[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19598]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Advisory Committee on Water Information

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 August 1998 meeting of 
the ACWI. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will begin on August 17, 1998, at 1:00 p.m. EST, and 
will adjourn on August 19 at 4:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Embassy Suites Hotel and Athletic Club at Denver Place, 1881 
Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.

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. If you need 
special arrangements or services to participate effectively in the 
meeting, please talk to Meredith Tatum at telephone number (703) 648-
5015. For special arrangements please let Ms. Tatum know by noon EDT, 
Wednesday, August 12, so that we can accommodate your needs.

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 that 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 Federal Year 1999 Budget, 
watershed information requirements, streamgaging, monitoring roles of 
different groups, the proposed external review of the USGS Federal-
State Cooperative Water Resources Program, contracting with the private 
sector for water-resources information, and the proposed Subcommittee 
on Spatial Water Data. Also, the subgroups of ACWI will report on their 
activities. The meeting will include a field trip to the Upper Cherry 
Creek Watershed in the Denver area. 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, 
August 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 may 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: July 17, 1998.
Lewis Wade,
Acting Assistant Chief Hydrologist Office of Information.
[FR Doc. 98-19598 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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