[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6544-6545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02258]


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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, as amended, 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 February 25-26, 
2014. February 25th from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST; February 26th from 
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST.
    Location: Grand Hyatt New York, 109 East 42nd Street, Park Avenue 
at Grand Central Station, New York, New York, 10017, tel: (212) 883-
1234. Refer to the HSRP Web site listed below for the most current 
meeting agenda. Times and agenda topics are subject to change. For 
interested members of the public who cannot attend in person, the HSRP 
meeting will provide webinar (WebEX) and teleconference capability for 
public access to listen and observe the meeting presentations. Members 
of the public who wish to participate virtually must register in 
advance by February 19, 2014. WebEX is available for Tuesday, February 
25th from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and on Wednesday, February 26th from 
8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. To register for 
virtual access via WebEX/teleconference and/or to submit public 
comments, please contact Ashley Chappell at email: 
[email protected].

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: 301-713-2770 ext. 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 meeting will be open to the public and 
public comment periods (on-site and via teleconference line) will be 
scheduled at various times throughout the meeting. These comment 
periods will be included in the final agenda published before February 
21, 2014, on the HSRP Web site listed above. Each individual or group 
making verbal comments will be limited to a total time of five (5) 
minutes. Comments will be recorded. Written comments should be 
submitted to [email protected] by February 19, 2014. Written 
comments received after February 19, 2014, will be distributed to the 
HSRP, but may not be reviewed until the meeting. Public seating will be 
available 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 February 14, 2014.
    Matters To Be Considered: Regional and local stakeholders will 
present to the HSRP on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation services 
mission. Broad topic areas to be discussed include: (1) NOAA's 
navigation services mission to support the U.S. marine transportation 
system and economy; (2) the use of NOAA's navigation data, products, 
and services for national and regional preparedness, response, 
recovery, and resiliency efforts, specifically in relation to Post 
Tropical Cyclone Sandy and the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 
2013; and (3) the use and need for

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improvements to NOAA's data, products, and services for navigation 
safety, improved Federal emergency response, informed local and 
regional coastal planning, risk reduction strategies for resilient 
coastal communities; and (4) the use and application of NOAA's 
charting, geodetic and tide, current and water level information to 
support pre-storm preparation and post-storm response and recovery.
    The HSRP will also hold focused 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. The breakout sessions will be held on Wednesday, 
February 26, 2014, with three general themes: (1) Updated nautical 
charting and consistency in standards; (2) Integrated Ocean and Coastal 
Mapping, modeling and resiliency; and (3) integrating Federal emergency 
response efforts for coastal resiliency.
    Members of the public (attending in person) are welcome to 
participate and register for these sessions by contacting NOAA's 
Northeast Navigation Manager, LCDR Brent Pounds at email: 
[email protected]; or the HSRP Program Coordinator, Kathy Watson at 
email: [email protected] by February 19, 2014. Members of the 
public, who wish to participate in the breakout session virtually (via 
teleconference capability), should contact Ashley Chappell at email: 
[email protected] by February 19, 2014.
    The breakout sessions provide the public with the opportunity to 
interact with HSRP members on concerns or issues with NOAA's navigation 
data, products, and services, and to present options or recommendations 
for improvement. The HSRP will consider input from these breakout 
sessions, and from the meeting presentations, to develop its 
recommendations for submission to the NOAA Acting Administrator for 
improving NOAA's navigation data, products, and services.

    Dated: January 28, 2014.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, National 
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-02258 Filed 2-3-14; 8:45 am]
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