[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33467-33468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12475]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory 
Committee Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting (via webinar and teleconference).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a virtual meeting of the U.S. 
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee 
(Committee).

Dates and Times:  The public meeting will be held on Thursday, June 23, 
2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed 
below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal 
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, 2nd Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; Phone 240-533-9466; Fax 301-713-3281; Email 
[email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee Web 
site at https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee meeting will be held via 
webinar and teleconference. Members of the public who wish to 
participate in the meeting must register in advance by 5:00 p.m. ET on 
June 22, 2016. Please register by contacting Jessica Snowden, 
Designated Federal Official by email at [email protected] or 
telephone at 240-533-9466. Webinar and teleconference information will 
be provided to registrants prior to the meeting. While the meeting will 
be open to the public, webinar and teleconference capacity may be 
limited.
    The Committee was established by the NOAA Administrator as directed 
by Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 
111-11). The Committee advises the NOAA Administrator and the 
Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) on matters related to 
the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 12302 of the 
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and other 
appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers to the Committee for 
review and advice.
    The Committee will provide advice on:
    (a) administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the 
System;
    (b) expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology 
components of the System;
    (c) identification of end-user communities, their needs for 
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in 
dissemination information to end-user communities and to the general 
public; and
    (d) any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation 
Committee.
    The meeting will be open to public participation with a 10 minute 
public comment period on June 23, 2016, from

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2:50 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (check agenda on Web site to confirm time.) The 
Committee expects that public statements presented at its meetings will 
not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. 
In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will 
be limited to a total time of three (3) minutes. Written comments 
should be received by the Designated Federal Official by June 17, 2016 
to provide sufficient time for Committee review. Written comments 
received after June 17, 2016, will be distributed to the Committee, but 
may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date.

Matters to be Considered: The meeting will focus on review of draft 
recommendations on how the U.S. IOOS Program Office could improve the 
Ocean Technology Transition (OTT) Program. The agenda is subject to 
change. The latest version will be posted at https://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.

    Dated: May 16, 2016.
Zdenka Willis,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office.
[FR Doc. 2016-12475 Filed 5-25-16; 8:45 am]
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