82 FR 15497 - National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 59 (March 29, 2017)

Page Range		15497-15497
FR Document		2017-06226

The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Program will hold an organizational meeting of the NIDIS Executive Council on April 20, 2017.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Climate Program Office (CPO), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) 
Program will hold an organizational meeting of the NIDIS Executive 
Council on April 20, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. 
EST to 4:30 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below 
are subject to change.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of States, Room 383/
385, 444 North Capitol St. NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, 
David Skaggs Research Center, Room GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 
80305. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NIDIS Web site at 
www.drought.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Integrated Drought Information 
System (NIDIS) was established by Public Law 109-430 on December 20, 
2006, and reauthorized by Public Law 113-86 on March 6, 2014, with a 
mandate to provide an effective drought early warning system for the 
United States; coordinate, and integrate as practicable, Federal 
research in support of a drought early warning system; and build upon 
existing forecasting and assessment programs and partnerships. See 15 
U.S.C. 313d. The Public Law also calls for consultation with ``relevant 
Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local government agencies, 
research institutions, and the private sector'' in the development of 
NIDIS. 15 U.S.C. 313d(c). The NIDIS Executive Council provides the 
NIDIS Program Office with an opportunity to engage in individual 
consultation with senior resource officials from NIDIS's Federal 
partners, as well as leaders from state and local government, academia, 
nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector.
    Status: This meeting will be open to public participation. 
Individuals interested in attending should register at https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2017/nidis-executive-council-meeting-april-2017. Please refer to this Web page for the most up-to-date meeting 
times and agenda. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-
come, first-served basis.
    Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 18, 2016, to Elizabeth 
Ossowski, Program Coordinator, David Skaggs Research Center, Room 
GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 80305; Email: 
[email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) NIDIS implementation updates and 2017 priorities, (2) 
Council member updates and 2017 priorities, (3) cross-agency Federal 
priorities as well as state government priorities in 2017, (4) drought 
resilience efforts at the Federal level, (5) quantifying the socio-
economic impact of drought and the cost of inaction as well as the 
benefits of action, (6) partnership between the National Water Center 
and NIDIS, and (7) open discussion on advancing the goals of the NIDIS 
Public Law.

    Dated: March 23, 2017.
Paul Johnson,
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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be restricted to those issues specifically Public Law 109–430 on December 20, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
identified in this notice and any issues 2006, and reauthorized by Public Law
arising after publication of this notice 113–86 on March 6, 2014, with a National Oceanic and Atmospheric
that require emergency action under mandate to provide an effective drought Administration
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens early warning system for the United RIN 0648–XF250
Fishery Conservation and Management States; coordinate, and integrate as
Act, provided the public has been practicable, Federal research in support Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
notified of the intent to take final action of a drought early warning system; and Specified Activities; Taking Marine
to address the emergency. build upon existing forecasting and Mammals Incidental to Seattle
assessment programs and partnerships. Multimodal Construction Project in
Special Accommodations
See 15 U.S.C. 313d. The Public Law also Washington State
This meeting is accessible to people calls for consultation with ‘‘relevant
with disabilities. Requests for auxiliary Federal, regional, State, tribal, and local AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
aids should be directed to the SAFMC government agencies, research Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
office (see ADDRESSES) at least 10 institutions, and the private sector’’ in Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
business days prior to the meeting. the development of NIDIS. 15 U.S.C. Commerce.
Note: The times and sequence specified in 313d(c). The NIDIS Executive Council ACTION: Proposed incidental harassment
this agenda are subject to change. provides the NIDIS Program Office with authorization; request for comment.
an opportunity to engage in individual
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. consultation with senior resource SUMMARY: NMFS has received an
Dated: March 24, 2017. officials from NIDIS’s Federal partners, application from Washington State
as well as leaders from state and local Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
Tracey L. Thompson,
government, academia, for an Incidental Harassment
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Authorization (IHA) to take marine
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. nongovernmental organizations, and the
private sector. mammals, by harassment, incidental to
[FR Doc. 2017–06178 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am]
Status: This meeting will be open to Seattle Multimodal Construction Project
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P in Washington State. Pursuant to the
public participation. Individuals
interested in attending should register at Marine Mammal Protection Act
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/meetings/2017/ (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE on its proposal to issue an IHA to the
nidis-executive-council-meeting-april-
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 2017. Please refer to this Web page for WSDOT to incidentally take marine
Administration the most up-to-date meeting times and mammals during the specified activities.
agenda. Seating at the meeting will be DATES: Comments and information must
National Integrated Drought available on a first-come, first-served be received no later than April 28, 2017.
Information System (NIDIS) Executive basis. ADDRESSES: Comments on the
Council Meeting Special Accommodations: This application should be addressed to Jolie
meeting is physically accessible to Harrison, Chief, Permits and
AGENCY: Climate Program Office (CPO),
people with disabilities. Requests for Conservation Division, Office of
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
special accommodations may be Protected Resources, National Marine
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on Fisheries Service. Physical comments
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
April 18, 2016, to Elizabeth Ossowski, should be sent to 1315 East-West
Department of Commerce (DOC).
Program Coordinator, David Skaggs Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. Research Center, Room GD102, 325 electronic comments should be sent to
SUMMARY: The National Integrated Broadway, Boulder CO 80305; Email: ITP.Guan@noaa.gov.
Drought Information System (NIDIS) Elizabeth.Ossowski@noaa.gov. Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
Matters To Be Considered: The for comments sent by any other method,
Program will hold an organizational
meeting will include the following to any other address or individual, or
meeting of the NIDIS Executive Council
topics: (1) NIDIS implementation received after the end of the comment
on April 20, 2017.
updates and 2017 priorities, (2) Council period. Comments received
DATES: The meeting will be held member updates and 2017 priorities, (3) electronically, including all
Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. cross-agency Federal priorities as well attachments, must not exceed a 25-
EST to 4:30 p.m. EST. These times and as state government priorities in 2017, megabyte file size. Attachments to
the agenda topics described below are (4) drought resilience efforts at the electronic comments will be accepted in
subject to change. Federal level, (5) quantifying the socio- Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at economic impact of drought and the file formats only. All comments
the Hall of States, Room 383/385, 444 cost of inaction as well as the benefits received are a part of the public record
North Capitol St. NW., Washington, DC of action, (6) partnership between the and will generally be posted online at
20001. National Water Center and NIDIS, and www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (7) open discussion on advancing the incidental/construction.htm without
Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, goals of the NIDIS Public Law. change. All personal identifying
David Skaggs Research Center, Room Dated: March 23, 2017. information (e.g., name, address)
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO Paul Johnson, voluntarily submitted by the commenter
80305. Email: Veva.Deheza@noaa.gov; may be publicly accessible. Do not
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO,
or visit the NIDIS Web site at Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, submit confidential business
www.drought.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric information or otherwise sensitive or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Administration. protected information.
National Integrated Drought Information [FR Doc. 2017–06226 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
System (NIDIS) was established by BILLING CODE 3510–KB–P Shane Guan, Office of Protected

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held Thursday, April 20, 2017 from 9:00 a.m. EST to 4:30 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change.
Contact		Veva Deheza, NIDIS Executive Director, David Skaggs Research Center, Room GD102, 325 Broadway, Boulder CO 80305. Email: [email protected]; or visit the NIDIS Web site at www.drought.gov.
FR Citation		82 FR 15497

82 FR 15497 - National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Executive Council Meeting

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