[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67634-67635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27295]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting
AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal
Advisory Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on matters related to the
responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, its amendments, and such
other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel
for review and advice.
Date and Time: The public meeting will be held on November 27-29,
2012. November 27th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; November 28th from
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and November 29th from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Astor Crowne Plaza, 739 Canal Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana, 70130, tel: (504) 962-0500. Refer to the HSRP Web site
listed below for the most current meeting agenda. Times and agenda
topics are subject to change.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Watson, HSRP Program
Coordinator, National Ocean Service (NOS), Office of Coast Survey, NOAA
(N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910;
Telephone: 301-713-2770ext. 158; Fax: 301-713-4019; Email:
[email protected] or visit the NOAA HSRP Web site at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HSRP meeting will be open to the
publicand public comment periods (on-site) will be scheduled in the
meeting agenda. Commentperiods are scheduled in the afternoon, will be
limited to a total time of five (5) minutes per person, and are
recorded as part of the meeting minutes. A final meeting agenda will be
posted on the HSRP Web site at: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm before November 27, 2012. Written comments should be
subn1itted to [email protected] by November 19, 2012.
Written comments received after November 19, 2012, will be distributed,
but may not reach Panel members for review until the meeting date.
Approximately 30 seats will be available for the public, on a first-
come, first-served basis.
Special Accommodations: HSRP public meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kathy
Watson, HSRP Program Coordinator, National Ocean Service (NOS), Office
of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301-713-2770 ext. 158, or Email:
[email protected] by November 8, 2012.
Matters to be Considered: Regional and local stakeholders will
present to the HSRP on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation services
and products. Broad topic areas to be heard about include: (1) Current
and future needs of regional ports and navigation users; (2) use of
coastal observation systems for coastal protection and restoration
programs and surge and inundation models to protect coastal
populations; and (3) use of geospatial services and spatial reference
systems to support sea level rise and land subsidence observations.
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The HSRP will also hold focused Stakeholder Breakout Sessions with
regional and local stakeholders to further discuss challenges and
issues presented during the Stakeholder Panel presentations, and other
issues not previously presented. Three Stakeholder Breakout Sessions
will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 with the general themes:
Hydrographic Surveying/Charting; Geospatial Positioning; and Tides,
Currents and Water Levels. Regional and local stakeholders with
interests in NOAA's navigation services and products are invited to
actively participate in these breakout sessions. You can sign up for
these sessions by contacting the NOAA's Gulf of Mexico Navigation
Manager, Mr. Tim Osborn at email: [email protected]; or the HSRP
Program Coordinator, Kathy Watson at email: [email protected]. The
breakout sessions are the opportunity for stakeholders to raise
concerns and develop recommended actions to address the issues facing
the Gulf of Mexico region. The HSRP will consider input from these
breakout sessions, and from the other meeting presentations, to develop
its recommendations to the NOAA Under Secretary for improving NOAA's
suite of navigation data, products, and services for the Gulf of Mexico
region.
Other matters to be discussed will include HSRP working group
updates, meetingadministration, and public comments.
Dated: October 31, 2012.
Gerd F. Glang,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-27295 Filed 11-9-12; 8:45 am]
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