Notice2024-03973
Notice of Public Meeting of the Invasive Species Advisory Committee
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Published
February 27, 2024
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 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14518-14519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03973]
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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 by Zoom
virtual platform on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (ET);
Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (ET); and Thursday, May 2, 2024,
1 p.m.-5 p.m. (ET).
ADDRESSES: The final agenda will be available at least 48 hours in
advance of the meeting at <a href="https://www.invasivespecies.gov">https://www.invasivespecies.gov</a>. Registration
is required (see Meeting Registration below). Zoom URL and dial in
information will be provided by email to registered participants no
later than 3 p.m. (ET) on Monday, April 29, 2024.
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#0a616f66796f735568786b647e666f734a636579246e6563246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb0beb7a8bea284b9a9bab5afb7bea29bb2b4a8f5bfb4b2f5bcb4ad">[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
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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 the virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 30, 2024,
through Thursday, May 2, 2024, is to convene the full ISAC to receive
updates from NISC member agencies regarding ongoing priority
activities. Following on discussions at its November 2023 meeting, ISAC
will also continue deliberations on developing input and advice for
NISC related to (1) the national early detection and rapid response
framework and (2) islands and invasive species.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting will be conducted as follows:
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (1 p.m.-5 p.m. ET): Opening remarks, Member
introductions; NISC agency updates, Public Comment; Wednesday, May 1,
2024 (1 p.m.-5 p.m. ET): Committee deliberations, Public Comment;
Thursday, May 2, 2024 (1 p.m.-5 p.m. ET): Continued deliberations, ISAC
operations and planning, Public Comment.
The final agenda, records, 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: Due to the limited number of connections
available, individuals must register no later than Friday, April 26,
2024; 3 p.m. (ET) at: <a href="https://forms.office.com/g/g1g81RRpr1">https://forms.office.com/g/g1g81RRpr1</a>.
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#4a212f26392f331528382b243e262f330a232539642e2523642d253c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="016a646d7264785e6373606f756d647841686e722f656e682f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>, no later than 3 p.m. (ET) each meeting
day. All written comments will be provided to members of the ISAC. Due
to time constraints during the virtual meeting, written public
statements will be submitted directly into the record.
Depending on the number of people who want to comment during the
time available, the length of individual oral comments may be limited.
Requests to address the ISAC during the meeting will be accommodated in
the order the requests are received. 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#b8d3ddd4cbddc1e7dacad9d6ccd4ddc1f8d1d7cb96dcd7d196dfd7ce"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c2729203f2935132e3e2d22382029350c25233f62282325622b233a">[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. Detailed minutes of the
meeting will be available for public inspection within 90 days of the
meeting.
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. We ask that you contact Kelsey Brantley at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea818f86998f93b588988b849e868f93aa838599c48e8583c48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="157e707966706c4a7767747b6179706c557c7a663b717a7c3b727a63">[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 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. 2024-03973 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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