Notice2025-18191
Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP)
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Published
September 19, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 180 (Friday, September 19, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45195-45196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18191]
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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 October 29, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). This time and the agenda topics described
below are subject to change. For the latest agenda please refer to the
ORAP website: <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings">https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings</a>.
ADDRESSES: The October 29, 2025 meeting will be virtual. The link for
the webinar registration will be posted, when available, on the ORAP
website: <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings">https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings</a>.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2f6f4fd9cddc0d3c2f2dcddd3d39cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="682c2e2746071a09182806070909460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>; or
visit the ORAP website at https://www.noaa.gov/
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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.
Status: The October 29, 2025 meeting will be open to public
participation with a 10-minute public comment period at time allocated
on the published agenda. 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 minutes. Written comments for the October 29, 2025 meeting should
be received by October 20, 2025 by the ORAP DFO (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0541434a2b6a776475456b6a64642b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6a2a0a9c889948796a688898787c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>) to
provide sufficient time for ORAP review. Written comments received by
the ORAP DFO after this date will be 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 12:00 p.m. EST on October 14,
2025.
Matters to be Considered: During the ORAP meeting on December 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's immediate attention. At this virtual meeting on October 29,
2025, ORAP members will cover two main topics. First, ORAP will discuss
the draft report that provides recommendations for supporting public-
private partnerships to advance emerging ocean technologies. Second,
ORAP will discuss nascent topics from the ORAP Report on ``Toward a
National Ocean Data Strategy (September 2024)'' and the draft emerging
ocean technologies report that may warrant further focused work.
Meeting materials, including work products, will be available on the
ORAP website: <a href="https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings">https://www.noaa.gov/ocean-research-advisory-panel/orap-public-meetings</a>.
Dated: August 28, 2025.
David Holst,
Director Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-18191 Filed 9-18-25; 8:45 am]
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