[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6303-6304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-01193]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting for March 3-4, 2021

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

ACTION: Announcement for open public meeting and notice of request for 
public comments.

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SUMMARY: This serves as notice of a virtual public meeting for the NOAA 
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) on March 3, 2021, 12:45-5:30 
p.m. EST, and March 4, 2021, 1-5 p.m. EST via webinar. The HSRP agenda 
will be posted in advance on the website. Individuals or groups who 
want to comment on NOAA navigation services topics are encouraged to 
submit advance public comments and letters via email or via the 
question function in the webinar.

DATES: 
    NOAA HSRP public virtual meeting will meet via webinar as follows:
    1. March 3, 2021, 12:45-5:30 p.m., EST.
    2. March 4, 2021, 1-5 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: You may submit public comments identified by ``March 2021 
HSRP meeting public comments'' in the subject line of the message in 
advance of the meeting or request to be added to the meeting 
announcements list by sending an email request to: 
[email protected], and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program 
manager, Office of Coast Survey, NOS, NOAA, email: 
[email protected], [email protected], and phone 240-
533-0064.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Advance registration is required for the webinar at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6060715212000442635. The agenda, 
speakers and time are subject to change, please refer to the website 
for the most updated information. The HSRP meeting agenda, draft 
meeting documents, presentations, and background materials are posted 
and updated online and can be downloaded prior to the meeting at: 
https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.html and https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html.
    Past HSRP recommendation letters, issue and position papers are 
located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/recommendations.html.
    Public comments are encouraged and requested on the navigation 
services portfolio for CO-OPS, NGS and OCS. Advance written statements 
will be shared with the HSRP members and will be included in the 
meeting public record. Due to the condensed nature of the meeting, each 
individual or group

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providing written public comments will be limited to one comment per 
public comment period with no repetition of previous comments. Comments 
can also be submitted in writing during the public comment period 
through the webinar. Comments will be read into the record, 
transcribed, and become part of the meeting record. Due to time meeting 
constraints, all comments may not be addressed during the meeting.
    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.

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, and other topics related to hydrographic 
surveys, nautical charting, the ongoing National Spatial Reference 
System (NSRS) modernization including changes to flood plain 
management, navigation services contributions to resilience and coastal 
data and information systems, coastal and ocean modeling, PORTS[supreg] 
(Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) sensor enhancements and 
expansion, the projects of the NOAA-University of New Hampshire Joint 
Hydrographic Center Cooperative Agreement, the new NOAA five-year 
cooperative agreement with the University of Southern Florida to launch 
the Center for Ocean Mapping and Innovative Technologies (COMIT), 
updates on legislative and budget 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, coastal and shoreline mapping, 
bathymetric mapping and modeling, hydrographic surveying, nautical 
charting, tide and water level observations, current observations, 
flooding, resilience, inundation and sea level rise, marine and coastal 
modeling, geospatial and LIDAR data, 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 climate needs and 
commerce. The Panel will hear about the missions and uses of NOAA's 
navigation services, the value these services bring, and what 
improvements could be made. Other matters may be considered.

Special Accommodations

    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities 
and there will be sign language interpretation and captioning services. 
Please direct requests for other auxiliary aids to 
[email protected] at least 10 business days in advance of the 
meeting.

Kathryn Ries,
Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-01193 Filed 1-19-21; 8:45 am]
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