[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17130-17131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3242]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive (NSLRSDA) 
Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The fourth meeting of the third Charter period will be held on 
April 19 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) April 20 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and April 21 (8 
a.m. to Noon), 2006, at The Watergate Hotel, 2650 Virginia Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20037.
    The Committee, comprised of 15 members from academia, industry, 
government, information science, natural science, social science, and 
policy/law, will provide the Department of the Interior and USGS 
management with advice and consultation on defining and accomplishing 
the NSLRSDA's archiving and access goals to carry out the requirements 
of the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act; on priorities of the NSLRSDA's 
tasks; and, on issues of archiving, data management, science, policy, 
and public-private partnerships.
    Topics to be reviewed and discussed by the Committee include 
determining the content of and upgrading the basic data set as 
identified by the Congress; metadata content and accessibility; product 
characteristics; availability, and delivery; and, archiving, data 
access, and distribution policies.
    Agenda will be finalized at the beginning of the meeting.
    The meeting is open to all members of the interested public and 
time on the agenda has been reserved at the conclusion of each day's 
work for the Committee to receive verbal comments (limited to 5 minutes 
per person) from the public. To speak before the Committee, please 
register in advance with Mr. John Faundeen (see contact information 
below), the USGS Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the Committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Faundeen, USGS EROS Archivist, 
USGS EROS, 47914 252nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57198, 605-594-6092, 
[email protected].


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    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Barbara Ryan,
Associated Director, Geography.
[FR Doc. 06-3242 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
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