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NSF - 9487 - Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education	Agency Name	National Science Foundation
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	9487
Original Establishment Date	4/3/2000	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	4/15/2025	Committee URL	https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ereweb/advisory.jsp
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	24
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Head, Office of Integrative Activities
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	3/1/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	C.
Date Of Renewal Charter	3/1/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name	Alicia
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Knoedler
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(703) 292-8040
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*
Specific Establishment Authority*	Charge by the Director of NSF	Designated Federal Officer Email*	aknoedle@nsf.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	4/3/2000
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Other Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The committee develops an agenda that includes presentations by experts in various fields of environmental science and engineering and reports by NSF staff on ongoing and planned programs. They offer oral opinions on issues raised by these reports to the NSF Director and to the NSF Coordinator for Environmental Research and Education. From time to time, the committee offers advice in the form of forward-looking white papers.
How is membership balanced?*	Membership is diverse. Members represent a wide range of scientific areas and types of institutions (academic, industrial, and government laboratories). They also are geographically and demographically diverse. All NSF research, engineering and education directorates and program offices are represented.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	2 or 3 meetings are held each year. The meetings are very relevant. During the past year, the committee has discussed ideas regarding Minimizing the Environmental Impacts of Research, Environmental Equity and Justice, Broadening Participation, Water Availability and Security, AI for Environmental Research and Education, engagement of students and early career researchers, and a Strategic Roadmap for environmental research and education.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	There is no other advisory committee that has the breadth of knowledge and expertise required to provide external advice on priorities and opportunities across the disciplines encompassed by the Foundation's environmental research portfolio.
Why close or partially close meetings?	Meetings are open.
Recommendation Remarks	Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education terminated on April 15, 2025, pursuant to Executive Order 14217, Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, Section 2(g).

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	Yes
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	Yes	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	No	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	No	Action Comment	NA
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	NA	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	The use of an advisory committee for the Foundation is an invaluable asset. The cost of obtaining the expertise, insight, and information received by the Foundation using alternative methods, such as hiring the expertise of full or part-time employees, would be extremely high.	Grants Review Comment	NA
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	The committee provided informal advice during the May 2024. The committee continued to work on a set of recommendations on Minimizing the Environmental Impacts of Research and in their Strategic Roadmap for Environmental Research and Education.	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	The word implement is not applicable to advisory committees. All of their recommendations are carefully weighed and considered, but not all can be carried out in the short term due to budgetary or legislative constraints.	Access GSA FACA Website	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	One informal suggestion included in the Minimizing Environment Impacts of Research discussion was to facilitate a workshop to better understand what efforts are underway to assess the environmental impacts of research and to determine the research gaps on this topic. In the summer of 2024, OIA awarded a supplement to the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Public Policy (COSEMPUP) to hold a Meeting of Experts on this topic.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	N/A
Agency Feedback Comment*	There is continuous interaction throughout the year between the chair of the advisory committee, the executive secretary of the advisory committee at the NSF, and the Designated Federal Official at NSF. The Chair of the advisory committee in turn informs the committee members of ongoing matters. In FY24, NSF senior managers met with the committee during the November 2023 and May 2024 committee meetings committee meeting to discuss the evolution of NSF's research and education portfolio.	Narrative Description*	In 2000, NSF established the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (AC-ERE). NSF's Director, Dr. Rita Colwell, charged the Committee at its first meeting in October 2000. AC-ERE is to:· Provide advice, recommendations and oversight concerning support for the NSF's environmental research and education portfolio.· Be a base of contact with the scientific community to inform NSF of the impact of its research support and NSF-wide policies on the scientific community.· Serve as a forum for consideration of interdisciplinary environmental topics as well as environmental activities in a wide range of disciplines.· Provide broad input into long-range plans and partnership opportunities.· Perform oversight of program management, overall program balance, and other aspects of program performance for environmental research and education activities.

COSTS

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2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/19/2025 11:02 AM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
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