[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 155 (Friday, August 10, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47819-47820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19759]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated
Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee) in
Washington, DC.
DATES AND TIMES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday August 29, 2012,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday August 30, 2012, from 8:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject
to change. Refer to the Web page listed below for the most up-to-date
meeting agenda.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Consortium for Ocean
Leadership, 1201 New York Ave. NW., Washington, DC, 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated
Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100
Wayne Ave. Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-427-2453; Fax
301-427-2073; Email Jessica.snowden@noaa.gov or visit the U.S. IOOS
Advisory Committee Web site at http://www.ioos.gov/about/governance/ioos_advisory_committee.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established by the NOAA
Administrator as directed by Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11). The Committee will advise the
NOAA Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee
(IOOC) on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set
forth in section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation
System Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary
refers to the Committee for review and advice.
The Committee will provide advice on
(a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the
System;
(b) expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology
components of the System;
(c) identification of end-user communities, their needs for
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general
public; and
(d) any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee.
The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute
public comment period on August 29, 2012, from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and on August 30, 2012, from 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. (check agenda on Web
site to confirm time.) The Committee expects that public statements
presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously
submitted verbal or written statements.
In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation
will be limited to a total time of three (3) minutes. Written comments
should be received by the Designated Federal Official by August 17,
2012 to provide sufficient time for Committee review. Written comments
received after August 17, 2012, will be distributed to the Committee,
but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seats will be
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters to Be Considered: This is the inaugural meeting of the
Committee. As such, the meeting will focus on swearing in the new
members and defining the vision and outcomes expected of the Committee,
including agency insights on the U.S. IOOS enterprise from NOAA and
IOOC leadership. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version
will be posted at http://www.ioos.gov/about/governance/ioos_advisory_committee.html.
Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jessica Snowden, alternate
Designated Federal Official at 301-427-2453 by August 15, 2012.
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Dated: July 19, 2012.
Zdenka S. Willis,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System.
[FR Doc. 2012-19759 Filed 8-9-12; 8:45 am]
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