[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8346-8347]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-613]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 2008 annual meeting of the ACWS. 
This meeting is to discuss broad policy topics relating to National 
water initiatives; and the development and dissemination of water 
information, through reports from the eight ACWS subgroups. The agenda 
will include an update on the three pilot studies of the National Water 
Quality Monitoring Network for U.S. Coastal Waters and their 
Tributaries and the first report from the Subcommittee on Ground Water 
on a National Ground Water Framework, as well as other water 
initiatives.
    The ACWI has been established under the authority of the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum No. M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The purpose of this Presidential Committee is to 
represent the interests of water-information users and professionals in 
advising the Federal Government on Federal water-information programs 
and their effectiveness in meeting the Nation's water-information 
needs. Member organizations help to foster communications between the 
Federal and non-government sectors on sharing water information.
    Membership represents a wide range of water resources interests and 
functions. Representation on the ACWI includes all levels of 
government, academia, private industry, and professional and technical 
societies. Member organizations designate their representatives and 
alternates. Membership is limited to a maximum of 35 organizations.

DATES: The formal meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on February 20, 
2008, and will adjourn on February 21, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.

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ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, Herndon, 
Virginia 20170.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Toni M. Johnson (Executive 
Secretary), Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417 National Center, 
Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 703-648-6810, Fax: 703-648-5644, e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Up to a 
half hour will be set aside for public comment. Persons wishing to make 
a brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are asked to provide a written 
request with a description of the general subject to Ms. Johnson at the 
above address no later than noon, February 15, 2008. It is requested 
that 65 copies of a written statement be submitted at the time of the 
meeting for distribution to members of the ACWI and placement in the 
official file. Any member of the public may submit written information 
and (or) comments to Ms. Johnson for distribution at the ACWI meeting.

    Dated: February 6, 2008.
Katherine Lins,
Chief, Office of Water Information.
[FR Doc. 08-613 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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