[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16541]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[WBS Number GX17EF00PMEXP00]


Agency Notice of Webinar; Announcement of U.S. Geological Survey 
(USGS), National Geospatial Program (NGP) 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) 
FY17 Informational Training Webinars in Preparation for the Upcoming 
Release of the USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for 3D Elevation 
Program (3DEP)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey is proposing program sponsored 
informational training webinars to provide scripted training to 
prospective applicants. This 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) training has 
been developed to encourage applications from federal agencies, states, 
tribes and communities across the nation to support the acquisition of 
high-quality topographic data and a wide range of other three-
dimensional representations of the Nation's natural and constructed 
features.

DATES: The USGS BAA for 3DEP FY17 Informational Training Webinars will 
be held on August 10, 2017, 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET, and August 17, 2017, 
3:00-4:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Informational training webinar information is available at 
https://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/FY18BAA.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information about this 
webinar contact Diane Eldridge by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 648-4521.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary goal of 3DEP is to 
systematically collect enhanced elevation data in the form of high-
quality light detection and ranging (lidar) data over the conterminous 
United States, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories, as well as 
interferometric synthetic aperture radar (ifsar) data over Alaska. The 
3DEP initiative is based on the results of the National Enhanced 
Elevation Assessment (NEEA), which indicated an optimal benefit to cost 
ratio for Quality Level 2 (QL2) data collected over 8-years to complete 
national coverage. The implementation model for 3DEP is based on multi-
agency partnership funding for topographic data acquisition, with the 
USGS acting in a lead program management role to facilitate planning 
and acquisition for the broader community, through the use of 
government contracts and partnership agreements. The annual Broad 
Agency Announcement (BAA) is a competitive solicitation issued to 
facilitate the collection of lidar and derived elevation data for the 
3D Elevation Program (3DEP). It has been included in the annual Catalog 
of Domestic Federal Assistance under USGS 15.8 17. Federal agencies, 
state and local governments, tribes, academic institutions and the 
private sector are eligible to submit proposals. The 3DEP informational 
training webinars will introduce this opportunity to the wide array of 
prospective applicants and provide a summary of the BAA application 
procedures. Advanced Registration is required. National Webinars will 
be recorded and made available for viewing.

Paul Wiese,
Acting Deputy Director, National Geospatial Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-16541 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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