[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39985-39986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a 
public meeting. Public comments are requested in advance or during the 
meeting. Information about the HSRP meeting, agenda, presentations, 
webinar, and background documents will be posted online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/meetings.htm.

DATES: The meeting will be held September 11-13, 2017. The agenda and 
times are subject to change. For updates, please check online as noted 
above.
    Location: Sheraton Portsmouth, 250 Market Street, Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP Program 
Manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; 
telephone: 301-533-0064; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public, seating 
will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and public 
comment is encouraged. Public comment periods are scheduled each day 
and noted in the

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agenda. Each individual or group making verbal comments will be limited 
to a total time of five (5) minutes and comments will be recorded. For 
those not onsite, comments can be submitted in writing via email or 
during the webinar in writing. Individuals who would like to submit 
written statements in advance or during the meeting, or who need 
information on the webinar should email [email protected]. The 
HSRP will provide a webinar for which pre-registration is required. 
Sign-up information for the webinar will be posted online. The 
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory 
Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA Administrator, on matters related to 
the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, as amended, and such 
other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel 
for review and advice. The charter and other background information is 
located online at: http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/CharterBylawsHSIAStatute.htm. Past HSRP public meeting summary reports, 
agendas, presentations, transcripts, webinars, and other information 
are available online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ocs/hsrp/meetings.htm.
    Matters To Be Considered: The panel is convening to hear Federal, 
state, regional and local partners, and stakeholders on issues relevant 
to NOAA's navigation services. The focus will be on national issues of 
hydrographic research, development, and technology related to 
autonomous and unmanned systems for navigation and there will also be a 
session on the Arctic. Navigation services include the data, products, 
and services provided by the NOAA programs and activities that 
undertake geodetic observations, gravity modeling, shoreline mapping, 
bathymetric mapping, hydrographic surveying, nautical charting, tide 
and water level observations, current observations, and marine 
modeling. This suite of NOAA products and services support safe and 
efficient navigation, resilient coasts and communities, and the 
nationwide positioning information infrastructure to support America's 
commerce. The Panel will hear from agencies, non-Federal organizations, 
private sector, and partners about their missions and their use of 
NOAA's navigation services, what value these services bring, and what 
improvements could be made. Other matters may be considered such as New 
England regional navigation concerns including the states of 
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 
Vermont. The agenda is subject to change.
    Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids to [email protected] by 
August 28, 2017.

    Dated: August 17, 2017.
John Nyberg,
Acting Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-17858 Filed 8-22-17; 8:45 am]
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