diff --git a/bld/unit_testers/build-namelist_test.pl b/bld/unit_testers/build-namelist_test.pl
index 2b1e13dba0..a6370af4c4 100755
--- a/bld/unit_testers/build-namelist_test.pl
+++ b/bld/unit_testers/build-namelist_test.pl
@@ -1273,6 +1273,13 @@ sub cat_and_create_namelistinfile {
                );
 foreach my $key ( keys(%failtest) ) {
    print( "$key\n" );
+   my $var;
+   foreach $var ( "phys" , "options", "namelst" ) {
+      if ( not exists $failtest{$key}{$var} ) {
+         die  "ERROR: Subkey $var does not exist for failtest $key\nERROR:Check if you spelled $var correctly\n"
+      }
+   }
+
    &make_config_cache($failtest{$key}{"phys"});
    my $options  = $failtest{$key}{"options"};
    my $namelist = $failtest{$key}{"namelst"};
@@ -1352,6 +1359,14 @@ sub cat_and_create_namelistinfile {
                );
 foreach my $key ( keys(%warntest) ) {
    print( "$key\n" );
+
+   my $var;
+   foreach $var ( "phys" , "options", "namelst" ) {
+      if ( not exists $warntest{$key}{$var} ) {
+         die  "ERROR: Subkey $var does not exist for warntest $key\nERROR:Check if you spelled $var correctly\n"
+      }
+   }
+
    &make_config_cache($warntest{$key}{"phys"});
    my $options  = $warntest{$key}{"options"};
    my $namelist = $warntest{$key}{"namelst"};
@@ -1581,6 +1596,14 @@ sub cat_and_create_namelistinfile {
 
 foreach my $key ( keys(%finidat_files) ) {
    print( "$key\n" );
+
+   my $var;
+   foreach $var ( "phys" , "atm_forc", "res", "bgc", "crop", "use_case", "start_ymd", "namelist" ) {
+      if ( not exists $finidat_files{$key}{$var} ) {
+         die  "ERROR: Subkey $var does not exist for finidat_file $key\nERROR:Check if you spelled $var correctly\n"
+      }
+   }
+
    my $phys = $finidat_files{$key}{'phys'};
    print "physics = $phys\n";
    &make_config_cache($phys);
diff --git a/cime_config/config_component.xml b/cime_config/config_component.xml
index 413a0d246c..e7a644f7e2 100644
--- a/cime_config/config_component.xml
+++ b/cime_config/config_component.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   <description modifier_mode="1">
     <desc lnd="CLM45[%SP][%SP-VIC][%BGC][%BGC-CROP][%FATES][%BGCDV][%BGCDV-CROP]"                  >clm4.5:</desc>
     <desc lnd="CLM50[%SP][%SP-VIC][%SP-NOANTHRO][%BGC-NOANTHRO][%BGC][%BGC-CROP][%FATES][%BGCDV][%BGCDV-CROP][%BGC-CROP-CMIP6DECK][%BGC-CROP-CMIP6WACCMDECK][%NWP-SP][%NWP-BGC-CROP]">clm5.0:</desc>
-    <desc lnd="CLM60[%SP][%SP-NOANTHRO][%BGC-NOANTHRO][%BGC][%BGC-CROP][%FATES][%FATES-SP][%NWP-SP][%NWP-BGC-CROP]">clm6.0:</desc>
+    <desc lnd="CLM60[%SP][%SP-NOANTHRO][%BGC-NOANTHRO][%BGC][%BGC-CROP][%FATES][%FATES-SP][%BGC-CROP-CMIP6DECK][%BGC-CROP-CMIP6WACCMDECK][%NWP-SP][%NWP-BGC-CROP]">clm6.0:</desc>
     <desc option="SP"              >Satellite phenology:</desc>
 
     <desc option="SP-VIC"          >Satellite phenology with VIC hydrology:</desc>
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@
       <value grid="l%1.9x2.5" compset="_CLM50%[^_]*CMIP6DECK[%_]"     >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_nociso_deck</value>
       <value                  compset="_CLM50%[^_]*CMIP6WACCMDECK[%_]">$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_waccm_deck</value>
       <value grid="l%1.9x2.5" compset="_CLM50%[^_]*CMIP6WACCMDECK[%_]">$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_waccm_nociso_deck</value>
+      <value                  compset="_CLM60%[^_]*CMIP6DECK[%_]"     >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_deck</value>
+      <value grid="l%1.9x2.5" compset="_CLM60%[^_]*CMIP6DECK[%_]"     >$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_nociso_deck</value>
+      <value                  compset="_CLM60%[^_]*CMIP6WACCMDECK[%_]">$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_waccm_deck</value>
+      <value grid="l%1.9x2.5" compset="_CLM60%[^_]*CMIP6WACCMDECK[%_]">$COMP_ROOT_DIR_LND/cime_config/usermods_dirs/cmip6_waccm_nociso_deck</value>
     </values>
     <group>run_component_ctsm</group>
     <file>env_case.xml</file>
diff --git a/cime_config/config_compsets.xml b/cime_config/config_compsets.xml
index b28955207d..51534f44ec 100644
--- a/cime_config/config_compsets.xml
+++ b/cime_config/config_compsets.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@
     <alias>I1850Clm50BgcCropCmip6</alias>
     <lname>1850_DATM%GSWP3v1_CLM50%BGC-CROP-CMIP6DECK_SICE_SOCN_MOSART_SGLC_SWAV</lname>
   </compset>
+  <compset>
+    <alias>I1850Clm60BgcCropCmip6</alias>
+    <lname>1850_DATM%GSWP3v1_CLM60%BGC-CROP-CMIP6DECK_SICE_SOCN_MOSART_SGLC_SWAV</lname>
+  </compset>
 
