[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19745-19746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07352]


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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 for open public virtual meeting, correction with a 
change of date, and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This serves as a correction and notice of a new meeting for 
the Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) who will have a virtual 
public meeting on April 28, 1 p.m. EDT, by webinar. This announcement 
is a correction and replaces the prior public meeting notice for a 
meeting scheduled for April 28-30, 2020. The meeting originally 
scheduled for April 28-30, 2020, which will focus on Hawaii and the 
Pacific, has been postponed to the week of September 21, 2020, in Oahu, 
Hawaii. For the virtual public meeting on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT, 
the public comments are requested in advance and/or during the public 
comment period. Information about the HSRP meetings, agendas, 
presentations, and advance webinar registration, is posted and updated 
online. The meeting documents will be available for downloading prior 
to the meeting at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.html 
and https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html.

DATES: The virtual public meeting is on April 28, 2020, 1 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted by webinar. The agenda, 
speakers and times are subject to change. For updates, please check 
online at the web page below or sign up to receive meeting emails. To 
receive the meeting announcements by email, including the agenda, 
please sign up via the tab for ``Meeting Sign Up Information'' on the 
meeting web page at https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meeting-webinar-2020.html or send an email to [email protected].
    Advance registration is required for the April 28, 2020, webinar 
and can be found via the link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/6546237546550851853.
    Public comments are encouraged and individuals or groups who would 
like to submit advance written statements should email their comments 
to [email protected], [email protected], and 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program 
manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/CS), 
1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6413, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or 
email: [email protected], [email protected], phone

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240-533-0064, and [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The meeting is open to the public via 
webinar. Public comment is encouraged on the topics of the HSRP meeting 
and there is a public comment period scheduled in the agenda. Each 
individual or group making written comments will be limited to one 
comment per public comment period, the comment will be transcribed, and 
comments will become part of the meeting record. Comments or letters 
can be submitted in writing via email prior to the meeting or by email 
or in the chat function of the webinar during the meeting. The HSRP 
will provide webinar capability. Pre-registration is required to access 
the webinar as noted above.
    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. Past recommendations and issue papers are 
located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/recommendations.html.
    Past HSRP public meeting documents are located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html.

Matters To Be Considered

    The panel is convening on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation 
services, including stakeholder use of navigation services data, 
products and services, Seabed 2030 and ocean mapping plans, 
hydrographic surveys, nautical charting including the Five-Year Plan 
for Sunsetting Traditional NOAA Paper Charts, the National Spatial 
Reference System (NSRS) and datums updates for 2022, legislative 
priorities and other topics. 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, 
flooding, inundation and sea level rise, marine modeling, and related 
topics. 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 about the mission and use of NOAA's 
navigation services, the value these services bring, and what 
improvements could be made. Other administrative matters may be 
considered. The agenda, speakers and time are subject to change, please 
refer to the website for the most updated information.

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], 
[email protected] and [email protected] at least 10 
days in advance of the meeting.

Shepard M. Smith,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-07352 Filed 4-7-20; 8:45 am]
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