[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 101 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33871-33872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11129]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

AGENCY: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS[supreg]), National 
Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

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). The meeting is open to the public and an opportunity for 
oral and written comments will be provided.

DATES: The meeting will be held both virtually and in person from June 
27, 2023 to June 29, 2023. Sessions will occur from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
(PDT) on both June 27, 2023 and June 28, 2023. Session will occur from 
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (PDT) on June 29, 2023. Written public comments should 
be received by the Designated Federal Official by June 20, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, 
CA 95039. To register for the meeting and/or submit public comments, 
use this link https://forms.gle/rFe9EE5XNnhw5VvE7 or email 
[email protected]. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for instructions 
and other information about public participation.

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/.

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), and reauthorized under the 
Coordinated Ocean Observations and Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. No: 
116-271). 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 and 
section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System 
Act of 2009 and other appropriate matters as the Under Secretary may 
refer to the Committee for review and advice.
    The Committee will provide advice on:
    (a) administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the 
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System (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) additional priorities, including--
    (1) a national surface current mapping network designed to improve 
fine scale sea surface mapping using high frequency radar technology 
and other emerging technologies to address national priorities, 
including Coast Guard search and rescue operation planning and harmful 
algal bloom forecasting and detection that--
    (i) is comprised of existing high frequency radar and other sea 
surface current mapping infrastructure operated by national programs 
and regional coastal observing systems;
    (ii) incorporates new high frequency radar assets or other fine 
scale sea surface mapping technology assets, and other assets needed to 
fill gaps in coverage on United States coastlines; and
    (iii) follows a deployment plan that prioritizes closing gaps in 
high frequency radar infrastructure in the United States, starting with 
areas demonstrating significant sea surface current data needs, 
especially in areas where additional data will improve Coast Guard 
search and rescue models;
    (2) fleet acquisition for unmanned maritime systems for deployment 
and data integration to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle;

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    (3) an integrative survey program for application of unmanned 
maritime systems to the real-time or near real-time collection and 
transmission of sea floor, water column, and sea surface data on 
biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and hydrography;
    (4) remote sensing and data assimilation to develop new analytical 
methodologies to assimilate data from the System into hydrodynamic 
models;
    (5) integrated, multi-State monitoring to assess sources, movement, 
and fate of sediments in coastal regions;
    (6) a multi-region marine sound monitoring system to be--
    (i) planned in consultation with the IOOC, NOAA, the Department of 
the Navy, and academic research institutions; and
    (ii) developed, installed, and operated in coordination with NOAA, 
the Department of the Navy, and academic research institutions; and
    (e) any other purpose identified by the Administrator or the 
Council.

Matters To Be Considered

    The meeting will focus on: (1) ocean observations and West Coast 
collaborations, and (2) continuing to work on the phase 2 
recommendations from the committee workplan. The latest version of the 
agenda will be posted at http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/. The times and the agenda topics described here are 
subject to change.

Public Comment Instructions

    The meeting will be open to public participation (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 June 20, 2023, to provide sufficient 
time for Committee review. Written comments received after June 20, 
2023, will be distributed to the Committee, but may not be reviewed 
prior to the meeting date. To submit written comments, please fill out 
the brief form at https://forms.gle/rFe9EE5XNnhw5VvE7 or email your 
comments, your name as it appears on your driver's license, and the 
organization/company affiliation you represent to Laura Gewain, 
[email protected].

Special Accommodations

    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 by phone (240-533-9455) or email ([email protected]) or 
to Laura Gewain ([email protected]) by June 13, 2023.

Carl C. Gouldman,
Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office, National Ocean 
Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-11129 Filed 5-24-23; 8:45 am]
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