[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 78011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32048]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-503, the Scientific Earthquake 
Studies Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold its third meeting. The 
meeting location is the U.S. Geological Survey, John W. Powell National 
Center, Room 3B457, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192. 
The Committee is comprised of members from academia, industry, and 
State government. The Committee shall advise the Director of the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the USGS's 
participation in the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program.
    The Committee will review a draft of the 5-year plan of the U.S. 
Geological Survey's National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. This 
will include a critique of the goals and objectives of the Program over 
the next 5 years in earthquake hazards assessments, in research on 
earthquake processes and effects, and in earthquake monitoring and 
notification.
    Meetings of the Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory Committee 
are open to the public.

DATES: January 8, 2003, commencing at 9 a.m. and adjourning at 4:30 
p.m. on January 9, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John R. Filson, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648-
6785.

    Dated: December 3, 2002.
P. Patrick Leahy,
Associate Director for Geology.
[FR Doc. 02-32048 Filed 12-19-02; 8:45 am]
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