Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Advisory Committee Meeting, 65603-65604 [2024-17718]
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associated measurement uncertainties
are required to quantify carbon removals
and/or validate models that estimate the
amount of carbon removed. The
quantification of carbon removal in
closed engineered systems, such as
direct air capture, is reasonably
straightforward. In contrast, quantifying
carbon removal in dispersed natural and
hybrid systems is extremely
challenging. The scientific
understanding, measurements, and
models of these complex systems are
still evolving; enhanced measurements
and data are needed to improve and
validate the models. Furthermore,
advanced technologies that enhance
applicability and accuracy are needed to
expand current measurement
capabilities. This will enable the
acquisition of high-quality data, at
appropriate spatial and temporal
resolutions, over sufficient time to
quantify the carbon uptake and verify
that the carbon remains sequestered
over the period claimed. Moreover, to be
economically viable, the measurement
and monitoring capabilities must be
available at reasonable costs to deploy,
scale, and maintain. Ultimately,
measurement science along with SI
traceability are critical tools to increase
data veracity, quality, and objectivity
and thus build quality and confidence
in the carbon removal quantification.
The initial focus of this consortium is
to evaluate, develop, and standardize
methods to characterize and quantify
the carbon removal by (1) forests and (2)
direct air capture. Test methods to
specifically measure carbon in these
systems will be explored. A later focus
of the consortium will be to evaluate the
suitability of current measurement
standards for carbon removal in
additional pathways prioritized by
through stakeholder input and, where
appropriate, develop new test methods
needed to help build quality and
confidence in the carbon removal
marketplace. NIST and consortia
partners will perform research together
with the following four goals:
• Evaluate the suitability of current
measurement approaches to quantify
aspects of carbon dioxide removal.
• Validate the repeatability and
comparability of the current
measurement methods.
• Identify areas where measurements,
models, and data should be expanded
and enhanced to provide fit-for-purpose
capabilities.
• Use these measurements as a
foundation for test method(s) that can be
standardized through a consensus-based
standards development organization.
No proprietary information will be
shared as part of the Consortium.
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Participants are expected to provide
subject matter expertise and to actively
participate in the consortium with the
goal of developing measurement
solutions to support the development of
industry standards.
Participation Process
Eligibility to participate in the
Consortium will be determined by NIST
based on the information provided by
prospective participants in response to
this notice. NIST will evaluate the
submitted responses from prospective
participants to determine eligibility to
participate in this Consortium.
Consortium members are expected to
contribute expertise related to carbon
dioxide removal such as knowledge as
a researcher, project developer,
evaluator, purchaser, related experience,
etc. that addresses the measurement,
verification, and reporting of carbon
dioxide removal. Prospective
participants should provide a letter of
interest with the following information
to NIST’s Consortium Manager:
(1) A description of their specific
experience in or knowledge of carbon
dioxide removal.
(2) List of interested party’s
anticipated project team and a contracts
or legal contact for the CRADA.
Letters of interest must not include
business proprietary information. NIST
will not treat any information provided
in response to this notice as proprietary
information. NIST will notify each
organization of its eligibility. In order to
participate in this Consortium, each
eligible organization will be required to
sign a Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (CRADA) with
NIST. All participants in the
Consortium that are legally permitted to
enter into a CRADA will be bound by
the same terms and conditions.
Organizations that are legally prohibited
or not legally authorized to enter into a
CRADA may, at NIST’s discretion, be
permitted to participate in the
Consortium under an agreement other
than a CRADA with terms that will
differ, as necessary, from the terms of
the CRADA. NIST does not guarantee
participation in the Consortium to any
organization submitting a letter of
interest.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3710a.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Marine and Coastal Area-Based
Management Advisory Committee
Meeting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine and
Coastal Area-based Management
Advisory Committee (MCAM). The
members will discuss and provide
advice on issues outlined under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
DATES: The meeting will be August 27–
28, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually on the Google Meets Platform.
Registration is not required. Participants
may join the meeting with the
following:
Join from computer: meet.google.com/
pod-mvsq-wab.
Join by phone: (US) +1 929–277–6190;
PIN: 482 233 540#.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Wenzel, Director, NOAA’s
National Marine Protected Areas Center,
Lauren.Wenzel@noaa.gov, (240) 533–
0652; or Heather Sagar, Senior Policy
Advisor, NOAA Fisheries,
Heather.Sagar@noaa.gov, (301) 427–
8019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. 1009(a)(2), notice is hereby given
of a meeting of MCAM. The MCAM was
established in 2022 to advise the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere on science-based
approaches to area-based protection,
conservation, restoration, and
management in coastal and marine
areas, including the Great Lakes. The
charter is located online at https://
oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/marinecoastal-fac/.
SUMMARY:
I. Matters To Be Considered
The meeting time and agenda are
subject to change. The meeting is
convened to discuss the following
topics: area-based management in the
U.S.; effectiveness and outcomes of
area-based management; how NOAA
may best leverage area-based
management investments, including
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and
Inflation Reduction Act funds;
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meaningful community engagement in
area-based management; how NOAA
can better support and prioritize
Indigenous-led conservation and costewardship; as well as various
administrative and organizational
matters. The times and the agenda
topics described here are subject to
change. For the most up-to-date meeting
times, agenda, and meeting materials,
refer to the MCAM website (https://
oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/marinecoastal-fac/meetings.html).
II. Public Comment Instructions
The meeting will be open to public
comment (check agenda on the MCAM
website to confirm the time for oral
public comment during the meeting).
