Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee

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In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 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 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55352-55353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17526]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[Docket No. USGS-2026-0100; GX25GG009950000]


Public Meeting of Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
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 meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT); and on Thursday, September 
10, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the North Penthouse of the 
Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building, 1849 C Street 
NW, Washington, DC. Members of the public may attend the meeting in 
person or can attend via webinar. Webinar/conference line instructions 
will be provided to registered attendees prior to the meeting. Please 
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section to register for the meeting no later than September 3, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Gavin Hayes, USGS, by email at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b7d0dfd6ced2c4f7c2c4d0c499d0d8c1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cfa8a7aeb6aabc8fbabca8bce1a8a0b9">[email&#160;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 meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the FACA of 1972 (5 U.S.C. Ch. 10), the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR part 102-
3. The meeting will be open to the public.
    Purpose of the Meeting: 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. Additional 
information about the SESAC is available at: <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/scientific-earthquake-studies-advisory-committee-sesac">https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/scientific-earthquake-studies-advisory-committee-sesac</a>.
    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 meeting should 
contact Dr. Gavin Hayes (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 
(3) business days prior to the meeting. Webinar/conference line 
instructions 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 (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) 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.
    Detailed minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection within 90 days of the meeting.


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(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.)

Brian D Kimbrell,
Federal Register Liaison, US Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2026-17526 Filed 8-26-26; 8:45 am]
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