[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61748-61749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24982]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Annual Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on
Multimedia Environmental Modeling
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to
discuss the latest developments in environmental modeling applications,
tools and frameworks as well as new operational initiatives for FY 2013
among the participating agencies. The meeting will be hosted by the
U.S. Geological Survey, one of the participants in the ISCMEM, at its
headquarters facility in Reston, VA. The meeting is open to the public
and all interested parties may attend.
DATES: November 7 and 8, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EST and
November 9, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to noon, EST.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
Virginia.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pre-registration may be accomplished
through the ISCMEM public Web site: http://iemhub.org/topics/iscmem.
Instructions for registration through the Web site may be requested by
email to Whelan.Gene@epamail.epa.gov. Other inquiries and notice of
intent to attend the meeting may be faxed or emailed to: Dr. Ming Zhu,
ISCMEM Chair, U.S.
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Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, 1000
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, Tel 301-903-9240, Fax 301-
903-4307, Ming.Zhu@em.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In 2001 six Federal agencies began formal cooperation
under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the research and
development of multimedia (i.e. air, soil, water) environmental models.
This MOU established the Federal Interagency Steering Committee on
Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM). The MOU was revised and
renewed in 2006 and 2011. The MOU establishes a framework for
facilitating cooperation and coordination among research organizations
in the participating agencies. So far, six agencies have signed the
current renewal of the MOU: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Engineer
Research and Development Center); the U.S. Department of Energy (Office
of Environmental Management); the U.S. Department of Interior (U.S.
Geological Survey); the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Office of
Research and Development); the U.S. National Science Foundation
(Geosciences Directorate); and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research). Other agencies are still
reviewing the revised MOU.
In ISCMEM, agencies work to cooperate and coordinate in the
research and development of all aspects of multimedia environmental
modeling. This includes development and enhancements of software,
databases, and interoperability. It includes applications and
assessment of site specific, generic, and process-oriented multimedia
environmental models as they pertain to human and environmental health
risk assessment. Multimedia environmental model development and
simulation supports interagency interests in risk assessment,
uncertainty analyses, and management of geologic, hydrologic,
atmospheric, terrestrial, and ecological resources. The topics to be
discussed this year focus on: (1) Development of frameworks and
platforms; (2) subsurface biogeochemical studies; (3) cyber-water
research program; and (4) integration modeling for national weather
services, water resources management, and surface water and ecological
systems.
Purpose of the Public Meeting: The annual public meeting provides
an opportunity for the scientific community, ISCMEM members and other
Federal and State agencies, and the public to discuss ISCMEM activities
and their initiatives for the upcoming year, and to discuss
technological advancements in multimedia environmental modeling.
Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair will open the meeting with a
brief overview of the goals of the MOU and an update on current
activities and future plans of ISCMEM. This introduction will be
followed by a series of invited technical presentations for the
remainder of the first day and for the entire second day, focusing on
topics of mutual interest to ISCMEM participants. The steering
committee will hold an open business session on the morning of the
third day. A detailed agenda with presentation titles and speakers will
be posted on the ISCMEM public Web site: http://iemhub.org/topics/iscmem. The agenda and instructions for registration will also be
available through the list of public meetings on the US Nuclear
Regulatory Commission Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings.html.
Meeting Access: The meeting facility at the U.S. Geological Survey
Headquarters is located at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA, near
the Washington Dulles International Airport. Directions to the U.S.
Geological Survey Headquarters can be found on its Web site at http://www.usgs.gov/visitors/directions.asp. The most convenient
transportation to the meeting venue is via automobile. There is free
visitor parking at the U.S. Geological Survey facility. The meeting
facility is wheel-chair accessible. Please allow time to register with
building security and bring two photo ID's. Direct access to the
meeting facility is available on the same level and near the visitor
security check-in. Please pre-register through the Web site listed
above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or via the agency contact
information. Please follow signs for the ISCMEM public meeting.
Ming Zhu,
Chair, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia
Environmental Modeling.
[FR Doc. 2012-24982 Filed 10-10-12; 8:45 am]
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