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 <p>The RWSC was formed in July 2021 following several years of planning, facilitated discussions, and working sessions that included representatives from the four sectors and other interested stakeholders. During the pre-2021 planning phase, many of the key components of the entity’s potential structure and governance were outlined in a collaborative document, <a href="https://neoceanplanning.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/RWSE_Vision_2020.pdf">Regional Wildlife Science Entity for Atlantic Offshore Wind: A Stakeholder Driven Vision</a>.</p>
 <p>A voluntary interim Steering Committee was convened to inform the selection of a host entity and fiscal agent in early 2021. The Interim Steering Committee used the Vision document as a blueprint for the formation of the entity. When the Interim Steering Committee selected the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean, and Coastal States Stewardship Foundation as hosts and fiscal agent, they all collectively began implementing the governance structure as described in the Vision. The Interim Steering Committee transitioned to a full standing Steering Committee, leveraging all of the same individuals that had served as interim members. These members guided the formation of the four Sector Caucuses and six expert Subcommittees (Marine Mammals, Birds &amp; Bats, Sea Turtles, Habitat &amp; Ecosystem, Protected Fish Species, and Technology).</p>
-<p>After approximately two years of collaboration and discussions with the research community, RWSC released the first <a href="http://rwsc.org/science-plan">Integrated Science Plan for Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Habitat in U.S. Atlantic Waters</a> (“Science Plan”). The Science Plan aggregates research and data needs from across the sectors, and recommends data repositories and practices for data management that are specific to each type of research or data. In addition, the Science Plan describes a framework for collaboration among the sectors to support regional offshore wind and wildlife research and implement the recommendations in the Science Plan. One of the recommendations in the Science Plan is to convene a new Data Governance Subcommittee that will develop RWSC-wide policies for data management and sharing. With support from RWSC staff, the Steering Committee is convening this new Subcommittee in early 2024.</p>
+<p>After approximately two years of collaboration and discussions with the research community, RWSC released the first <a href="http://rwsc.org/science-plan">Integrated Science Plan for Offshore Wind, Wildlife, and Habitat in U.S. Atlantic Waters</a> (“Science Plan”) in January 2024. The Science Plan aggregates research and data needs from across the sectors, and recommends data repositories and practices for data management that are specific to each type of research or data. In addition, the Science Plan describes a framework for collaboration among the sectors to support regional offshore wind and wildlife research and implement the recommendations in the Science Plan. One of the recommendations in the Science Plan is to convene a new Data Governance Subcommittee that will develop RWSC-wide policies for data management and sharing. With support from RWSC staff, the Steering Committee is convening this new Subcommittee in early 2024.</p>
 <p>The Science Plan, including the framework for collaboration, and this Governance Structure, will continue to be used to guide the work of the RWSC.</p>
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 <p>This document is organized by the organizational components listed below and shown in the RWSC org chart.</p>
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 <li><p><a href="./index.html#subcommittees">Subcommittees</a> <strong>–</strong> Subcommittees are the core groups that identify key gaps and needs, scope initial research concepts initially, and help maintain alignment between ongoing research and the gaps and needs of the RWSC. Subcommittees are convened as needed. This section contains the generic Subcommittee Terms of Reference. RWSC staff also maintain a specific Terms document for each Subcommittee (referenced within).</p></li>
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 <li><p><a href="./index.html#staff">Director, Other Staff, and Partners</a> <strong>–</strong> Staff employed by RWSC with appropriate skills and competencies. The Director conducts day-to-day management of RWSC including planning events, coordinating the committees, brokering funding and in selected cases, managing research contracts. Partners are organizations who operate within the geographic area of interest and have objectives similar to those of the RWSC and/or complementary expertise.</p></li>
 <li><p><a href="./index.html#ops">RWSC Operations Host and Fiscal Agent</a> <strong>-</strong> A Host/Fiscal Agent with functional administrative capacities that provides key functions for RWSC for a reasonable overhead cost. Provides infrastructure to execute administrative and financial duties to administer operational funds (e.g.&nbsp;RWSC staff contracts management). and research funding (e.g.&nbsp;letting contracts for specific services, and aggregating funding for research, as needed).</p></li>
