[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 61207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23163]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Public Comment for Enhancement of the Initial Integrated Ocean 
Observing System (IOOS)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for written public comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the opportunity for the public to 
comment on the First Annual Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) 
Development Plan, available on October 15, 2004 at www.ocean.us. 
Comments are due not later than close of business on Monday, November 
1, 2004 and should be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] or in 
writing to Ms. Kristine Stump; Ocean.US; 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, 
Suite 1350; Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this 
Notice, please contact Ms. Kristine Stump, Ocean.US Telephone: (703) 
588-0855. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ocean.US is the national office for the 
integrated and sustained ocean observing system. Ocean.US has conducted 
several workshops and has completed a draft of the preliminary First 
Annual IOOS Development Plan, which, along with reports of the 
workshops, can be reviewed at www.ocean.us. IOOS will be a sustained 
network of sensors on buoys, ships, satellites, underwater vehicles, 
and other platforms that routinely supply the data and information 
needed for rapid detection and timely predictions of changes in our 
nation's coastal waters and on the high seas. An initial IOOS 
consisting of existing systems has been identified, and needs for 
enhancements have been submitted by stakeholders. The First Annual IOOS 
Implementation Conference, convened August 31-September 2, 2004, 
allowed stakeholders to review and prioritize IOOS enhancements. 
Results of the conference may be obtained by contacting Ms. Kristine 
Stump ([email protected]).

    Dated: October 8, 2004.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-23163 Filed 10-14-04; 8:45 am]
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