[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53696-53697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21537]
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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
Duluth, MN.
Dates and Times: The meeting will be held on Thursday, October 2,
2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and on Friday, October 3, 2014, from
8:30 a.m.-3:00 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 Large Lakes Observatory,
University of Minnesota Duluth, 10 University Drive 206 RLB Duluth, MN
55812-2496.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Alternate Designated
Federal Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory
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Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1100 Wayne Ave. Suite 1225, Silver
Spring, MD 20910; Phone 301-427-2453; Fax 301-427-2073; Email
[email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web
site at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee.
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 advises 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 October 2, 2014, from 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and on October 3, 2014, from 2:30 p.m. to 2:45 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 Alternate
Designated Federal Official by September 19, 2014 to provide sufficient
time for Committee review. Written comments received after September
19, 2014 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: The meeting will focus on two strategic
themes: finalizing the guiding principles for the business model for
U.S. IOOS and beginning a dialog on the next set of recommendations.
The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be posted at
http://www.ioos.gov/advisorycommittee.
Special Accommodations: 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 September 15, 2014.
Dated: September 2, 2014.
Donna Rivelli,
NOAA National Ocean Service, Deputy, Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-21537 Filed 9-9-14; 8:45 am]
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