[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 96 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 27099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12364]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Advisory Committee on Water Information; Notice of Renewal

    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 renewing the Advisory Committee on Water Information 
(ACWI). OMB Memorandum M-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 implementation 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 help to foster communications between the Federal and 
non-Federal sectors on sharing water information.
    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, 
nonprofit and professional organizations. Member organizations 
designate their representatives and alternates. 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 
Associate Director for Water, USGS, Department of the Interior, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192. Certification of renewal 
is published below.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the renewal 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 M-92-01.

    Dated: May 9, 2003.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 03-12364 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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