Appendix A
Statement of Task
An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize workshops and provide a letter report on topics selected through consultation with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Topics will be related to BOEM’s aspiration to achieve “first-in-class” status for the use-inspired science program within their Environmental Studies Program. Examples of such topics may include:
- Defining the “class” that BOEM’s Environmental Studies Program fits within, and identify peer agency programs.
- What are metrics for progress and success for BOEM’s Environmental Studies Program and similar programs within peer agencies throughout the federal government?
- What can be learned from peer science programs, including how they are evaluated and their processes for supporting use-inspired science?