Analyses of the effects of global change on human health and welfare and human systems

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Status & Details

Estimated publication date for final report: COMPLETED 7/17/2008

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	6/12/2006
Final Prospectus Posted	7/31/2006
Start of 45-day Public Review of Draft Report	7/20/2007
Third Draft Report Posted	4/8/2008
Final Report Posted	COMPLETED 7/17/2008
NEXT Step >>	COMPLETED
*** est scheduled dates, subject to revision

In reverse chronological order.

July 17 2008: Final Report is posted. See also press release (dtd 17 July 2008) and brochure from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

April 8, 2008: Final (third) review draft [PDF] (dtd April 2008) is posted. Also posted:

Public review comments on second review draft.
Response to FACA expert review panel.

January 7, 2008: Federal Register notice of a public conference call meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on January 14, 2008. (link posted 22 January 2008).

15-16 October 2007. Meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) in Alexandria, Virginia. The proposed agenda "includes, but is not limited to, presentations by the convening lead author and by the lead authors on the impacts and adaptation of global change on human dimensions, on human health, on human settlements, and human welfare. In addition, there will be extensive discussion by the HICCAC panel with respect to their individual and collective assessment of the SAP 4.6 report. Finally, the panel will evaluate the external comments received during the public comment period." See Federal Register notice.

17 September 2007. Federal Register notice announces meeting of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC) on October 15 and 16, 2007, in Alexandria, Virginia.

20 July 2007. Public review draft released. The 45-day public review period extends from 20 July 2007 through 4 September 2007. See the invitation letter from CCSP Acting Director, Bill Brennan.

10 May 2007. Establishment of the Human Impacts of Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC). Notice posted in the Federal Register.

28 December 2006. Request for nominations to the proposed Human Impacts and Climate Change Advisory Committee (HICCAC). Federal Register notice issued by 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.

24 Feb 2006: Peer review plan [PDF] (link poste 14 Aug 2007).