[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15539]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS [supreg]) Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a virtual meeting of the U. S. 
Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS [supreg]) Advisory Committee 
(Committee).

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Wednesday 
August 5, 2020, and Thursday, August 6, 2020, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
EDT each day. These times and the agenda topics described below are 
subject to change. Refer to the web page listed below for the most up-
to-date agenda and dial-in information.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. Refer to the U.S. IOOS 
Advisory Committee website at http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/ for the most up-to-date information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisa Arzayus, Designated Federal 
Official, U.S. IOOS Advisory Committee, U.S. IOOS Program, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 240-533-9455; Fax 301-713-
3281; Email [email protected] or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory 
Committee website at http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/. To register for the meeting, contact Laura Gewain, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established by the NOAA 
Administrator as directed by Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11). The Committee advises the NOAA 
Administrator and the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) on 
matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in 
section 12302 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers 
to the Committee for review and advice.
    The Committee will provide advice on:
    (a) Administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the 
System;
    (b) expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology 
components of the System;
    (c) identification of end-user communities, their needs for 
information provided by the System, and the System's effectiveness in 
disseminating information to end-user communities and to the general 
public; and
    (d) any other purpose identified by the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere or the Interagency Ocean Observation 
Committee.
    The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-minute 
public comment period on August 4, August 5, and August 6, 2020, from 
3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT (check agenda on website to confirm time). The 
Committee expects that public statements presented at its meetings will 
not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. 
In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will 
be limited to a total time of three (3) minutes. Written comments 
should be received by the Designated Federal Official by July 29, 2020, 
to provide sufficient time for Committee review. Written comments 
received after July 29, 2020, will be distributed to the Committee, but 
may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. To submit written 
comments, please email your comments, your name as it appears on your 
driver's license, and the organization/company affiliation you 
represent to Krisa Arzayus, [email protected] and Laura Gewain, 
[email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will focus on ongoing 
committee priorities, including the role of ocean observations in 
forecasting, strategy and vision for the System, partnerships for a 
successful System, and requirements for the System, in order to develop 
the next set of recommendations to NOAA and the IOOC. The latest 
version of the agenda will be posted at http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/.
    Special Accomodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or 
other auxiliary aids should be directed to Krisa Arzayus, Designated 
Federal Official at [email protected] and [email protected] or 
240-533-9455 by July 24, 2020.

Krisa M. Arzayus,
Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office, 
National Ocean Service.
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