[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 26, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 77395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22050]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8260-8]


Notice of Public Meeting on EPA Geospatial Data Access Project

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a public 
meeting to solicit comments and feedback on the Agency's project to 
share and publish information on locations of environmental interest 
through commercial Internet services. This project is designed to 
increase the awareness and availability of environmental information to 
the public. The project includes a pilot to publish environmental data 
from the Superfund program (National Priorities List) with the project 
then being expanded to other U.S. EPA data resources.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 from 
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at EPA's Offices at 1 Potomac Yard, 
First Floor Conference Center, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dalroy Ward (Mail Stop 2843T), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone (202) 566-0381, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is initiating a project to foster 
collaboration with commercial publishers of geospatial data content to 
improve accessibility and increase public awareness of EPA's 
environmental data holdings. First steps consist of publishing 
environmental data from the Superfund program in XML format and made 
available to any interested parties. The data available through the 
project will be expanded after its initial release and may include data 
from other EPA programs. EPA's goal is to establish a single venue for 
providing and maintaining access to its environmental content that can 
be utilized by any commercial service provider with an interest in 
doing so.

Background

    This meeting is informational and is an opportunity for EPA to 
present the methodology it will be following in making the data 
available and provide an opportunity for interested parties to ask 
questions to aid in their understanding.

Agenda

1 Welcome and EPA Introductions
1:15 Presentation on EPA's Geospatial Data Access Project
2 Presentation on the XML Schema and Tag Definitions
2:30 Questions and Answers

    During the presentation attendees will have the opportunity to 
submit written questions. EPA will answer all questions that can be 
answered that are germane to the meeting and for which there is time 
available in the schedule. Some questions may require additional 
materials to be prepared and such questions will be deferred until 
after the meeting. Relevant questions not answered at the meeting will 
be answered in writing with the answers made available on the 
Geospatial Data Access Project Web site.

How can I participate in the meeting?

    This meeting will be open to the public and seating is available on 
a first-come basis. Persons interested in attending do not need to 
register in advance of the meeting. To request accommodation of a 
disability, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, 
to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Linda A. Travers,
Acting Assistant Administrator and Chief Information, Officer, Office 
of Environmental Information.
[FR Doc. E6-22050 Filed 12-22-06; 8:45 am]
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