[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15880-15881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7053]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Advisory Committee on Water Information; Notice of 
Reestablishment

    This notice is published in accordance with section 9 (a) (2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), 5 U.S.C. App. 
(1988). Following consultation with the General Services 
Administration, notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the 
Interior is reestablishing the Advisory Committee on Water Information 
(ACWI). OMB Memorandum 92-01 dated December 10, 1991, designated the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the lead agency for the Water 
Information Coordination Program (WICP) and also designated all other 
Federal organizations using water resources information to assist the 
USGS in ensuring the implementatin of an effective WICP.
    The purpose of the Committee is to represent the interests of 
water-information users and professionals in advising the Federal 
Government on Federal water-information programs and their 
effectiveness in meeting the Nation's water-information needs. Member 
organizations will help to foster communications between the Federal 
and non-Federal sectors on sharing water information.

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    Membership represents a wide range of water resources interests and 
functions. Representation of the ACWI includes all levels of 
government--Tribes, public interest groups, academia, private industry, 
non-profit and professional organizations. Member organizations 
designate their representatives and alternatives. Membership is limited 
to a maximum of 35 organizations.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
The Charter will be filed under the Act, 15 days from the date of 
publication of this notice.
    Further information regarding the ACWI may be obtained from the 
Director, USGS, Department of the Interior, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, Virginia 20192. Certification of reestablishment is published 
below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the reestablishment of the Advisory Committee 
on Water Information is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties by the Department of the 
Interior mandated pursuant to the OMB Memorandum 92-01.

    Dated: March 12, 2001.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
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