[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63413-63414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17226]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP). The members will
discuss issues outlined in the section on Matters to be Considered.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for September 4, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Hawaii standard time (HST) and September 5, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. HST. These times and the agenda topics described below are
subject to change.
For the latest agenda please refer to the ORAP website: https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings.
ADDRESSES: The September 4-5, 2024 meeting will be at the
Hawai[revaps]i Imin International Conference Center, 1777 East-West
Road, Honolulu, Hawai[revaps]i 96848. The link for the webinar
registration will be posted, when available, on the ORAP website:
https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Viviane Silva, ORAP Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), SSMC3, Room 11320, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring,
MD 20910; Phone Number: 240-624-0656; Email: [email protected]; or
visit the ORAP website at https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
advises the Ocean Policy Committee (OPC) and provides independent
recommendations to the Federal Government on matters of ocean policy.
Congress directed the establishment of the ORAP in section 1055(c)
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116-283), 10 U.S.C. 8933.
ORAP's responsibilities are (1) to advise the OPC on policies and
procedures to implement the National Oceanographic Partnership Program;
(2) to advise the OPC on matters relating to national oceanographic
science, engineering, facilities, or resource requirements; (3) to
advise the OPC on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion in the
ocean sciences and related fields; (4) to advise the OPC on national
ocean research priorities; and (5) any additional responsibilities that
the OPC considers appropriate.
Status: The September 4-5, 2024 meeting will be open to public
participation with a 30-minute public comment period at 3:15 p.m. HST
on September 4th. The ORAP 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-five
minutes. Written comments for the September 4-5, 2024 meeting should be
received by August 19, 2024 by the ORAP DFO ([email protected]) to
provide sufficient time for ORAP review. Written comments received by
the ORAP DFO after this date will be
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distributed to the ORAP, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date.
Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be
directed to the ORAP DFO no later than 12 p.m. EDT on August 19, 2024.
Matters to be Considered: During the ORAP meeting on Dec. 13-14,
2023, the Ocean Policy Committee (OPC) requested that the ORAP advise
on areas of opportunity for partnership (such as through the National
Oceanic Partnership Program) on the topic of emerging technology (which
could include Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, eDNA, and
similar technology) with ocean industry and other sectors over the next
5-10 years. The OPC also requested that ORAP self-select another topic
to address. The ORAP members agreed that the topic of accessible,
inter-operable, interdisciplinary, and trusted ocean data to meet
research and user needs is critical and deserves ORAP immediate
attention. At this meeting on September 4-5, 2024, ORAP members will
hear from the ORAP subgroups on the two OPC tasks progress and hear
from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities on Indigenous
perspectives, knowledge, and practices related to the Ocean, in
particular, insights on emerging technology and data.
Meeting materials, including work products, will be made available
on the ORAP website: https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings.
Dated: July 16, 2024.
David Holst,
Director Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-17226 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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