Notice2023-08029
A Unified Data Framework for DOE Biological and Environmental Research
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April 17, 2023
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Abstract
The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program, as DOE's coordinating office for research on biological systems, bioenergy, environmental science, and Earth system science, is seeking input on the need and the structure of a unified data framework that links or integrates existing data activities within BER. Information produced in response to this request may be used by the BER Advisory Committee (BERAC) to help inform and recommend to BER a strategy for next-generation data management and analysis within a unified framework.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23415-23416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08029]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
A Unified Data Framework for DOE Biological and Environmental
Research
AGENCY: Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER), Office
of Science, Department of Energy (DOE).
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Biological and Environmental Research (BER) Program, as
DOE's coordinating office for research on biological systems,
bioenergy, environmental science, and Earth system science, is seeking
input on the need and the structure of a unified data framework that
links or integrates existing data activities within BER. Information
produced in response to this request may be used by the BER Advisory
Committee (BERAC) to help inform and recommend to BER a strategy for
next-generation data management and analysis within a unified
framework.
DATES: Written comments and information are requested on or before
October 31, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments by email only.
Comments must be sent to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cf8d8a9d8e8c9d89868fbcaca6aaa1acaae1aba0aae1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a8eaedfae9ebfaeee1e8dbcbc1cdc6cbcd86ccc7cd86cfc7de">[email protected]</span></a> with the subject line
``BER unified data''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
may be submitted to Dr. Tristram O. West, (301) 903-5155,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#491d3b203a3d3b2824673e2c3a3d093a2a202c272a2c672d262c672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b3e7c1dac0c7c1d2de9dc4d6c0c7f3c0d0dad6ddd0d69dd7dcd69dd4dcc5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A charge was issued from the Director of
Office of Science on October 13, 2022, to the BER Advisory Committee
(BERAC) to (1) review the existing and anticipated capabilities in data
management and supporting infrastructures that are relevant to the
breadth of BER science and (2) recommend a strategy for next-generation
data management and analysis within a unified framework. The Director's
charge letter may be found here: <a href="https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Reports/Current-BERAC-Charges">https://science.osti.gov/ber/berac/Reports/Current-BERAC-Charges</a>. Information collected through this
request for information, in addition to other informational sources,
may be used by BERAC to recommend strategies to further integrate and
strengthen BER's data infrastructure in support of BER research. It may
also be used by the BERAC in fulfilling its October 13, 2022, charge
from the Director of the Office of Science to recommend a strategy for
next-generation data management and analysis within a unified
framework.
Request for Information
The objective of this request for information is to gather current
and future science questions within BER's mission space that would
require a more integrated data infrastructure for data access,
processing, and use spanning more than one research area. Current BER
research areas are provided online: <a href="https://science.osti.gov/ber/Research">https://science.osti.gov/ber/Research</a>. Supported research includes Atmospheric Science; Earth and
Environmental System Modeling; Environmental Science; Bioenergy and
Bioproducts; and Plant and Microbial Genomics. Current data archives
and activities that support BER research areas include, but are not
limited to, ARM <a href="https://www.arm.gov/">https://www.arm.gov/</a>, ESS-DIVE <a href="https://ess-dive.lbl.gov/">https://ess-dive.lbl.gov/</a>, ESGF <a href="https://esgf.llnl.gov/">https://esgf.llnl.gov/</a>, KBase <a href="https://www.kbase.us/">https://www.kbase.us/</a>
, NMDC <a href="https://microbiomedata.org/">https://microbiomedata.org/</a>, MSD-LIVE <a href="https://msdlive.org/">https://msdlive.org/</a>, and
JGI <a href="https://jgi.doe.gov/">https://jgi.doe.gov/</a>.
Information is specifically requested on how a more unified data
infrastructure may better facilitate current or future science
questions, and what components or technologies are needed to develop a
more unified data infrastructure. Answers or information related, but
not limited, to the following questions are specifically requested:
1. Do you conduct research in one of the BER research areas (i.e.,
Atmospheric Science; Earth and Environmental System Modeling;
Environmental Science; Bioenergy and Bioproducts; or Plant and
Microbial Genomics) and, if so, which area(s)? Please limit additional
detail on your area(s) of research interest to a brief paragraph.
2. What new or existing research areas might benefit from
improvements in data availability or access across research areas,
potentially enabling scientific breakthroughs--and why?
3. What data improvements, including those of accessibility and
integration, could facilitate new or existing research or scientific
breakthroughs?
a. Are there current data sets that should be linked or integrated
into existing data infrastructure to facilitate existing or new
research? If so, which data sets should be so linked or integrated and
why?
b. Are there current barriers to accessing or integrating data from
(a) different DOE sources (e.g., ARM, JGI, ESS-DIVE, MSD-LIVE) or from
(b) different sources separately maintained by DOE and another Federal
agency? If so, what are those barriers and how might they be addressed
to allow for improved data access and integration?
c. What data infrastructure improvements would best support model-
experiment feedbacks; facilitate data synthesis and analysis for multi-
disciplinary research; and enable application of advanced statistical
techniques, including artificial intelligence and machine learning?
Please include a brief explanation as to how each identified
improvement would support each of these listed tasks.
d. What current barriers need to be addressed in developing a
unified infrastructure to promote greater use by a more diverse
community of users, with a focus on improving diversity, equity, and
inclusion within data usage and application?
While the questions provided above can help guide thinking on this
topic, any input is welcome that may assist BERAC in developing a next-
generation data infrastructure in support of BER mission science. The
information provided through this request will assist
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in developing specific strategies that the DOE Office of Science may
implement.
Confidential Business Information
Pursuant to 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that
he or she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public
disclosure should submit via email two well-marked copies: one copy of
the document marked ``confidential'' including all the information
believed to be confidential, and one copy of the document marked ``non-
confidential'' with the information believed to be confidential
deleted. DOE will make its own determination about the confidential
status of the information and treat it according to its determination.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on April 3,
2023, by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director, Office of Science pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. The document with the
original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative
purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the
Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer
has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic
format for publication, as an official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect
of this document upon publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on April 12, 2023.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2023-08029 Filed 4-14-23; 8:45 am]
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