[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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