 <li><p><a href="./index.html#research">RWSC Offshore Wind &amp; Wildlife Research Fund Fiscal Agent</a> <strong>–</strong> A Fiscal Agent with functional administrative capacities that provides key functions for RWSC for a reasonable overhead cost. Provides infrastructure to execute administrative and financial duties to administer research funds (e.g.&nbsp;aggregating funding for research, developing and managing subcontracts with research entities).</p></li>
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 <p>The table below briefly summarizes a membership and leadership model for the Offshore Wind Industry Caucus developed in late 2021 and refined in early 2023. Each component is further described in the following sections. This is the first membership model implemented by the Caucus and it was designed to be flexible in the first year of RWSC operations. The Caucus will reevaluate this model at least annually and more frequently as needed.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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-<p>A Research Fund Fiscal Agent provides the administrative and financial functions of the Research Fund, including developing and executing agreements with funders, holding and potentially pooling large sums of funding from multiple sources, and developing, executing, and managing contractual agreements with multiple types of entities to conduct research. In July 2023, the Steering Committee selected the Center for Ocean Leadership (COL) to serve as a partner and provide the administrative, fiscal, and program management functions needed to implement the RWSC Offshore Wind and Wildlife Research Fund on a case-by-case basis.</p>
-<p>The Center for Ocean Leadership became a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Community Program in 2022 to support the ongoing work of the ocean science community. It is a convener and coordinator for ocean science, working with more than 85 affiliated institutions and federal agencies across the government. Center for Ocean Leadership-affiliated institutions span the academic, industry, and nonprofit sectors engaged in ocean science, technology development, and public education. The roles and responsibilities of RWSC and UCAR/COL in implementing the Research Fund are detailed in a <a href="https://rwsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RWSC-UCAR-COL-20230721-MOU-Fully-Executed.pdf">Memorandum of Understanding</a>. Briefly:</p>
+<p>A Research Fund Fiscal Agent provides the administrative and financial functions of the Research Fund, including developing and executing agreements with funders, holding and potentially pooling large sums of funding from multiple sources, and developing, executing, and managing contractual agreements with multiple types of entities to conduct research. In July 2023, the Steering Committee developed a <a href="https://rwsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RWSC-UCAR-COL-20230721-MOU-Fully-Executed.pdf">Memorandum of Understanding</a> (MOU) with the Center for Ocean Leadership (COL) to collaborate on the administrative, fiscal, and program management functions needed to implement the RWSC Offshore Wind and Wildlife Research Fund on a case-by-case basis.</p>
+<p>The Center for Ocean Leadership became a University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Community Program in 2022 to support the ongoing work of the ocean science community. It is a convener and coordinator for ocean science, working with more than 85 affiliated institutions and federal agencies across the government. Center for Ocean Leadership-affiliated institutions span the academic, industry, and nonprofit sectors engaged in ocean science, technology development, and public education.</p>
+<p>The roles and responsibilities of RWSC and UCAR/COL in implementing the Research Fund are detailed in the <a href="https://rwsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RWSC-UCAR-COL-20230721-MOU-Fully-Executed.pdf">MOU</a>. Briefly:</p>
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 <li><p>RWSC will serve in a technical, programmatic oversight, and decision-making role for identifying funding sources, approving the acceptance of funds, and selecting projects for funding with the purpose of implementing the RWSC Science Plan.</p></li>
-<li><p>COL/UCAR will accept funds approved by the Steering Committee from third party funder(s) in support of the Science Plan. UCAR will develop and execute agreements to achieve RWSC and funder outcomes and manage related activities.</p></li>
+<li><p>COL/UCAR may accept funds approved by the Steering Committee from third party funder(s) in support of the Science Plan. At the direction of the Steering Committee, UCAR may develop and execute agreements to achieve RWSC and funder outcomes and manage related activities.</p></li>
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