[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53237-53238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26076]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey


Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Meeting to 
Develop a Strategy for the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to invite public participation in an FGDC-
sponsored meeting to design strategies for further development of NSDI.

TIME AND PLACE: November 7-8, 1996. The one and one-half day meeting 
will be held in the Chicago area at the Days Inn O'Hare South, 3801 N. 
Mannheim Road, Schiller Park, IL 60176, phone (847)678-0670. 
Accommodations are available at the meeting site from the Days Inn 
nationwide reservation under (800-325-2525); special rates of $45/day 
are available to those attending the NSDI Strategy Meeting. There is no 
charge for attendance at the meeting.

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]''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC is a committee of Federal agencies 
charged with coordinating the development of the NSDI. The NSDI 
includes the technology, policies, and people necessary to promote 
geospatial data sharing throughout all levels of government, the 
private and non-profit sectors, and academia. FGDC subcommittees and 
working groups, assisted by representatives of the broader geospatial 
data community, establish standards for data content, quality, and 
transfer; encourage the exchange of information and the transfer of 
data; and organize the collection of geographic data to reduce 
duplication of effort. A plan developed in 1994 guided initial NSDI 
implementation activities. The November 7-8 meeting will provide an 
opportunity for the entire geospatial community of data producers and 
users to participate in open discussion and development of NSDI 
implementation strategies for the next four years. The draft strategy 
document is available for review prior to the meeting by contacting 
Jennifer Fox (see contact information) or at Internet address http://
www.fgdc.gov/strategy/


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    Dated: October 2, 1996.
Wendy A. Budd,
Associate Chief, National Mapping Division.
[FR Doc. 96-26076 Filed 10-9-96; 8:45 am]
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