[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25745]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Civil Implementation Working Group--U.S. Commercial Remote 
Sensing Space Policy (CRSSP)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Open meeting of the CRSSP Implementation Working Group (IWG) 
to present and discuss progress and plans for assessing near-term civil 
requirements for remote sensing data.

DATE/TIME OF MEETING:  December 14, 2004, 9-12 a.m.

PLACE: Visitors Center, USGS Headquarters, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 
Reston, VA 20192.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to 
attend the meeting may be addressed to: Greg Snyder, CRSSP IWG Chair, 
USGS National Center Center MS 517, Reston VA 22091, [email protected] 
or 703-648-5169.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of Public Meeting

    This public meeting provides a forum for the remote sensing 
industry and other interested participants to be briefed on the 
progress and plans of the CRSSP near-term requirements collection and 
evaluation process and to discuss ways to improve its effectiveness.

Background

    On April 25, 2003, the president signed the U.S. Commercial Remote 
Sensing Space Policy. The fundamental goal of this policy is to advance 
and protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by 
maintaining the nation's leadership in remote sensing space activities, 
and by sustaining and enhancing the U.S. remote sensing industry. Doing 
so will also foster economic growth, contribute to environmental 
stewardship, and enable scientific and technological excellence. In 
support of this goal, the United States Government is directed to:
     Rely to the maximum practical extent on U.S. commercial 
remote sensing space capabilities for filling imagery and geospatial 
needs for military, intelligence, foreign policy, and homeland 
security, and civil users;
     Focus United States Government remote sensing space 
systems on meeting needs that can not be effectively, affordably, and 
reliably satisfied by commercial providers because of economic factors, 
civil mission needs, national security concerns, or foreign policy 
concerns;
     Develop a long-term, sustainable relationship between the 
United States Government and the U.S. commercial remote sensing space 
industry;
     Provide a timely and responsive regulatory environment for 
licensing the operations and exports of commercial remote sensing space 
systems; and
     Enable U.S. industry to compete successfully as a provider 
of remote sensing space capabilities for foreign governments and 
foreign commercial users, while ensuring appropriate measures are 
implemented to protect national security and foreign policy.
    The specific directives to civil agencies included:
     Determine which needs for imagery and geospatial products 
and services can be reliably met by commercial remote sensing space 
capabilities;
     Communicate current and projected needs to the commercial 
remote sensing space industry.
    The policy also directs civil agencies to craft a plan for policy 
implementation. The plan, agreed to in December 2003, calls for shared 
responsibilities among civil agencies, close coordination with the 
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the formation of two 
groups; a senior steering committee (SSC) for policy guidance and an 
interagency policy implementation working group (IWG) for operational 
support. The USGS administers these two groups and serves as the lead 
civil agency. The policy also identifies goals beyond the scope of the 
implementation plan that are being addressed by other interagency 
groups.

Proposed Agenda

    The meeting will begin with presentations to provide an update on 
the CRSSP civil near-term requirements-collection process and planned 
reporting capabilities, followed by discussions of how to provide 
meaningful requirements information for industry planning and business 
decisions. Representatives from the CRSSP IWG will present the goals, 
accomplishments, plans and potential enhancements to the process.

Meeting Access

    Directions to the USGS National Center can be accessed at http://www.usgs.gov/major_sites.html. After arriving at USGS follow signs to 
Visitors Parking and proceed to the Visitors Entrance. You will be 
required to show valid picture identification as you enter. A guard 
will point you to the Visitors Center.

Robert A. Lidwin,
Chief of Staff, USGS Geography Discipline.
[FR Doc. 04-25745 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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