[Nhcoll-l] U.S. State Department Public Consultation, "Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources" 12 March 2020.

[Zimkus, Breda Marie]

Dear All,

Thanks to Barbara for sharing information about the upcoming public meeting being hosted by the U.S. State Department. Please note that the time included in the federal register notice was incorrectly published as 10pm EST, but the meeting is at 10:00 am. – 12:00 pm.

I have just learned that they will also be offering a dial-in option for public participation (technology willing) given concerns regarding the coronavirus:
Call in (U.S. toll-free #): 888-684-8852
Call in (international tool): 215-446-0155
Access code: 9980402

Mr. Patrick Murphy, the U.S. Focal Point for the Nagoya Protocol, informed me that you do not have to register to call in. Also, they would still welcome electronic comments (until April 30th) if you participate via phone. He also suggested that groups that have previously submitted electronic comments to the CBD can send comments to the U.S. State Department concerning a recent publication published by ABS Capacity Development Initiative:

http://www.abs-initiative.info/countries-and-regions/africa/south-africa/1st-global-dialogue-on-digital-sequence-information-on-genetic-resources/
(download the report under Related Downloads)

Specifically, there are five different models presented on pages 16-20, and he suggested that comments address the feasibility of each option.
Best,
Breda
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Breda M. Zimkus, Ph.D.
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138; Tel: 617-496-4656

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A meeting of interest to SPNHC members interested in the future of the use of DSI:

(from the federal register website: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/02/20/2020-03423/notice-of-public-meeting-concerning-the-use-of-digital-sequence-information-of-genetic-resources<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.federalregister.gov_documents_2020_02_20_2020-2D03423_notice-2Dof-2Dpublic-2Dmeeting-2Dconcerning-2Dthe-2Duse-2Dof-2Ddigital-2Dsequence-2Dinformation-2Dof-2Dgenetic-2Dresources&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0rLpEBOI3fdAC8BAE7C6vc-A7j0llxW_R5YUM4Y1OME&m=xTWpxwY4a7yIDegrAXuaYgvNwU62TrDyxggx0XgHDlo&s=RGGoqSO6Qc-qweXi-FbOpjWwiYczhNP4zC2atFDKPv8&e=>):

Concerning the Use of Digital Sequence Information of Genetic Resources

In order to inform U.S. Government policy and international engagement, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites submission of comments from the public, academia, industry, and other stakeholders for an ongoing process under the Convention on Biological Diversity concerning the use of “digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources,” also known as genetic sequence data (GSD). The Department will hold a public meeting and information session to discuss these issues, on March 12, 2020.

The meeting will take place Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 p.m. EST and last for up to two hours. Electronic comments are due on or before April 30, 2020.
The meeting will be held at the U.S. State Department's Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW, Room 1498, Washington, DC 20520. Please use the 21st Street entrance, and plan to arrive at least twenty minutes prior to the start of the meeting to allow for ID verification and escorting requirements.

For those that cannot attend but would like their voice to be heard on the matter, it is possible to submit comments.  One electronic submission per person by the April 30 deadline is welcome, with no more than 10 pages of single-spaced text including relevant examples, with no more than one page per example. Submissions should be made via the internet at www.regulations.gov<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.regulations.gov&d=DwMFAg&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=0rLpEBOI3fdAC8BAE7C6vc-A7j0llxW_R5YUM4Y1OME&m=xTWpxwY4a7yIDegrAXuaYgvNwU62TrDyxggx0XgHDlo&s=XuFIndKh21y00s5VW7RL6smyHJXzF_nW1dvyUyS8fMc&e=> and entering docket number [DOS-2020-0005]. Note that relevant comments submitted to regulations.gov will be posted without editing and will be available to the public; therefore, business-confidential information should be clearly identified as such and submitted by email. The public is required to file submissions electronically rather than by facsimile or mail.

More information, including links to supplementary documents, can be found on the website referenced above.

I encourage all interested SPNHC members to participate!

Dr. Barbara M. Thiers
Vice President
Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
Curator of Bryophytes
Editor, Index Herbariorum
President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
bthiers at nybg.org<mailto:bthiers at nybg.org>
718-817-8626

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