[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.
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