Notice2023-00325
Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on the National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee
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Published
January 11, 2023
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
The Department of the Interior (DOI) is seeking nominations to serve on the National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee (NVEWSAC). The NVEWSAC will assist the Secretary in implementing the National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) and provide an annual report to the Secretary that describes its activities and related scientific research.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1606-1607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00325]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23GH009980000.GA00EZ5]
Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on the National
Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is seeking nominations to
serve on the National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee
(NVEWSAC). The NVEWSAC will assist the Secretary in implementing the
National Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System (NVEWS) and
provide an annual report to the Secretary that describes its activities
and related scientific research.
DATES: Nominations for the NVEWSAC must be received by February 6,
2023.
ADDRESSES: NVEWSAC nominations can be sent to Dr. Charles Mandeville at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b2bcb0bfb5b4a7b8bdbdb491edb0f1b9a3b4b7ec" http: usgs.gov">usgs.gov</a>">cmandeville@<a href="http://usgs.gov">usgs.gov</a></a>. Additional information about NVEWSAC may be found
at National Volcano Early Warning System Advisory Committee (NVEWSAC)
(<a href="http://usgs.gov">usgs.gov</a>).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries regarding NVEWSAC can be
directed to Dr. Charles Mandeville, Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator
and Designated Federal Officer (DFO), <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3e303c3339382b343131381d613c7d352f383b60" http: usgs.gov">usgs.gov</a>">cmandeville@<a href="http://usgs.gov">usgs.gov</a></a>, 571-286-
2304.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NVEWSAC is established under Title V of
the John Dingell Jr., Conservation, Management and Recreation Act,
March 12, 2019 (Pub. L. 116-9) and is regulated by the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The NVEWSAC assists the Secretary in implementing
NVEWS and provides an annual report to the Secretary that describes its
activities and related scientific research. The NVEWSAC includes up to
30 members and will meet 1-2 times per year.
Membership will be comprised of representatives from Federal
Agencies and non-Federal experts who are qualified physical scientists,
natural
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scientists, volcanologists, geochemists, atmospheric scientists,
meteorologists, engineers, remote-sensing scientists, hydrologists, and
information technologists. Non-Federal experts will be appointed as
Special Government Employees (SGEs). Individuals may also be selected
from state and local governments, academia, and the volcano science
community, who will be appointed as representative members of those
organizations.
Please be aware that applicants selected to serve as SGEs will be
required, prior to appointment, to file a Confidential Financial
Disclosure Report in order to avoid involvement in real or apparent
conflicts of interest. You may find a copy of the Confidential
Financial Disclosure Report at the following website: <a href="https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees/financial-disclosure">https://www.doi.gov/ethics/special-government-employees/financial-disclosure</a>.
Additionally, after appointment, members appointed as SGEs will be
required to meet applicable financial disclosure and ethics training
requirements. Please contact 202-208-7960 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60242f293f25140809031320130f0c4e040f094e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="11555e584e54657978726251627e7d3f757e783f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>
with any questions about the ethics requirements for members appointed
as SGEs.
Nominees should have established records of distinguished service,
be familiar with relevant areas of geology, volcanology, geography,
hydrology, atmospheric science/meteorology, ecology, and related fields
and have at least a general familiarity with U.S. Geological Survey
programmatic activities relating to its participation in NVEWS. The
candidate's field of expertise should be specified in a brief
nomination letter, along with a resume providing adequate description
of the nominee's qualifications, including information that would
enable the DOI to make an informed decision regarding membership and
permit the DOI to contact a potential member. Nominations are to be
sent to the email address listed under ADDRESSES. Final selection and
appointment of Committee members will be made by the Secretary of the
Interior.
Non-Federal members of the NVEWSAC serve without compensation.
However, while away from their homes or regular places of business,
members engaged in Committee business approved by the DFO may be
allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government
service under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
Committee meetings are open to the public. Notice of committee
meetings are published in the Federal Register at least 15 days before
the date of the meeting. The public will have an opportunity to provide
input at these meetings.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Linda R. Huey,
Program Specialist, Natural Hazards Mission Area.
[FR Doc. 2023-00325 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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