   <!-- Primarily for testing the CMIP6WACCMDECK compset option -->
   <!-- Use the CMIP6 version (clm5_0) -->
@@ -207,6 +211,10 @@
     <alias>I1850Clm50BgcCropCmip6waccm</alias>
     <lname>1850_DATM%GSWP3v1_CLM50%BGC-CROP-CMIP6WACCMDECK_SICE_SOCN_MOSART_SGLC_SWAV</lname>
   </compset>
+  <compset>
+    <alias>I1850Clm60BgcCropCmip6waccm</alias>
+    <lname>1850_DATM%GSWP3v1_CLM60%BGC-CROP-CMIP6WACCMDECK_SICE_SOCN_MOSART_SGLC_SWAV</lname>
+  </compset>
 
   <!-- clm5_0 (CMIP6) version with BGC-Crop and CRU forcing -->
   <compset>
diff --git a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
index 047675fccf..22fb36d722 100644
--- a/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
+++ b/cime_config/testdefs/testlist_clm.xml
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@
       <option name="comment"       >Repeat ERS_Ly20_Mmpi-serial...cropMonthlyNoinitial test with matrixcnOn</option>
     </options>
   </test>
-  <test name="ERS_Ly3" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I1850Clm50BgcCropCmip6" testmods="clm/basic">
+  <test name="ERS_Ly3" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I1850Clm60BgcCropCmip6" testmods="clm/basic">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@
       <option name="comment"  >Simple test to make sure the basic Fates-SP compset works"</option>
     </options>
   </test>
-  <test name="SMS_D_Ld1" grid="ne30pg3_t061" compset="I1850Clm50BgcSpinup" testmods="clm/cplhist">
+  <test name="SMS_D_Ld1" grid="ne30pg3_t232" compset="I1850Clm50BgcSpinup" testmods="clm/cplhist">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="prealpha"/>
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@
       <option name="wallclock">00:20:00</option>
     </options>
   </test>
-  <test name="SMS_D_Ld1" grid="ne30pg3_t061" compset="I1850Clm50BgcSpinup" testmods="clm/cplhist--clm/matrixcnOn">
+  <test name="SMS_D_Ld1" grid="ne30pg3_t232" compset="I1850Clm50BgcSpinup" testmods="clm/cplhist--clm/matrixcnOn">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="prealpha"/>
@@ -2429,7 +2429,7 @@
       <option name="comment"  >include a production intel test of Clm45</option>
     </options>
   </test>
-  <test name="SMS_Ld2_D_PS" grid="f09_g17" compset="I1850Clm50BgcCropCmip6" testmods="clm/basic_interp">
+  <test name="SMS_Ld2_D_PS" grid="f09_g17" compset="I1850Clm60BgcCropCmip6" testmods="clm/basic_interp">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="intel" category="aux_clm"/>
     </machines>
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@
       <option name="comment">12 month exact restart FATES single site debug test covering anthropogenic fire ignition mode.</option>
     </options>
   </test>
-  <test name="SMS_Lm1" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I1850Clm50BgcCropCmip6waccm" testmods="clm/basic">
+  <test name="SMS_Lm1" grid="f10_f10_mg37" compset="I1850Clm60BgcCropCmip6waccm" testmods="clm/basic">
     <machines>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="gnu" category="aux_clm"/>
       <machine name="derecho" compiler="gnu" category="prealpha"/>
diff --git a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mkglcmecMod.F90 b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mkglcmecMod.F90
index 25fa4a8edc..6dc363ecac 100644
--- a/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mkglcmecMod.F90
+++ b/tools/mksurfdata_esmf/src/mkglcmecMod.F90
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ subroutine mkglcmecInit( pioid_o )
     ! local variables:
     type(var_desc_t)      :: pio_varid
     type(io_desc_t)       :: pio_iodesc
-    real(r8), allocatable :: elevclass_o(:)          ! elevation classes
     integer               :: rcode
     character(len=*), parameter :: subname = 'mkglcmecInit'
     !-----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -100,8 +99,6 @@ subroutine mkglcmecInit( pioid_o )
        call shr_sys_abort()
     end if
 
-    elevclass_o(:) = elevclass(:)
-
     if (root_task)  write(ndiag, '(a)') trim(subname)//" writing out GLC_MEC"
     rcode = pio_inq_varid(pioid_o, 'GLC_MEC', pio_varid)
     rcode = pio_put_var(pioid_o, pio_varid, elevclass)