[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 230 (Monday, December 1, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29842]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Invasive Species Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Request for nominations.
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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 received by December 31, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Lori Williams, Executive
Director, National Invasive Species Council (OS/SIO/NISC), 1849 C
Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsey Brantley, Program Analyst, at
(202) 513-7243, fax: (202) 371-1751, or by e-mail at Kelsey--
Brantley@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Advisory Committee Scope and Objectives
The purpose and role of the ISAC are to provide advice to the
Invasive Species Council (Council), 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. The Council is Co-chaired by the Secretaries of the Interior,
Agriculture, and Commerce. The duty of the Council is to provide
national leadership regarding invasive species issues. Pursuant to the
Executive Order, the Council developed a National Invasive Species
Management Plan. The Plan is available on the web at http://
www.invasivespecies.gov. The Council is responsible for effective
implementation of the Plan. The Council coordinates Federal agency
activities concerning invasive species; prepares, revises, and issues
the National Invasive Species Management Plan; 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 four (4) times per year.
Terms for approximately half of the current members of the ISAC
will expire at the end of 2003. Current members of the ISAC are
eligible for reappointment. The Secretary of the Interior will appoint
members to ISAC in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture and
Commerce. The Secretary of Interior actively solicits new nominees to
the ISAC. 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, structure, and 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.
Members 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 three (3) consecutive terms.
All terms will be limited to two (2) 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 section 5703 of Title 5, United States Code.
Submitting Nominations
Nominations should be typed and should include 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 resume or curriculum vitae.
3. Letters of reference.
Nominations should be sent no later than 45 days after the Federal
Register notice, to Lori Williams, National Invasive Species Council
(OS/SIO/NISC), 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.
To ensure that recommendations of the ISAC take into account the
needs of the diverse groups served, the Department of the Interior is
actively soliciting nominations of qualified minorities, women, persons
with disabilities and members of low income populations.
Dated: November 24, 2003.
James Tate, Jr.,
Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 03-29842 Filed 11-28-03; 8:45 am]
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