representative capacity; they are, therefore, not Special Government 
Employees. As such, members are not subject to the ethics rules 
applicable to Government employees, except that they must not misuse 
Government resources or their affiliation with the Committee for 
personal purposes. All members of the SWAG will be appointed by the 
interagency working group for a 3-year term, with one member appointed 
by NOAA as the Chair. Members may not serve on the SWAG for more than 
two consecutive terms. A member of the SWAG may not serve as the Chair 
of the SWAG for more than two terms, regardless of whether the terms 
are consecutive. The SWAG will meet approximately three times each 
year, which may be conducted in person or by teleconference, webinar, 
or other means. Additional meetings may be called as appropriate, with 
approval by the Administrator of NOAA. Members are reimbursed for 
actual and reasonable travel in accordance with Federal per diem 
expenses incurred in performing such duties but will not be reimbursed 
for their time. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SWAG's membership 
is required to be balanced in terms of viewpoints represented and the 
functions to be performed as well as appointments shall be made without 
discrimination on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual 
orientation, disability, or cultural, religious, or socioeconomic 
status.

III. Nominations

    Interested persons may nominate themselves or third parties. An 
application is required to be considered for SWAG membership, 
regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third party or self-
nominated. The application package must include: (1) the nominee's full 
name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information; (2) 
identification of the nominee's area(s) of industry perspective--
academia, commercial service provider, or end-user; (3) a short 
description of his/her qualifications relative to the kinds of advice 
being solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and (4) a current resume 
(maximum length four pages). All nomination information should be 
provided in a single, complete package, and should be sent to the 
Designated Federal Officer of the SWAG at the electronic address 
provided above.

    Dated: May 23, 2024.
Michael Farrar,
Director, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, National 
Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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