[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.
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