[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45846-45847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17350]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia 
Environmental Modeling

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering 
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to 
review progress by the ISCMEM working groups and to discuss initiatives 
for FY 2005.
    Date of Meeting: August 24, 2004.
    Place: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters Auditorium, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Time: 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be addressed to: Dr. George H. Leavesley, ISCMEM 
Chair, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 412, Denver Federal 
Center, Denver, CO 80225, or phone 303-236-5026.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: On July 5, 2001, six Federal 
agencies entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

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on research and development of multimedia environmental modeling (for a 
copy of the MOU with addendums, and details of the activities please 
see http://www.ISCMEM.Org). In 2002-2004, three additional Federal 
Agencies joined the interagency cooperative project. The MOU 
establishes a framework for facilitating cooperation and coordination 
among the following agencies (the specific research organization within 
the agency is in parenthesis): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Engineer 
Research and Development Center): U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(Agricultural Research Service); U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(Natural Resources Conservation Service); U.S. Department of Energy 
(Office of Research and Development); U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency; U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; 
U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmosphere Administration; and U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research). 
These agencies are cooperating and coordinating in research and 
development (R&D) of multimedia environmental models, software and 
related databases, including development, enhancements, applications 
and assessments of site-specific, generic, and process-oriented 
multimedia environmental models as they pertain to human and 
environmental health risk assessment. Specifically, the MOU supports 
collaboration and the exchange of technical information in support of 
multimedia environmental modeling focusing on environmental risk 
assessments, including develop/enhancements of models and mold 
frameworks or infrastructure and advancement of related technical 
activities, such as considering uncertainty and model application 
procedures.
    Purpose of the Public Meeting: The annual public meeting provides 
an opportunity for the scientific community, other Federal and State 
agencies, and the public to be briefed on the progress of the MOU 
working groups and their initiatives for the upcoming year, and to 
discuss technological advancements in multimedia environmental 
modeling.
    Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair will report on new participating 
Federal agencies. The four MOU working groups, Software System Design 
and Implementation, Uncertainty and Parameter Estimation, Modeling 
Reactive Transport, and Watershed/Water-Quality Modeling, will report 
on their progress during the year. A series of technical presentations 
will focus on: progress on the Joint Universal Parameter Identification 
and Evaluation of Reliability (JUPITER) project; the development of 
methodologies for reducing model complexity while maintaining validity 
of model results; the development of efficient subsurface-sampling 
designs for pollutant transport surveys; and results of the Interagency 
Meeting on Conceptual Model Development for Subsurface Reactive 
Transport Modeling of Inorganic Contaminants, Radionuclides, and 
Nutrients. Participation of similar coordinating groups and consortia 
outside the U.S., with this MOU, will also be discussed. A detailed 
agenda with presentation titles and speakers will be posted on the MOU 
public Web site: http://www.ISCMEM.Org.
    Meeting Access: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
Headquarters Auditorium is located in Two White Flint North Building at 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. To access the NRC 
Auditorium, please use the Two White Flint North building entrance to 
proceed through security. The most convenient transportation to the 
meeting venue is via Metro. Please take Metro to the White Flint Metro 
stop on the Red Line. NRC is directly across the street from the White 
Flint Metro exit on Marinelli Road. Please inform the security 
personnel that you are attending the public meeting on multimedia 
environmental modeling in the NRC Auditorium.

George H. Leavesley,
Chair, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia 
Environmental Modeling.
[FR Doc. 04-17350 Filed 7-29-04; 8:45 am]
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