Secretarial Order NO. 3289, Amendment No. 1

Secretarial Order NO. 3289, Amendment No. 1. Interior Secretary Salazar signed Secretarial Order No.3289 in 2009, establishing a DOI-wide approach for applying scientific tools to increase understanding of climate change and to coordinate effective response to its impacts. The mandate of NCCWSC and the eight regional centers is expanded to "synthesize and integrate climate change impact data and develop tools that the Department's managers and partners can use when managing the Department's land, water, fish and wildlife, and cultural heritage resources."