Written comments should be received
by the Designated Federal Official by
August 21, 2024, to provide sufficient
time for Committee review. Written
comments received after August 21,
2023, will be distributed to the
Committee, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date. To submit
written comments, please email Ellie
Roberts, ellie.roberts@noaa.gov. Written
comments NOAA receives are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with
the comment. Comments that contain
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other
inappropriate language will not be
considered.
III. Special Accommodations
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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Ellie
Roberts at ellie.roberts@noaa.gov, at
least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
John Armor,
Designated Federal Official, Marine and
Coastal Area-based Management Advisory
Committee, Director, Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Space Weather Advisory Group
Meeting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Space Weather Advisory
Group (SWAG) will meet for three hours
on September 13, 2024.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled as
follows: September 13, 2024 from 11
a.m.–2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving
Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
a virtual event. For details on how to
connect to the webinar or to submit
comments, please visit https://
www.weather.gov/swag or contact Amy
Macpherson, National Weather Service;
telephone: 816–287–1344; email:
amy.macpherson@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Macpherson, National Weather
Service, NOAA, 7220 NW 101st Terrace,
Kansas City, MO 64153; 816–287–1344
or amy.macpherson@noaa.gov; or visit
the SWAG website: https://
www.weather.gov/swag.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Promoting Research and
Observations of Space Weather to
Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow
(PROSWIFT) Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et
seq., the Administrator of NOAA and
the National Science and Technology
Council’s Space Weather Operations,
Research, and Mitigation (SWORM)
Subcommittee established the SWAG on
April 21, 2021. The SWAG is the only
Federal Advisory SWAG that advises
and informs the interest and work of the
SWORM. The SWAG is to receive
advice from the academic community,
the commercial space weather sector,
and nongovernmental space weather
end users to carry out the
responsibilities of the SWAG set forth in
the PROSWIFT Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et
seq.
The SWAG is directed to advise the
SWORM 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 51 U.S.C 60604(d); and developing
and implementing the integrated
strategy under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c),
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including subsequent updates and
reevaluations. The SWAG shall also
conduct a 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).
Matters To Be Considered
The meeting will be open to the
public. During the meeting, the SWAG
will discuss the PROSWIFT Act, 51
U.S.C. 60601 et seq., directed duties of
the SWAG including the required 51
U.S.C. 60601(d)(3) user survey. The full
agenda and meeting materials will be
published on the SWAG website:
https://www.weather.gov/swag.
Additional Information and Public
Comments
The meeting will be held over three
hours and will be conducted in a virtual
manner (for meeting details see
ADDRESSES). Please register for the
meeting through the website: https://
www.weather.gov/swag.
This event is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. For all other special
accommodation requests, please contact
amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. This
webinar is a NOAA public meeting and
will be recorded and transcribed. If you
have a public comment, you
acknowledge you will be recorded and
are aware you can opt out of the
meeting. Participation in the meeting
constitutes consent to the recording.
Both the meeting minutes and
presentations will be posted to the
SWAG website https://
www.weather.gov/swag. The agenda,
speakers and times are subject to
change. For updates, please check the
SWAG website https://
www.weather.gov/swag.
Public comments directed to the
SWAG members and SWAG related
topics are encouraged. For other written
public comments, please email
amy.macpherson@noaa.gov by
September 6, 2024. Written comments
received after this date will be
distributed to the SWAG but may not be
reviewed prior to the meeting date. As
time allows, public comments will be
read into the public record during the
meeting, or posted to the meeting
website.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Advisory Committee
Meeting
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed schedule and agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Marine and Coastal Area-based Management
Advisory Committee (MCAM). The members will discuss and provide advice
on issues outlined under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
DATES: The meeting will be August 27-28, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually on the Google Meets
Platform. Registration is not required. Participants may join the
meeting with the following:
Join from computer: meet.google.com/pod-mvsq-wab.
Join by phone: (US) +1 929-277-6190; PIN: 482 233 540#.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Director, NOAA's
National Marine Protected Areas Center, [email protected], (240)
533-0652; or Heather Sagar, Senior Policy Advisor, NOAA Fisheries,
[email protected], (301) 427-8019.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(2), notice is hereby
given of a meeting of MCAM. The MCAM was established in 2022 to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on science-
based approaches to area-based protection, conservation, restoration,
and management in coastal and marine areas, including the Great Lakes.
The charter is located online at https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/marine-coastal-fac/.
I. Matters To Be Considered
The meeting time and agenda are subject to change. The meeting is
convened to discuss the following topics: area-based management in the
U.S.; effectiveness and outcomes of area-based management; how NOAA may
best leverage area-based management investments, including Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act funds;
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meaningful community engagement in area-based management; how NOAA can
better support and prioritize Indigenous-led conservation and co-
stewardship; as well as various administrative and organizational
matters. The times and the agenda topics described here are subject to
change. For the most up-to-date meeting times, agenda, and meeting
materials, refer to the MCAM website (https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/marine-coastal-fac/meetings.html).
II. Public Comment Instructions
The meeting will be open to public comment (check agenda on the
MCAM website to confirm the time for oral public comment during the
meeting). Written comments should be received by the Designated Federal
Official by August 21, 2024, to provide sufficient time for Committee
review. Written comments received after August 21, 2023, will be
distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the
meeting date. To submit written comments, please email Ellie Roberts,
[email protected]. Written comments NOAA receives are considered
part of the public record, and the entirety of the comment, including
the name of the commenter, email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with the comment. Comments that contain
profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other inappropriate language will not
be considered.
III. Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Ellie Roberts at [email protected], at least
5 days prior to the meeting date.
John Armor,
Designated Federal Official, Marine and Coastal Area-based Management
Advisory Committee, Director, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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