[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27019-27020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11317]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, Meeting of the Data 
Management and Communications Steering Team

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Program 
publishes this notice on behalf of the Interagency Ocean Observation 
Committee (IOOC) to announce a formal meeting of the IOOC's Data 
Management and Communications Steering Team (DMAC-ST). The DMAC-ST 
membership is comprised of IOOC-approved federal agency representatives 
who will discuss issues outlined in the agenda.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for May 11, 2011, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m. and May 12, 2011 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be broadcast via a conference telephone 
call. Public access is available at 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225, 
Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
notice, please contact the U.S. IOOS Program (Samuel Walker, 301-427-
2450, [email protected]) or the IOOC Support Office (Joshua Young, 
202-787-1622, [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IOOC was established by Congress under 
the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and 
created under the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC). 
The DMAC-ST was subsequently chartered by the IOOC in December 2010 to 
assist with technical guidance with respect to the management of ocean 
data collected under the U.S.

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IOOS. The IOOC's Web site (http://www.iooc.us/) contains more 
information about their charter and responsibilities. A summary of the 
DMAC-ST meetings, documentations, activities and terms of reference can 
also be found on-line, at the following address: http://www.iooc.us/committee-news/dmac.

    Date: May 3, 2011.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean 
Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-11317 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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