[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73379-73380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25676]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Climate Program Office (CPO), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) 
Program Office will hold an organizational meeting on October 27, 2016, 
to reconstitute the Executive Council.

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DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 9:00 
a.m. EST to 3:00 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described 
below are subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of States, Room 383/
385, 444 North Capitol St. NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, 
David Skaggs Research Center, Room GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 
80305. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NIDIS Web site at 
www.drought.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Integrated Drought Information 
System (NIDIS) was established by Public Law 109-430 on December 20, 
2006, and reauthorized by Public Law 113-86 on March 6, 2014, with a 
mandate to provide an effective drought early warning system for the 
United States; coordinate, and integrate as practicable, Federal 
research in support of a drought early warning system; and build upon 
existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships. See 15 
U.S.C. 313d. The Public Law also calls for consultation with ``relevant 
Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local government agencies, 
research institutions, and the private sector'' in the development of 
NIDIS. 15 U.S.C. 313d(c). As such, the NIDIS Program Office is working 
to reconstitute a NIDIS Executive Council.
    Status: This meeting will be open to public participation. 
Individuals interested in attending should register at https://joss.ucar.edu/meetings/2016/nidis-executive-council. Please refer to 
this Web page for the most up-to-date meeting times and agenda. Seating 
at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on October 24, 2016, to Elizabeth 
Ossowski, Program Coordinator, David Skaggs Research Center, Room 
GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 80305; Email: 
[email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) an orientation around NIDIS, including its history and 
evolution, (2) connections between the NIDIS program and the aims of 
individual organizations/agencies represented on the Council, (3) 
updates to the implementation of the 2006 and 2014 NIDIS Public Laws, 
including the role of consultation in the development of NIDIS, (4) 
opportunities to strengthen the integration of information and 
activities that address drought and water scarcity, and (5) defining 
how the Executive Council will function.

    Dated: October 18, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. 2016-25676 Filed 10-24-16; 8:45 am]
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