Notice2023-23611
Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Published
October 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC) will meet as indicated below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73355-73356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23611]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[24XD4523WS/DWSN00000.000000/DS61500000/DP.61501]
Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Invasive Species Council, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Invasive Species
Advisory Committee (ISAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Invasive Species Advisory Committee will convene in-person
on Monday, November 13, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET); Tuesday,
November 14, 2023, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET); and, Wednesday, November
15, 2023; 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (ET). The general session proceedings
will also be streamed virtually via Zoom webinar. NOTE: Virtual access
to the general session portions of the meeting will be in ``listen
only'' mode. Registration is required at: <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/5TwFXSkEpf">https://forms.office.com/g/5TwFXSkEpf</a>.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240. Meeting will be held in the North Penthouse. All
registered in-person attendees must pass through
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security screening upon entering the facility.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning attending
the ISAC meeting, submitting written comments to the ISAC, or
requesting to address the ISAC, contact Kelsey Brantley, NISC
Operations Director and ISAC Coordinator, National Invasive Species
Council Staff, telephone (202) 577-7012; fax: (202) 208-4118, or email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#761d131a05130f2914041718021a130f361f19055812191f58111900"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc0cec7d8ced2f4c9d9cac5dfc7ced2ebc2c4d885cfc4c285ccc4dd">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice
to the NISC, as authorized by Executive Orders 13112 and 13751, on a
broad array of issues related to preventing the introduction of
invasive species and providing for their control and minimizing the
economic, ecological, and human health impacts that invasive species
cause. NISC is co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Commerce. The duty of
NISC is to provide national leadership regarding invasive species
issues.
The purpose of an in-person meeting on Monday, November 13, 2023
through Wednesday, November 15, 2023 is to convene the full ISAC to
finalize and formally approve deliverables developed by its
subcommittees on three (3) topics requested by NISC: (1) the impacts of
invasive species on underserved communities; (2) the intersection of
climate change and invasive species; and, (3) an assessment of national
priorities related to invasive species.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will consist of an opening
session with remarks from NISC member agencies, updates on priority
NISC and NISC member agency activities, discussion of outputs by the
three subcommittees, and consideration of new issues for ISAC input and
advice. Opportunities for public comment will be provided before the
conclusion of each meeting day.
The final agenda and other reference documents for discussion
during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become
available, but no later than 48 hours prior to the start of the meeting
at <a href="https://www.invasivespecies.gov">https://www.invasivespecies.gov</a>.
Meeting Registration: All meeting participants and interested
members of the public must register at <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/5TwFXSkEpf">https://forms.office.com/g/5TwFXSkEpf</a> to attend the meeting in-person or observe the general
session virtually. Due to the limited capacity at the meeting venue,
and limited connections available for virtual observation, individuals
must register no later than Friday, November 10, 2023; 3:00 p.m. (ET).
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open
to the public. Registration is required (see Meeting Registration
above). Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. Please contact Kelsey Brantley at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e656b627d6b77516c7c6f607a626b774e67617d206a616720696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92f9f7fee1f7ebcdf0e0f3fce6fef7ebd2fbfde1bcf6fdfbbcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a>, at least seven (7) business days prior to
the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to
process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed
on a case-by-case basis.
Public Comment: Interested members of the public may provide either
oral or written comments to ISAC for consideration. Oral comments may
be given during designated times as specified in the meeting agenda.
Written comments must be submitted by email to Kelsey Brantley at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0269676e71677b5d6070636c766e677b426b6d712c666d6b2c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="066d636a75637f5964746768726a637f466f69752862696f28616970">[email protected]</span></a>, no later than Friday, November 10, 2023;
3:00 p.m. (ET). All written comments will be provided to members of the
ISAC. Individuals who wish to expand upon their oral statements, or
those who had wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the
agenda, may submit written comments to Kelsey Brantley at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc7c9c0dfc9d5f3cedecdc2d8c0c9d5ecc5c3df82c8c3c582cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fe959b928d9b87a19c8c9f908a929b87be97918dd09a9197d0999188">[email protected]</span></a>, up to 30 days following the meeting.
All comments will be made part of the public record and will be
electronically distributed to all ISAC members. The detailed meeting
minutes will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the
meeting.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your written comments, you should be aware that your entire comment
including your personal identifying information will be made publicly
available. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Stanley W. Burgiel,
Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. 2023-23611 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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