[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 144 (Thursday, July 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 38784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18879]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey


Federal GeoGRAPHICS Data Committee (FGDC); Public Meeting of the 
FGDC Facilities Working Group

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to invite public participation in a meeting of 
the FGDC Facilities Working Group. The major topics for this meeting 
are: development of a Facility/Installation ID standard; development of 
a utility data content standard; and development of an environmental 
hazard data content standard.

TIME AND PLACE: 9 September 1996, from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. The 
meeting will be held at Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in 
Room 8222D of the Pulaski Building, 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The Pulaski building is located just a few blocks west 
of Union Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Fox, FGDC Secretariat, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, Virginia 20192; telephone (703) 648-5514; facsimile (703) 648-
5755; Internet ``[email protected]''. Minutes of meetings are available by 
clicking on the Facilities Working Group at the FGDC Internet address 
http:fgdc.er.usgs.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC is a committee of Federal Agencies 
engaged in geospatial activities. The FGDC Facilities Working Group 
specifically focuses on geospatial data issues related to facilities 
and facility management. A facility is an entity with location, 
deliberately established as a site for designated activities. A 
facility database might describe a factory, a military base, a college, 
a hospital, a power plant, a fishery, a national park, an office 
building, a space command center, or a prison. The database for a 
complex facility may describe multiple functions or missions, multiple 
buildings, or even a county, town, or city. The objectives of the 
Working Group are to: Promote standards of accuracy and currentness in 
facilities data that are financed in whole or in part by Federal funds; 
exchange information on technological improvements for collecting 
facilities data; encourage the Federal and non-Federal communities to 
identify and adopt standards and specifications for facilities data; 
and promote the sharing of facilities data among Federal and non-
Federal organizations.

    Date: July 18, 1996.
Richard E. Witmer,
Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.
[FR Doc. 96-18879 Filed 7-24-96; 8:45 am]
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