[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 214 (Friday, November 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76922-76923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26676]


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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 (via teleconference).

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

DATES AND TIMES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 
22, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal 
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, 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 https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee meeting will be held via 
teleconference. Members of the public who wish to participate in the 
meeting must register in advance by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 21. 2016. 
Please

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register by contacting Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal Official by 
email at [email protected] or telephone at 240-533-9466. 
Teleconference information will be provided to registrants prior to the 
meeting. While the meeting will be open to the public, teleconference 
capacity may be limited.
    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 10-minute 
public comment period on November 22, 2016, from 3:45 p.m. to 3:55 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 November 18, 2016 to provide 
sufficient time for Committee review. Written comments received after 
November 18, 2016, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be 
reviewed prior to the meeting date.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will focus on review of a 
draft statement to the next administration on U.S. IOOS and its benefit 
to the nation. The agenda is subject to change. The latest version will 
be posted at https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.

    Dated: October 24, 2016.
Donne Rivelli,
Chief Financial Officer (acting), National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-26676 Filed 11-3-16; 8:45 am]
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