[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63853-63854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25050]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Climate Program Office (CPO), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) 
Program Office will hold an organizational meeting of the NIDIS 
Executive Council on December 5, 2019.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, December 5, 2019 from 9:00 
a.m. EST to 4:00 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics are 
subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of the States, Room 
383/385, 444 North Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, 
David Skaggs Research Center, Room GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 
80305. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NIDIS website at 
www.drought.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Integrated Drought Information 
System (NIDIS) was established by Public Law 109-430 on December 20, 
2006, and reauthorized by Public Law 113-86 on March 6, 2014 and Public 
Law 115-423 on January 7, 2019 , with a mandate to provide an effective 
drought early warning system for the United States; coordinate, and 
integrate as practicable, Federal research in support of a drought 
early warning system; and build upon existing forecasting and 
assessment programs and partnerships. See 15 U.S.C. 313d. The Public 
Law also calls for consultation with ``relevant Federal, regional, 
State, tribal, and local government agencies, research institutions, 
and the private sector'' in the development of NIDIS. 15 U.S.C. 
313d(c). The NIDIS Executive Council provides the NIDIS Program Office 
with an opportunity to engage in individual consultation with senior 
resource officials from NIDIS's Federal partners, as well as leaders 
from state and local government, academia, nongovernmental 
organizations, and the private sector.
    Status: This meeting will be open to public participation. 
Individuals interested in attending should register at https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2019/fall-2019-nidis-executive-council-meeting. Please refer to this web page for the most up-to-date meeting 
times and agenda. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-
come, first-served basis.
    Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 26, 2018, to Elizabeth 
Ossowski, Program Coordinator, David Skaggs Research Center, Room 
GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 80305; Email: 
[email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) NIDIS implementation updates and 2019/2020 priorities, (2) 
Executive Council member updates and 2019/2020 priorities, (3) Outcomes 
from the 2019 National Drought Forum, including Priority Actions where 
NIDIS and partners have a critical role to play, (4) Development of the 
reinsurance industry's resilience solutions, (5) the U.S. Drought 
Portal 2020 Re-launch, (6) Opportunities related to the U.S. Drought 
Monitor and National Soil Moisture Network strategy, and (7) the 
National Drought Resilience Partnership.

    Dated: November 8, 2019.
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-25050 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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