[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61578-61579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-28045]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX18DK00GUF0200]


Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of the Interior, United 
States Geological Survey (USGS), the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, January 17, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on 
Thursday, January 18, 2018 (times are Eastern Standard Time).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the U.S. 
Geological Survey National Center, located at 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.

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: The ACWI operates in conformance with 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. ACWI members help to 
foster communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on 
sharing water information. For more information on the ACWI, its 
membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the website 
at: https://acwi.gov.
    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, including activities 
related to continuing implementation of the Open Water Data Initiative 
and a report on the newly released Bulletin 17C, Guidelines for 
Determining Flood Flow Frequency.
    This meeting is open to the public. Half an 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 
January 12, 2018. Any member of the public may submit written 
information and (or) comments to Ms. Norton for distribution at the 
ACWI meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 
please 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. APP 2.

Wendy E. Norton,
Chief, Water Information Coordination Program.
[FR Doc. 2017-28045 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4338-11-P