[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 26 (Thursday, February 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10025-10026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02610]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

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Notice of an Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI).

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the ACWI. This meeting 
is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to national water 
initiatives, and the development and dissemination of water 
information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will 
include updates from ACWI's various subcommittees, unveiling of the 
strategic plan for the Water Quality Portal for 2017-2021, a proposal 
for a new Terms of Reference document for the Subcommittee on Ground 
Water, a proposal to establish a new Risk Management Workgroup within 
the Subcommittee on Hydrology, an update on activities and 
accomplishments related to the Open Water Data Initiative, and a report 
on the Hydrologic Frequency Analysis Work Group's progress on Bulletin 
17C, Guidelines For Determining Flood Flow Frequency.
    The ACWI was established under the authority of the Office of 
Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum for water 
information users and professionals to advise the Federal Government on 
activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness of meeting the 
Nation's water information needs. Member organizations help to foster 
communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on sharing 
water information.

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    Membership, limited to 35 organizations, represents a wide range of 
water resources interests and functions. Representation on the ACWI 
includes all levels of government, academia, private industry, and 
professional and technical societies. For more information on the ACWI, 
its membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the Web 
site at: http://ACWI.gov.

DATES: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on 
February 22, 2017, and from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on February 23, 
2017 (times are Eastern Daylight Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via teleconference and webinar, 
with the following call-in and log-in information:
    When it is time to attend the meeting, please visit this link: 
https://usgs.webex.com/usgs/j.php?MTID=mcbd33e16e2036dbbc7d27d3a10a43174.
    Audio is available via teleconference:
    Call-in number: 1-855-547-8255.
    Access code: 53700#.
    Additional information on the teleconference and WebEx is also 
available on the ACWI Web site: http://acwi.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 
Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA 
20192; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Up to a 
half hour will be set aside for public comment. Persons wishing to make 
a brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are asked to provide a written 
request with a description of the general subject to Ms. Norton at the 
above address no later than February 17, 2017. Any member of the public 
may submit written information and (or) comments to Ms. Norton for 
distribution at the ACWI meeting.

Wendy E. Norton,
Chief, Water Information Coordination Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-02610 Filed 2-8-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4338-11-P