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US Climate Change Science Program Updated: 20th October, 2008

Preliminary review of adaptation options for climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources

Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.4
 

 

 

Lead Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Climate Change Science Program Working Groups:
  • Decision-support
  • Ecosystems

Status & Details

Estimated publication date for final report: COMPLETED 6/20/2008 

Schedule
Note: 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 6/12/2006 
Final Prospectus Posted 7/31/2006 
Start of 45-day Public Review of Draft Report 8/21/2007 
Third Draft Report Posted 2/28/2008 
Final Report Posted COMPLETED 6/20/2008 
NEXT Step >>COMPLETED
*** est scheduled dates, subject to revision
In reverse chronological order. 

20 June 2008. Final Report is posted. See also press release (dtd 20 June 2008) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and brochure.

28 February 2008. Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd 28 Feb 2008) is posted. Also posted:

January 7, 2008: Federal Register notice of a public conference call meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee on January 15, 2008. (link posted 22 January 2008).

22-23 October 2007.  Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Resources Advisory Committee in Bethesda, Maryland. The proposed agenda "includes, but is not limited to, presentations by the SAP 4.4 report's Lead authors and the chapter Lead Authors on adaptation options for selected climate-sensitive ecosystems and resources. In addition, there will be extensive discussion by the ACSERAC with respect to their individual and collective assessment of the SAP 4.4 report. Finally, the ACSERAC will evaluate the external comments received during the public comment period."   See Federal Register notice published 17 Sep 2007.

17 September 2007. Federal Register notice announces Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Resources Advisory Committee on October 22 and 23, 2007, in Bethesda, Maryland.  

21 August 2007.  Public review draft posted. The draft is open for public comment from 21 August 2007 through 5 October 2007. See invitation to comment and Federal Register notice (published 21 Aug 2007).

10 May 2007.  Establishment of the Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee (ACSERAC). Notice posted in the Federal Register. 

28 December 2006.  Request for nominations to the proposed Adaptation for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources Advisory Committee (ACSERAC). Federal Register notice published by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Nominations should be received by January 18, 2007.

31 July 2006.  Final prospectus is issued along with comments on the draft prospectus.

12 June 2006: Draft prospectus released along with invitation for public review and comment.

February 2006: Peer review plan [PDF] (link posted 14 Aug 2007).

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