[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67295-67296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23661]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the U.S. Integrated 
Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]) Advisory Committee (Committee) in 
Seattle, WA and La Push, WA.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Seattle, WA. The meeting will continue in La 
Push, WA on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and 
Thursday October 13, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 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.

ADDRESSES: On Tuesday, October 11 the meeting will be held in the 
Hardisty Conference Room, 6th floor, Henderson Hall, University of 
Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, WA 
98105. On Wednesday and Thursday, October 12-13 the meeting will be 
held at the Quileute Tribal Administration Building, 90 Main Street, La 
Push, WA 98350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Snowden, Designated Federal 
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, Second Floor, 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 http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (Pub. L. 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 15-minute 
public comment period on October 11, 2016, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m., on October 12, 2016, from 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., and on October 
13, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to 2:15 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 October 7, 2016 to provide sufficient time for Committee 
review.

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Written comments received after October 7, 2016, will be distributed to 
the Committee, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seats 
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will focus on ongoing 
committee priorities, as well as learning about ocean observing 
priorities from tribal, local, and state stakeholders in the Pacific 
Northwest. The latest version will be posted at http://www.ioos.noaa.gov/advisorycommittee.
    Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Jessica Snowden, Designated 
Federal Official at 240-533-9466 by October 1, 2016.

    Dated: September 12, 2016.
Zdenka Willis,
Director, U.S. IOOS Program, National Ocean Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-23661 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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