[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55668-55669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17556]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting, September 27th-29th, 
2023

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This serves as notice of a public meeting for the NOAA 
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee 
between September 27th, and September 29th, 2023. The agenda for the 
HSRP public meeting will be posted in advance of the meeting on the 
HSRP website. Individuals or groups who would like to comment on NOAA 
navigation, observation, and positioning services topics are encouraged 
to submit public comments in advance of the HSRP public meeting via 
email or during the public meeting via the ``Questions'' function in 
the webinar for the public meeting.

DATES: Members of the public may attend the NOAA HSRP public meeting in 
person or virtually on the following dates and at the following times:
    1. September 27th, 2023, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
    2. September 28th, 2023, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. ET.
    3. September 29th, 2023, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Instructions for how to register to attend the HSRP public 
meeting in person and virtually can be found at the following website: 
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7026716459954703189. The HSRP 
public meeting agenda, draft meeting documents, presentations, and

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background materials are posted and updated online and can be found at 
the following HSRP websites: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.html and https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.html. 
The agenda is subject to change. Past HSRP recommendation letters, 
issue papers, and position papers may be found online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/recommendations.html.
    Comments for the HSRP public meeting record may be submitted by one 
of the following methods:
     Email: Send written comments in advance of the HSRP public 
meeting to [email protected], with ``September 2023 HSRP 
meeting public comments'' in the subject line of the email message.
     Webinar: Submit written comments during the HSRP public 
meeting through the HSRP webinar's ``Questions'' function. As time 
allows, commenters may be invited to orally expand on their written 
comments submitted during the public meeting's public comment periods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Dentler, Acting NOAA HSRP 
Program Manager, email: [email protected], phone: 240-507-
0585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 
1998, as amended (HSIA; 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq.), established the HSRP as 
a Federal Advisory Committee (see 33 U.S.C. 892c) to advise the NOAA 
Administrator ``on matters related to the responsibilities and 
authorities set forth in [33 U.S.C. 892a]'' of the HSIA, ``and such 
other appropriate matters as the Administrator refers to the [HSRP] for 
review and advice.''
    The HSRP invites NOAA stakeholder feedback and welcomes public 
comments in advance of and during the upcoming HSRP public meeting on 
the use of NOAA's navigation, observations, and positioning data, 
science, products, and services for the National Ocean Service's Center 
for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Geodetic 
Survey, and Office of Coast Survey, and the NOAA/University of New 
Hampshire Joint Hydrographic Center. Public comments sent in advance of 
the HSRP public meeting will be shared with the HSRP members, posted on 
the meeting website, and included in the public record for the meeting. 
Individuals and groups may also submit public comments during the 
meeting through the webinar's ``Questions'' function. These public 
comments will be read into the record during public comment periods. As 
time allows, commenters may be invited to orally expand on their 
written comments during the meeting's public comment periods. Due to 
time constraints, all public comments may not be addressed orally 
during the meeting.

Matters to Be Considered

    The HSRP members will focus on the mission and issues relevant to 
NOAA's navigation, observations, and positioning services, and the 
value these services bring the nation, and invite suggestions from 
stakeholders and partners for improvements to these services. This 
suite of NOAA services supports safe and efficient navigation, the blue 
economy, resilient coasts and communities, and the nationwide 
positioning information infrastructure to support America's climate 
needs and commerce. Specifically, the HSRP will consider:
     National Ocean Service programs' recent activities such as 
the update to the National Spatial Reference System, datums, national 
ocean and coastal mapping goals and the Standard Ocean Mapping 
Protocol, hydrographic surveying, nautical charting, uncrewed systems, 
coastal remote sensing and bathymetric lidar, photogrammetry, 
positioning, sea level rise and water levels in support of ``seamless 
data.''
     The status of NOAA's navigation services in the context of 
recent legislation (e.g., the National Defense Authorization Act, 
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act).
     Measuring, monitoring, and mitigating flooding and sea 
level change and the contribution of NOAA's critical foundational 
geospatial data to projects.
     NOAA navigation data, products, and services that enable 
further economic growth and impact safe navigation.
     The geodesy education and training crisis.
     The exploration of possible benefits and applicability of 
Digital Twin technology to help manage coastal mapping data, maritime 
navigation, fleet management and related applications. Digital Twin 
uses Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, data analytics, and 
modeling to maximize use of tremendous amounts of data.
     Other topics related to NOAA programs and activities may 
be discussed, such as bathymetric and coastal/ocean modeling, tide and 
current observations, contributions to resilience and coastal data and 
information systems to support planning for climate change, flooding, 
inundation, contributions to the Blue Economy, Physical Oceanographic 
Real-Time System (PORTS[supreg]) ( ) sensor enhancements and expansion, 
Precision Marine Navigation, the transition from raster paper charts to 
Electronic Navigational Charts, geodetic observations, gravity 
modeling, and data stewardship.
     And, the scientific mapping and technology research 
projects tied to the cooperative agreements between NOAA and partners 
at the University of New Hampshire and the University of South Florida.

Special Accommodations

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

Benjamin K. Evans,
Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-17556 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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