Notice2023-25798
Notice of Request for Information; National Plan for Civil Earth Observations
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Published
November 22, 2023
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Science and Technology Policy Office
Abstract
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requests public inputs to inform the development of the congressionally mandated National Plan for Civil Earth Observations (hereinafter "2023 National Plan"). This notice, which includes a draft of the 2023 National Plan, seeks information to achieve a future vision for continued United States global leadership in enabling and leveraging civil Earth Observations to increase access to Earth data, and address global changes. This notice serves as the follow-on Request for Information referenced in a Federal Register Notice titled "Notice of Upcoming Request for Information; National Plan for Civil Earth Observations".
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81448-81449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25798]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Notice of Request for Information; National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations
AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
ACTION: Notice of Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
requests public inputs to inform the development of the congressionally
mandated National Plan for Civil Earth Observations (hereinafter ``2023
National Plan''). This notice, which includes a draft of the 2023
National Plan, seeks information to achieve a future vision for
continued United States global leadership in enabling and leveraging
civil Earth Observations to increase access to Earth data, and address
global changes. This notice serves as the follow-on Request for
Information referenced in a Federal Register Notice titled ``Notice of
Upcoming Request for Information; National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations''.
DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit
comments on or before 5 p.m. ET, December 31, 2023 to be considered.
ADDRESSES: Due to time constraints, mailed paper submissions will not
be accepted, and electronic submissions received after the deadline may
not be taken into consideration.
Interested individuals and organizations should submit comments
electronically via <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> (Docket <greek-i>: OSTP-2023-XXXX).
Due to time constraints, mailed paper submissions will not be accepted,
and electronic submissions received after the deadline cannot be
ensured to be incorporated or taken into consideration.
Instructions: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>
to submit your comments electronically. Information on how to use
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site
under ``FAQ'' (<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/faq">https://www.regulations.gov/faq</a>).
Privacy Note: OSTP's policy is to make all comments received from
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members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only
information that they wish to make publicly available. OSTP requests
that no proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI.
Information obtained from this RFI may be used by the Government on
a non-attribution basis for planning and strategy development. OSTP
will not respond to individual submissions. A response to this RFI will
not be viewed as a binding commitment to develop or pursue the project
or ideas discussed. This RFI is not accepting applications for
financial assistance or financial incentives.
Responses containing references, studies, research, and other
empirical data that are not widely published should include copies of
or electronic links to the referenced materials. Responses from minors,
or responses containing profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other
inappropriate language or content will not be considered.
Comments submitted in response to this notice are subject to the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Responses to this RFI may be posted
without change online. Please note that the United States Government
will not pay for response preparation, or for the use of any
information contained in a response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ezinne Uzo-Okoro; tel: 202-456-4010.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6617, OSTP is
soliciting public input through an RFI to obtain feedback from a wide
variety of stakeholders, including individuals, industry, academia,
research laboratories, nonprofits, and think tanks. OSTP is
specifically interested in public input to inform the development and
release of the 2023 National Plan to better leverage Earth Observations
for addressing key societal challenges and trends of the coming decade.
The first draft of the 2023 National Plan is included for public input.
Dated: November 16, 2023.
Stacy Murphy,
Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-25798 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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