Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public Comment

Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public Comment A Federal Register Notice entitled "Notice of Availability of Draft Scientific Assessment for Public Comment" was published in the Federal Register on November 8, 2017. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is publishing this notice on behalf of the Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group (CCIWG)/U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program and the United States Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) to announce the availability of a draft assessment, the 2nd State of the Carbon Cycle Science Report (SOCCR-2), for a 60-day public review. Collected comments will be carefully reviewed by the relevant chapter author teams. Following revision and further review, a revised draft will undergo final Federal interagency clearance. Written comments on this notice must be received by 11:59 p.m. on January 8, 2018.