Notice2026-04501
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee
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Published
March 9, 2026
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Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is hereby giving notice that the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will meet as noted below.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 45 (Monday, March 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11334-11335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04501]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-2026-0100; GX25GG009950000]
Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is hereby giving notice that the
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will meet as
noted below.
DATES: The teleconference meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 18,
2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); and on
Thursday, March 19, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gavin Hayes, USGS, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#66010e071f0315261315011548010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="63040b021a061023161004104d040c15">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 303-374-4449. 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 teleconference meeting will be open to
the public. The SESAC will review the current activities of the USGS
Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) and discuss future priorities. Agenda
topics will include an EHP update, administration priorities and
interactions, budget opportunities, the balance of activities supported
by the EHP, external grants, the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction
Program, the National Seismic Hazards Model, the Advanced National
Seismic System, ShakeAlert, reports from SESAC subcommittees, the
annual SESAC report to the USGS Director, and EHP responses to
committee recommendations.
Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: Please make requests
in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening
devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this notice 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.
Members of the public wishing to participate in the teleconference
meeting should contact Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec8b848d95899fac999f8b9fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ff8f7fee6faecdfeaecf8ecb1f8f0e9">[email protected]</span></a> at
least three (3) business days prior to the meeting. Teleconference
meeting call-in information and any updates to the agenda will be
provided via email to registered participants.
Time will be allowed at the public meeting for any individual or
organization wishing to make formal oral comments. Depending on the
number of people who wish to speak and the time available, the time for
individual comments may be limited.
Written comments for the SESAC may be sent electronically in
advance of the scheduled meeting to Dr. Gavin Hayes by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d0dfd6ced2c4f7c2c4d0c499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94f3fcf5edf1e7d4e1e7f3e7baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a> at least three (3) business days prior to the meeting.
Any written comments received will be provided to the SESAC members.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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Detailed minutes of the meeting will be available for public
inspection within 90 days of the meeting.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10)
Marie Peppler,
Acting Deputy Associate Director, Bureau Emergency Management
Coordinator, Natural Hazards Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2026-04501 Filed 3-6-26; 8:45 am]
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