[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61578-61579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28045]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX18DK00GUF0200]
Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Water
Information
AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972,
notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of the Interior, United
States Geological Survey (USGS), the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 17, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on
Thursday, January 18, 2018 (times are Eastern Standard Time).
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the U.S.
Geological Survey National Center, located at 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive
Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA
20192; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI operates in conformance with the
Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum
for water information users and professionals to advise the Federal
Government on activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness
of meeting the Nation's water information needs. ACWI members help to
foster communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on
sharing water information. For more information on the ACWI, its
membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the website
at: https://acwi.gov.
This meeting is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to
national water initiatives, and the development and dissemination of
water information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will
include updates from ACWI's various subcommittees, including activities
related to continuing implementation of the Open Water Data Initiative
and a report on the newly released Bulletin 17C, Guidelines for
Determining Flood Flow Frequency.
This meeting is open to the public. Half an hour will be set aside
for public comment. Persons wishing to make a brief presentation (up to
5 minutes) are asked to provide a written request with a description of
the general subject to Ms. Norton at the above address no later than
January 12, 2018. Any member of the public may submit written
information and (or) comments to Ms. Norton for distribution at the
ACWI meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email
address, or other personal identifying information in your comments,
please be aware that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. APP 2.
Wendy E. Norton,
Chief, Water Information Coordination Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-28045 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
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