Thresholds of Change in Ecosystems

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Status & Details

Estimated publication date for final report: 12/2008 

ScheduleNote: This schedule lists in chronological order the public postings related to this report. We provide exact dates for past postings; and our best estimate for the next posting (highlighted in red). Dates for subsequent releases (i.e. beyond the next posting) are left blank.
Start of 30-day Public Review of Draft Prospectus	5/7/2007
Final Prospectus Posting	6/30/2007
Start of 45-day Public Review of Draft Report	9/2/2008
Third Draft Report Posting	11/2008 (est)
Final Report Posting
NEXT Step >>	Third Draft Report Posting 11/2008 (est)
*** est scheduled dates, subject to revision

In reverse chronological order. 

2 September 2008. Public review draft posted. The draft is open for public comment from 2 September 2008 through 17 October 2008. See invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (published 2 Sep 2008).

12 August 2008.  Peer Reviewed Draft posted.

15 January 2008: Federal Register notice announces that the U.S. Geological Survey--Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Committee on Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2: Thresholds of Climate Change will hold its FACA peer review meeting on January 28-30, 2008 in Denver, CO. (link posted 22 January 2008).

30 June 2007.  Final Prospectus posted.  Also available as PDF file.

11 May 2007.  Committee Establishment: Climate Change Science Program Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.2.  Notice published in the Federal Register.

7 May 2007.  Draft prospectus released along with invitation for public review and comment.  See also Federal Register notice (dated 7 May 2007).