[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 54 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13390-13391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-7078]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Geological Survey


Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI)

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This first 
meeting of the ACWI is to discuss broad policy-related topics and to 
outline plans for future meetings. The proposed agenda will include: 
(1) The establishment of the National Water quality Monitoring Council 
and (2) a series of discussions concerning various U.S. Government 
policies and programs related to the development and dissemination of 
water information.
    The ACWI has been established under the authority of the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum 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 of 
activities and plans which may improve the effectiveness of meeting the 
Nation's water information needs. More than 30 organizations have been 
invited by the Secretary of the Interior to name representatives to the 
ACWI. These include Federal departments, State, local, and tribal 
government organizations, industry, academia, agriculture, 
environmental organizations, professional societies, and volunteer 
groups.

DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m., on May 7, 1997, 
and will adjourn at 3:30 p.m. An exhibit/poster session will follow 
until 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Geological Survey Auditorium, 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, Reston, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Ethan T. Smith (Executive Secretary), Acting Chief, Office of Water 
Data Coordination, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
417 National Center, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703-648-5022; Fax: 
703-648-5295.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. A half 
hour will be set aside for public comments. 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 Dr. Smith at the 
above address no later than noon. April 14, 1997. It is requested that 
40 copies of a written

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statement be submitted at the time of the meeting for distribution to 
members of the ACWI and placement in the official file. Any member of 
the public may submit written information and (or) comments to Dr. 
Smith for distribution at the ACWI.

    Dated: February 28, 1997.
Lewis V. Wade,
Assistant Chief Hydrologist for Water Information, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 97-7078 Filed 3-19-97; 8:45 am]
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