[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11175-11176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04249]


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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, the NOAA Administrator, 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 from April 8-10, 
2015. April 8th from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon PST; April 9 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 6:00 p.m. PST; and April 10th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Location: Long Beach, California, with the exact meeting location 
to be determined and posted online. Please refer to the following Web 
site for updates on the location, agenda, presentations, speaker's 
biographies, the webinar, and public comments: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/meetings.htm.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit the NOAA HSRP Web site at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm, or contact Lynne 
Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP Coordinator, National Ocean Service (NOS), 
Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/CS), 1315 East West Highway, Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910; Telephone: 301-713-2702 ext. 199; Fax: 301-713-
4019; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public and 
public comment periods (on-site) will be scheduled at various times 
throughout the meeting. These comment periods will be included in the 
final agenda published before April 1, 2015, and posted 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 in advance to 
[email protected] by April 1, 2015. Written comments received 
after April 1, 2015, 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. Times and agenda topics are subject to 
change. Refer to the HSRP Web site listed below for exact location and 
the updated meeting agenda: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
    Matters To Be Considered: Regional and local stakeholders will 
present to the HSRP on issues relevant to NOAA's hydrographic services 
including: (1) The management, maintenance, interpretation, 
certification, and dissemination of bathymetric, hydrographic, 
shoreline, geodetic, geospatial, geomagnetic, and tide, water level, 
and current information, including the production of nautical charts, 
nautical information databases, and other products derived from 
hydrographic data; (2) the development of nautical information systems; 
and (3) related activities.
    Broad topic areas to be discussed will focus on the use and 
application of NOAA's navigation, observations and positioning data, 
products, and services (coastal intelligence) to support: (1) The Long 
Beach--Los Angeles and California marine transportation system; (2) 
regional efforts to improve shipping efficiencies; (3) the NOAA 
Precision Navigation project to improve navigation decision support; 
(4) geospatial data and tools to support local and regional coastal 
planning and development; (5) other topics submitted by stakeholders.
    The HSRP will hold focused breakout sessions to discuss challenges 
and issues on Thursday, April 9, and Friday, April 10, 2015, on 
priority topics including: (1) Coastal Intelligence; (2) Coastal 
Resilience; and (3) Emerging Arctic navigation issues. The public is 
invited to participate and sign up for these sessions by contacting the 
HSRP Coordinator, Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis at email: 
[email protected], or NOAA's California Navigation Manager, 
Jeffrey Ferguson at email: [email protected].
    The breakout sessions provide the public with the opportunity to 
interact with HSRP members on concerns or issues with NOAA's 
navigation, observations, and positioning data, products, and services, 
and to present options or recommendations for improvement. 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, observation and 
positioning data, products, and services. Other matters to be discussed 
include activities relating to hydrography, geodesy, coastal mapping, 
and tides, currents and water levels, as well as administrative matters 
pertaining to the HSRP.
    The HSRP meeting will provide GoToWebinar services and 
teleconference capability for public access to listen to and observe 
the meeting presentations. Members of the public who wish to 
participate virtually must register in advance by April 1, 2015. 
Webinar service is available during the main sessions and 
teleconference capability is available during the break-out sessions. 
The times are subject to change and participants should refer to the 
HSRP Web site for the most up to date information. To register for 
virtual access or submit public comments before the virtual sessions 
begin, please submit requests by no later than April 1, 2015, to Lynne 
Mersfelder-Lewis at email: [email protected].

    Dated: February 18, 2015.
Gerd F. Glang,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-04249 Filed 2-27-15; 8:45 am]
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