Notice2021-23142
U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee Public Meeting
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October 25, 2021
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 203 (Monday, October 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58890-58891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23142]
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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 November 29, 2021, and December 06,
2021. The times and the agenda topics described below are subject to
change.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. To register for the
meeting and/or submit public comments, use this link <a href="https://forms.gle/qrem9uwCcyjB1vHEA">https://forms.gle/qrem9uwCcyjB1vHEA</a> or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae6cbdfd8cb84edcfddcbc3c4eac4c5cbcb84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="feb29f8b8c9fd0b99b899f9790be90919f9fd0999188">[email protected]</span></a>. Refer to the U.S.
IOOS Advisory Committee website at <a href="http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/">http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/</a> for the most up-to-date information including
the agenda and dial-in information.
Instructions: The meeting will be open to public participation each
day (check agenda on website to confirm times). 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 November 22, 2021, to provide
sufficient time for Committee review. Written comments received after
November 22, 2021, 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 <a href="https://forms.gle/qrem9uwCcyjB1vHEA">https://forms.gle/qrem9uwCcyjB1vHEA</a> or email
your comments, your name as it appears on your driver's license, and
the organization/company affiliation you represent to Laura Gewain,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d894b9adaab9f69fbdafb9b1b698b6b7b9b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f9d4c0c7d49bf2d0c2d4dcdbf5dbdad4d49bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>.
Special Accomodations: 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
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ec5fce7fdefa0cffcf4eff7fbfdcee0e1efefa0e9e1f8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a013823392b640b38302b333f390a24252b2b642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>) or email Laura Gewain (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#024e637770632c456775636b6c426c6d63632c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc90bda9aebdf29bb9abbdb5b29cb2b3bdbdf2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>)
by November 15, 2021.
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aec5dcc7ddcf80cfdcd4cfd7dbddeec0c1cfcf80c9c1d8">[email protected]</a> or visit the U.S. IOOS Advisory
Committee website at <a href="http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/">http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/</a>.
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 of the
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and other
appropriate matters as the Under Secretary refers 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
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data integration to fulfill the purposes of this subtitle;
(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 Interagency Ocean Observation
Committee, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the
Department of the Navy, and academic research institutions; and
(ii) developed, installed, and operated in coordination with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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) providing the Committee with
programmatic updates from the U.S. IOOS program and the IOOC and (2)
presentations and discussion to determine the work plan for the
Committee over the next three years. The latest version of the agenda
will be posted at <a href="http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/">http://ioos.noaa.gov/community/u-s-ioos-advisory-committee/</a>.
Carl C. Gouldman,
Director, U. S. Integrated Ocean Observing System Office, National
Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-23142 Filed 10-22-21; 8:45 am]
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