[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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