[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13775-13776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05782]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated 
Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory

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Committee (Committee) in Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, from 9:00 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 Consortium for Ocean 
Leadership, 1201 New York Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal 
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, Second Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240-533-
9466; Fax 301-713-3281; 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 30-minute 
public comment period on April 5, 2016, from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. and 
on April 6, 2016, 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 
Designated Federal Official by March 22, 2016 to provide sufficient 
time for Committee review. Written comments received after March 22, 
2016, 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 ongoing 
committee priorities, including messaging IOOS to a new administration, 
incorporating more biological data variables, and increasing engagement 
with industry. This meeting will also focus specifically on how the 
U.S. IOOS federal agencies may better leverage their existing assets. 
The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will be posted at 
http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee.
    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, Designated 
Federal Official at 240-533-9466 by March 22, 2016.

    Dated: March 1, 2016.
Zdenka Willis,
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-05782 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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