[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31128-31129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12363]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) 
Advisory Committee; Notice of Reestablishment

    This notice is published in accordance with section 9(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 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 National Satellite Land Remote Sensing 
Data Archive (NSLRSDA) Advisory Committee. The NSLRSDA was established 
by Congress in the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 
102-555, 15 U.S.C. 5601.
    The purpose of the Committee is to advise the U.S. Geological 
Survey (USGS), Earth Resources Observation Systems (EROS) Data Center 
(EDC), on guidelines or rules relating to the NSLRSDA archival data 
deposit, maintenance, and preservation as well as access management 
policies and procedures. The Committee will be responsible for 
providing advice and consultation on a broad range of technical and 
policy topics in guiding development of NSLRSDA.
    In order for the Secretary to be advised by a broad spectrum of 
remote sensing data users and producers, committee membership will be 
composed of 15 members, as follows: Two from academia, with one 
laboratory researcher-data user and one classroom educator-data user; 
four from government, with two Federal data users and two State/local 
data users; four from industry, with two licensed data providers, one 
value-added industruy provider, and one commercial industry provider; 
and five others, with one non-USA representative and four non-
affiliated Individuals at-large from any sector. Expertise in 
information science, natural science, social science, and policy/law 
are represented within the sectors listed above.
    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 NSLRSDA Advisory Committee 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 National Satellite 
Land Remote Sensing Data Archive Advisory Committee is necessary and in 
the public interest in connection with the performance of duties by the 
Department of the Interior mandated pursuant to the Land Remote Sensing 
Policy Act of 1992, Public Law 102-555, 15 U.S.C. 5601.


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    Dated: May 19, 2004.
Gale A. Norton,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 04-12363 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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