[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7216-7217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03295]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


National Geospatial Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of renewal of National Geospatial Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
notice is hereby given that the Secretary of the Interior has renewed 
the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (Committee).

DATES: Comments regarding the renewal of this Committee must be 
submitted not later than March 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey, 900 First Avenue, 
Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey; 
phone: 206-220-4621; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee provides advice and 
recommendations to the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), 
through the FGDC Chair (the Secretary of the Interior or designee), 
related to the management of Federal geospatial programs, the 
development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and the 
implementation of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-16 
and Executive Order 12906. The Committee will review and comment upon 
geospatial policy and management issues and will provide a forum to 
convey views representative of non-Federal partners in the geospatial 
community.
    Public Availability of Comments: Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comments, 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Certification: I hereby certify that the National Geospatial 
Advisory Committee is in the public interest in connection with the 
performance of duties imposed on the Department of the Interior by 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-16 (Revised), 
``Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data 
Activities.''

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

Ryan Zinke,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2018-03295 Filed 2-16-18; 8:45 am]
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