[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2164]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Advisory Committee on Water Information; Meeting

BUREAU: Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

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

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SUMMARY: This is to inform the public about the February 1998 meeting 
of the ACWI. The meeting is open to the public.

DATE: The meeting will begin on February 17, 1998, at 9 a.m. EST, and 
will adjourn on February 18 at 12:45 p.m.

LOCATION: Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 
VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Lopez, Executive Secretary of 
the ACWI, at telephone number: (703) 648-5014 or facsimile number: 
(703) 648-5644. Her address is 417 National Center, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Reston, VA 20192. Anyone needing special arrangements of 
services to participate effectively in the meeting is requested to 
inform Beth Cox at telephone number (703) 648-6832. For special 
arrangements please let Ms. Cox know by noon EST, Friday 13, so that 
your needs can be accommodated.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI is the major national mechanism for 
implementing Office of Management and Budget Memorandum No. 92-01, 
Coordination of Water Resources Information. With over 30 member 
organizations, the ACWI represents a wide range of water-resources 
interests and functions. The members include all levels of government 
and the private sector. The ACWI advises the Federal Government on 
activities and plans related to Federal water-information programs and 
the effectiveness of those programs in meeting the Nation's water 
information needs. Also, member organizations of the ACWI collaborate 
with others to sponsor workshops, symposia, and other forums to foster 
better communication among Federal and non-Federal sectors about water-
information activities and needs.
    At this meeting, the ACWI will discuss a variety of topics 
including water-resources aspects of the President's Fiscal Year 1999 
Budget Request, the Clean Water Action Plan, water-resources decision 
support systems, geospatial data priorities for water-resources 
management, streamgaging concerns, the need for a subordinate group to 
address water quantity information issues, and water-quality monitoring 
and assessment. For more detailed information about the program, please 
contact Ms. Lopez as shown above.
    The meeting will include an opportunity for public comments. To 
make public comments, please provide a written request by noon EST, 
February 12, 1998, to Ms. Lopez. The request should include the name of 
the person that will be speaking and the general topic. Verbal comments 
to the ACWI should not exceed 5 minutes. At the meeting please provide 
40 written copies of the comments to the registration desk for 
distribution and archiving as required by law. Anyone wishing to 
provide written information to the ACWI may do so at anytime by 
providing 40 copies to Ms. Lopez.

    Dated: January 23, 1998.
Lewis Wade,
Acting Assistant Chief Hydrologist, Office of Information.
[FR Doc. 98-2164 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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