[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 108 (Monday, June 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27162-27163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13312]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, National Invasive Species Council.
ACTION: Request for Nominations for the Invasive Species Advisory
Committee.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior, on behalf of the
interdepartmental National Invasive Species Council, proposes to
appoint new members to the Invasive Species Advisory Committee (ISAC).
The Secretary of the Interior, acting as administrative lead, is
requesting nominations for qualified persons to serve as members of the
ISAC.
DATES: Nominations must be postmarked by July 23, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Dr. Christopher Dionigi,
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC),
Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240; Express Mail:
1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, Program Analyst and
ISAC Coordinator, at (202) 513-7243, fax: (202) 371-1751, or by e-mail
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Advisory Committee Scope and Objectives
The purpose and role of the ISAC are to provide advice to the
National Invasive Species Council (NISC), as authorized by Executive
Order 13112, on a broad array of issues including preventing the
introduction of invasive species, providing for their control, and
minimizing the economic, ecological, and human health impacts that
invasive species cause. NISC is Co-chaired by the Secretaries of the
Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce, and is charged with providing
coordination, planning and leadership regarding invasive species
issues. Pursuant to the Executive Order, NISC developed a 2008-2012
National Invasive Species Management Plan (Plan), which is available on
the Web at http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/council/nmp.shtml. NISC
is responsible for effective implementation of the Plan including any
revisions of the Plan, and also coordinates Federal agency activities
concerning invasive species; encourages planning and action at local,
tribal, State, regional and ecosystem-based levels; develops
recommendations for international cooperation in addressing invasive
species; facilitates the development of a coordinated network to
document, evaluate, and monitor impacts from invasive species; and
facilitates establishment of an information-sharing system on invasive
species that utilizes, to the greatest extent practicable, the
Internet.
The role of ISAC is to maintain an intensive and regular dialogue
regarding the aforementioned issues. ISAC provides advice in
cooperation with stakeholders and existing organizations addressing
invasive species. The ISAC meets up to three (3) times per year.
Terms for five of the current members of the ISAC will expire in
October 2009. After consultation with the other members of NISC, the
Secretary of the Interior will actively solicit new nominees and
appoint members to ISAC. Prospective members of ISAC should be
knowledgeable in and represent one or more of the following communities
of interests: Weed science, fisheries science, rangeland management,
forest science, entomology, nematology, plant pathology, veterinary
medicine, the broad range of farming or agricultural practices,
biodiversity issues, applicable laws and regulations relevant to
invasive species policy, risk assessment, biological control of
invasive species, public health/epidemiology, industry activities,
international affairs or trade, tribal or State government interests,
environmental education, ecosystem monitoring, natural resource
database design and integration, and Internet-based management of
conservation issues.
Prospective nominees should also have practical experience in one
or more of the following areas: Representing sectors of the national
economy that are significantly threatened by biological invasions
(e.g., agriculture, fisheries, public utilities, recreational users,
tourism, etc.); representing sectors of the national economy whose
routine operations may pose risks of new or expanded biological
invasions (e.g., shipping, forestry, horticulture, aquaculture, pet
trade, etc.); developing natural resource management plans on regional
or ecosystem-level scales; addressing invasive species issues,
including prevention, control and monitoring, in multiple ecosystems
and on multiple scales; integrating science and the human dimension in
order to create effective solutions to complex conservation issues
including education, outreach, and public relations experts;
coordinating diverse groups of stakeholders to resolve complex
environmental issues and conflicts; and complying with NEPA and other
Federal requirements for public involvement in major conservation
plans. Members will be selected in order to achieve a balanced
representation of viewpoints, so to effectively address invasive
species issues under consideration. No member may serve on the ISAC for
more than two (2) consecutive terms. All terms will be limited to three
(3) years in length.
Members of the ISAC and its subcommittees serve without pay.
However, while away from their homes or regular places of business in
the performance of services of the ISAC, members shall be allowed
travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same
manner as persons employed intermittently in the government service, as
authorized by
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section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code.
Note: Employees of the Federal Government are not eligible for
nomination or appointment to ISAC.
Submitting Nominations
Nominations should be typed and must include each of the following:
1. A brief summary of no more than two (2) pages explaining the
nominee's suitability to serve on the ISAC.
2. A r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.
3. At least two (2) letters of reference.
All required documents must be compiled and submitted in one
complete nomination package. This office will not assemble nomination
packages from documentation sent piecemeal. Incomplete submissions
(missing one or more of the items described above) will not be
considered. Nominations should be postmarked no later than July 23,
2009, to Dr. Christopher Dionigi, Acting Executive Director, National
Invasive Species Council (OS/NISC), Regular Mail: 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; Express Mail: 1201 Eye Street, NW., 5th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005.
The Secretary of the Interior, on behalf of the other members of
NISC, is actively soliciting nominations of qualified minorities,
women, persons with disabilities and members of low income populations
to ensure that recommendations of the ISAC take into account the needs
of the diverse groups served.
Dated: June 3, 2009.
Christopher P. Dionigi,
Acting Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council.
[FR Doc. E9-13312 Filed 6-5-09; 8:45 am]
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