[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55856-55857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25375]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX18EE000101100]


National Geospatial Advisory Committee; Public Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to 
announce that a public meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory 
Committee (NGAC) will take place.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, December 11, 2017, from 1:00 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via web conference and 
teleconference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Mahoney, Federal Geographic 
Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, 
Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at [email protected]; or by 
telephone at (206) 220-4621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 
The NGAC provides advice and recommendations related to management of 
Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the NSDI, 
and the implementation of Office of Management and Budget Circular A-
16. The NGAC reviews and comments on geospatial policy and management 
issues and provides a forum to convey views representative of non-
federal stakeholders in the geospatial community. The NGAC is one of 
the primary ways that the FGDC collaborates with its broad network of 
partners. Additional information about the meeting is available at: 
www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
    Agenda Topics:
--FGDC Update
--Landsat Advisory Group
--Geospatial Technology and Infrastructure
--Geospatial Platform/Data as Services
--Cultural and Historical Geospatial Resources
--NSDI Strategic Plan Framework

    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The webinar meeting 
is open to the public. Members of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting and receive webinar and call-in information should contact Ms. 
Lucia Foulkes by email at [email protected] to register by December 8, 
2017. Individuals requiring special accommodations to access the public 
meeting should contact Ms. Lucia Foulkes at the email stated above or 
by telephone at 703-648-4142 at least five (5) business days prior to 
the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Time will be allowed at the meeting 
for any individual or organization wishing to make oral comments. To 
allow for full consideration of information by the committee members at 
the meeting, written comments must be provided to Ms. Lucia Foulkes, 
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological

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Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-590, Reston, VA 20192; by email 
at [email protected]; or by telephone at 703-648-4142, by December 8, 
2017. All comments received will be provided to the committee members.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

Kenneth Shaffer,
 Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee.
[FR Doc. 2017-25375 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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