[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69017-69018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28916]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Meeting To Update Stakeholders on the Progress of the Recreation 
One-Stop Initiative

    Date: Thursday, November 21, 2002.
    Registration: 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.
    Meeting: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
    Location: American Institute of Architects (AIA), 1735 New York 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006.

Background

    Recreation.gov (www.recreation.gov) is an Internet portal providing 
one-stop access to federal recreation information. The service, which 
is hosted by the Interior Department, is a partnership among Federal 
natural resources agencies, with participation from State and local 
agencies. Recreation.gov is being expanded to a broader service called 
Recreation One-Stop. The Administration's E-Government task force 
selected Recreation One-Stop as one of 24 government-wide Internet 
projects intended to expand and improve on-line access to government 
information and services. The goals of the Recreation One-Stop 
initiative are to improve the quality and availability of recreation 
information through partnerships, data sharing, and innovative uses of 
technology.
    The Recreation One-Stop Team held a public meeting on March 7, 
2002, in Washington, DC to discuss the goals and objectives of the 
project, and to obtain feedback from stakeholders and interested 
parties. A summary of the meeting is available on the web at http://recreation.gov/summary.cfm.
    The project team has taken action on many of the recommendations 
made at the March 7 meeting. Additional features have been added to the 
Recreation.gov site, and the project team commissioned an independent 
report by the Industry Advisory Council (IAC) to identify best 
practices related to development of data standards and governance of 
intergovernmental portal projects.

Purpose of Meeting

    The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public and our 
stakeholders with an update on actions taken since the March meeting, 
and to solicit feedback and suggestions on the next phases of the 
project.

Topics

    Areas to be covered at the meeting include the following:
    Update: The Recreation One-Stop Team will provide an overview of 
actions taken since the last stakeholder meeting, and provide an 
overview of the IAC best practices study.
    Technology: One of the common themes from the March stakeholder 
meeting was the importance of developing data standards and the 
importance of data quality and availability. The status of 
intergovernmental data standards for recreation will be discussed.
    Governance: Recreation One-Stop is evolving toward a Federal-State/
Public-Private partnership to promote data sharing related to 
recreational resources. One of the issues to be discussed is the 
development of an appropriate governance structure for this initiative.

Attendance

    This is a public meeting open to anyone interested in learning more 
about Recreation One-Stop and providing input on the development of the 
project. For more information, please contact Charlie Grymes at the

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Department of the Interior at 202-219-1285. Space is limited; if you 
plan to attend, please respond by November 14 to Angela Mathews at 202-
208-5606. Please let us know if you have special needs.

Other Details

    The AIA building is directly behind the Octagon House. The closest 
Metro stops are Farragut West (Blue and Orange Line) and Farragut North 
(Red Line). Exit the Metro on the 18th Street side and walk 
approximately 4 blocks south. Street parking is available, but parking 
in this area is limited. There is parking available for a fee at the 
Colonial parking garage at G and 18th St. There are also numerous 
coffee shops and restaurants in the area.

    Dated: November 7, 2002.
Scott Cameron,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Performance and Management.
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