[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61669-61670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21461]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) 
will meet September 21, 2016. The meeting will be held, in accordance 
with Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 
2, and with Section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, United States Code.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled as follows: September 21, 2016, 9:00 
a.m.-4:00 p.m. The meeting will be open to the public from 9:00 a.m.-
12:00 p.m. and a closed session will be held from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public portion of the meeting will be held at The 
Aerospace Corporation, Gambit Auditorium, Room L0037, 14745 Lee Road, 
Chantilly, VA 20151.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tahara Dawkins, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, 
1335 East West Highway, Room 8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; (301) 
713-3385, [email protected], or Samira Patel at (301) 713-7077, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982) and its 
implementing regulations, see 41 CFR 102-3.155, notice is hereby given 
of the meeting of ACCRES. ACCRES was established by the Secretary of 
Commerce (Secretary) on May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary of 
Commerce through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere on matters relating to the U.S. commercial remote sensing 
space industry and on [the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration]'s activities to carry out the responsibilities of the 
Department of Commerce set forth in the National and Commercial Space 
Programs Act of 2010 (51 U.S.C. 60101 et seq.).

Exceptional Circumstances

    Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.150, the notice for this meeting is being 
given fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting due to the 
following exceptional circumstances: (i) The review and clearance 
process for the Notice of Determination to partially close the meeting, 
which is required under 41 CFR 102-3.155, involved administrative and 
timing limitations, including in this instance the additional delay 
resulting from the Labor Day holiday; and (ii) due to preexisting 
commitments and statutorily-established deadlines, delaying the 
September 21, 2016 meeting would make it substantially more difficult 
for ACCRES to complete its required consultation on the report mandated 
by Section 202 of the U.S. Commercial Space Launch and Competitiveness 
Act, Public Law 114-90.

Purpose of the Meeting and Matters To Be Considered

    The first part of the meeting will be open to the public pursuant 
to Section 10(a)(1) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 
App. 2 (FACA). During the open portion of the meeting, the Committee 
will receive updates on NOAA's Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory 
Affairs activities. The Committee will also be available to receive 
public comments on its activities.
    The second part of the meeting will be closed to the public 
pursuant to Section 10(d) of FACA as amended by Section 5(c) of the 
Government in Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409 and in accordance with 
Section 552b(c)(1) of Title 5, United States Code, which authorizes 
closure of meetings likely to disclose matters that are ``specifically 
authorized under criteria established by Executive order to be kept 
secret in the interests of national defense or foreign policy and . . . 
in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive order.'' The 
part of the meeting which will be closed will address the ongoing 
review and implementation of the 2015 U.S. Commercial Space Launch 
Competitiveness Act and related national security, foreign policy 
concerns and future technology

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considerations for NOAA's licensing decisions. These discussions are 
likely to disclose matters that are specifically authorized under 
criteria established by Executive Order 13526 to be kept secret in the 
interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly 
classified pursuant to such Executive Order. In compliance with Section 
10(d) of FACA and 41 CFR 102-3.155, ACCRES has obtained an agency 
determination of closure, and the notice of this determination is 
available upon request.

Special Accommodations

    The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for special accommodations may be directed to ACCRES, NOAA/
NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East West Highway, Room 8260, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910.

Additional Information and Public Comments

    Any member of the public who plans to attend the open meeting 
should RSVP to Samira Patel at (301) 713-7077, [email protected] by 
September 15, 2016. Any member of the public wishing further 
information concerning the meeting or who wishes to submit oral or 
written comments should contact Tahara Dawkins, Designated Federal 
Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA, 1335 East West Highway, Room 
8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Copies of the draft meeting agenda 
can be obtained from Samira Patel at (301) 713-7077, fax (301) 713-
1249, or email [email protected].
    ACCRES expects that public statements presented at its meetings 
will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written 
statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 
presentation may be limited to a total time of five minutes. Written 
comments (provide at least 20 copies) sent to NOAA/NESDIS/CRSRA on or 
before September 21, 2016 will be provided to Committee members in 
advance of the meeting. Comments received too close to the meeting date 
will normally be provided to Committee members at the meeting.

Stephen M. Volz,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.
[FR Doc. 2016-21461 Filed 9-6-16; 8:45 am]
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