Notice2022-11108
Call for Public Comment on the Draft U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) Decadal Strategic Plan, 2022-2031
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May 26, 2022
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The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), requests comment from the public on its draft Decadal Strategic Plan.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32064-32065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11108]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Call for Public Comment on the Draft U.S. Global Change Research
Program (USGCRP) Decadal Strategic Plan, 2022-2031
AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
SUMMARY: The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in
collaboration with the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),
requests comment from the public on its draft Decadal Strategic Plan.
DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit
comments before 11:59 p.m. ET, 15 July 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the USGCRP R&C System
(<a href="https://review.globalchange.gov">https://review.globalchange.gov</a>) by the deadline. Due to time
constraints, mailed paper submissions will not be accepted. The review
system will be taken off-line at close of the review window, so there
will be no means to submit late comments.
Instructions: Response to this notice is voluntary. Responses to
this notice may be used by the government for program planning on a
non-attribution basis. OSTP therefore requests that no business
proprietary information or copyrighted information be submitted in
response to this notice. Please note that the U.S. Government will not
pay for response preparation, or for the use of any information
contained in the response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct technical questions to David
Dokken (Senior Program Officer) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf8f8f3f7f7f9f2dce9effbffeeecb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bfdbdbd0d4d4dad1ffcaccd8dccdcf91d8d0c9">[email protected]</span></a>. Process concerns
should be addressed to Michael Kuperberg (USGCRP Executive Director) at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc9197898c998e9e998e9bbc898f9b9f8e8cd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2dfd9c7c2d7c0d0d7c0d5f2c7c1d5d1c0c29cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the implementation phase of USGCRP's
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previous plan winding down (<a href="https://downloads.globalchange.gov/strategic-plan/2012/usgcrp-strategic-plan-2012.pdf">https://downloads.globalchange.gov/strategic-plan/2012/usgcrp-strategic-plan-2012.pdf</a>), work began on a
successor in the spring of 2021. The National Science and Technology
Council provided USGCRP with guidance to produce a plan that was short
(30 pages) and accessible to an informed lay reader. In pursuit of a
high-level, non-technical narrative, over the past year, inputs were
solicited from USGCRP member agencies and interagency working groups,
as well as external organizations such as the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Listening sessions were
conducted within the Federal community and via NASEM external outreach
on the Program's behalf. Public comment on a draft prospectus was
sought (22 November 2021-11 January 2022) to determine if the overall
vision resonated with intended audiences and if the identified
strategic pillars adequately established near-term priorities while
providing the flexibility to address longer term challenges. The draft
narrative is now being provided both to the public and to NASEM to seek
input.
USGCRP seeks feedback on program priorities and accompanying
narrative in the strategic pillar sections. Respondents should consider
(i) ideas on emerging, large-scale scientific questions related to
global change and/or response, especially those where interagency
collaboration will be critical; (ii) specific information on how
science is or is not being used to inform societal response to climate
change, and why; and (iii) knowledge gaps and obstacles to implementing
scientific tools or knowledge.
Individuals wishing to participate in the public review of the
draft 2022-2031 USGCRP Strategic Plan are encouraged to register via
the USGCRP Review and Comment (R&C) System (<a href="https://review.globalchange.gov">https://review.globalchange.gov</a>). The document and instructions are available
from 20 May to 15 July 2022.
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) coordinates
research across 13 Federal agencies to understand the human-induced and
natural processes that influence the total Earth system--the
atmosphere, land, water, ecosystems, and people. USGCRP was established
by Presidential Initiative in 1989 and mandated by Congress in the
Global Change Research Act (GCRA) of 1990 (Sec 104, Pub. L. 101-606;
<a href="https://www.globalchange.gov/about/legal-mandate">https://www.globalchange.gov/about/legal-mandate</a>). The GCRA calls for a
10-year plan with periodic updates. More detail on USGCRP strategic
planning processes to date can be found at <a href="https://www.globalchange.gov/engage/process-products/strategic-planning">https://www.globalchange.gov/engage/process-products/strategic-planning</a>. USGCRP
builds on a foundation of Federal investments in research and
development to ensure that America leads in basic and applied global
change research.
The draft Plan was prepared and vetted by Federal agency officials
comprising the Subcommittee on Global Change Research (SGCR), which
provides overall direction and executive oversight of the Program.
SGCR, whose membership includes representatives of scientific and
implementing agencies, is a standing body of the Committee on
Environment, a component of the National Science and Technology
Council.
Dated: May 19, 2022.
Stacy Murphy,
Operations Manager.
[FR Doc. 2022-11108 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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