Notice2024-19131
Request for Public Comment on NOAA Commercial Data Buys Guidance
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Published
August 26, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Chief Data Officer within NOAA OCIO seeks information from interested parties regarding NOAA Observing System Council (NOSC) 2024 Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys, a framework document developed for NOAA programs and offices that describes considerations for NOAA's engagements with the commercial sector on commercial data buy opportunities from all sources that contribute to environmental intelligence.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68397-68398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19131]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Request for Public Comment on NOAA Commercial Data Buys Guidance
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The Chief Data Officer within NOAA OCIO seeks information from
interested parties regarding NOAA Observing System Council (NOSC) 2024
Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys, a framework document developed
for NOAA programs and offices that describes considerations for NOAA's
engagements with the commercial sector on commercial data buy
opportunities from all sources that contribute to environmental
intelligence.
DATES: Submit written comments on or before September 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The public may submit written comments on issues addressed
in this notification by the following method:
<bullet> Email: Comments may be submitted by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bcd2d3cfdf92d9c4d9dfcfd9dffcd2d3dddd92dbd3ca"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="761819051558130e1315051315361819171758111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
A copy of NOAA Guidance for Commercial Data Buys may be downloaded
or viewed at: <a href="https://nosc.noaa.gov/commercial_data_buys_guidance.php">https://nosc.noaa.gov/commercial_data_buys_guidance.php</a>.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Attachments will
be accepted in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF formats only.
Respondents need not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or
institution is requested to submit only one response. All comments
received are part of the public record and may be posted, without
change, on a Federal website. All identifying information (e.g., name,
address) submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly
accessible. NOAA, therefore, requests that no business proprietary
information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable
information be submitted in response to this RFI. Please note that the
U.S. Government will not pay for response preparation, or for the use
of any information contained in the response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information
should be directed to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3d53524e5e135845585e4e585e7d53525c5c135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acc2c3dfcf82c9d4c9cfdfc9cfecc2c3cdcd82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NOAA has long met its mission through collaboration and
partnerships with the broader enterprise. In order to respond to an
ever-growing supply and demand for environmental information, NOAA
recognizes the need to increasingly harness the opportunities of a
rapidly growing commercial sector to complement and potentially
increase its current observational capabilities, as environmental data
sources from the private sector are expanding.
The NOSC established a task team to develop Guidance for NOAA
Commercial Data Buys, a framework document for NOAA programs and
offices that describes considerations for NOAA's engagements with the
commercial sector on commercial data buy opportunities from all sources
that contribute to environmental intelligence. This guidance is
essential to ensure data quality and technical requirements are met,
mission and supply chain risks are mitigated, and current data sharing
commitments with national partners, international partners, and
downstream private sector entities are honored. Ensuring a consistent
approach across NOAA in working with commercial data providers is also
important to maintain the high fidelity of NOAA services and to clearly
communicate NOAA's plans to industry.
Discussion Points To Inform the NOAA Commercial Data Buys Guidance
NOAA seeks response to this guidance as feedback, with discussion
on the following points,* to the extent feasible:
1. What does this guidance enable for you as a provider of
commercial data or a user of commercial data? What opportunities does
it introduce?
2. What challenges would this guidance introduce for you and why?
3. What do you feel NOAA is not considering?
* Note: Only comments in response to the above questions will be
considered. NOAA is not soliciting comments or feedback on items of an
editorial nature or NOAA processes.
Please note that this is an RFI only. In accordance with the
implementing regulations of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
specifically 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(4), this general solicitation is exempt
from the PRA. Facts or opinions submitted in response to general
solicitations of comments from the public, published in the Federal
Register or other publications, regardless of the form or format
thereof, provided that no person is required to supply specific
information pertaining to the commenter, other than that necessary for
self-identification, as a condition of the agency's full consideration,
are not generally considered information collections and therefore not
subject to the PRA.
Dated: August 21, 2024.
Anthony Andrew LaVoi,
Chief Data Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-19131 Filed 8-23-24; 8:45 am]
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