82_FR_61826 82 FR 61578 - Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Water Information

82 FR 61578 - Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Water Information

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)

Page Range61578-61579
FR Document2017-28045

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of the Interior, United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Advisory Committee on Water Information (ACWI) will meet as indicated below.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-28045]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

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Notice of Public Meeting for the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of the Interior, United 
States Geological Survey (USGS), the Advisory Committee on Water 
Information (ACWI) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, January 17, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on 
Thursday, January 18, 2018 (times are Eastern Standard Time).

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the auditorium of the U.S. 
Geological Survey National Center, located at 12201 Sunrise Valley 
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 
Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA 
20192; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI operates in conformance with the 
Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-92-01 and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the ACWI is to provide a forum 
for water information users and professionals to advise the Federal 
Government on activities and plans that may improve the effectiveness 
of meeting the Nation's water information needs. ACWI members help to 
foster communications between the Federal and non-Federal sectors on 
sharing water information. For more information on the ACWI, its 
membership, subgroups, meetings and activities, please see the website 
at: https://acwi.gov.
    This meeting is to discuss broad policy-related topics relating to 
national water initiatives, and the development and dissemination of 
water information, through reports from ACWI subgroups. The agenda will 
include updates from ACWI's various subcommittees, including activities 
related to continuing implementation of the Open Water Data Initiative 
and a report on the newly released Bulletin 17C, Guidelines for 
Determining Flood Flow Frequency.
    This meeting is open to the public. Half an hour will be set aside 
for public comment. Persons wishing to make a brief presentation (up to 
5 minutes) are asked to provide a written request with a description of 
the general subject to Ms. Norton at the above address no later than 
January 12, 2018. Any member of the public may submit written 
information and (or) comments to Ms. Norton for distribution at the 
ACWI meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 
please be aware that your entire comment--including your personal 
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. APP 2.

Wendy E. Norton,
Chief, Water Information Coordination Program.
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61578 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2017 / Notices partnership among the public, sporting hunting and shooting; and encourage 5703, in the same manner as persons conservation organizations, Federal, coordination among the public, hunting employed intermittently in Federal state, tribal, and territorial governments; and shooting sports community; Government service. and benefit recreational hunting and wildlife conservation groups; and Public Disclosure of Comments: recreational shooting sports. Federal, state, tribal, and territorial Before including your address, phone DATES: Comments regarding the governments. number, email address, or other establishment of this Council must be The Council will meet approximately personal identifying information in your submitted no later than January 12, two times per year. The Secretaries of comment, you should be aware that 2018. Nominations for the Council must Interior and Agriculture (Secretaries) your entire comment—including your be submitted by January 29, 2018. will appoint members and their personal identifying information—may ADDRESSES: You may submit comments alternates to the Council to serve up to be made publicly available at any time. and/or nominations by any of the a 3-year term. The Council will not While you can ask us in your comment following methods: exceed 18 discretionary members and 7 to withhold your personal identifying • Mail or hand-carry nominations to ex officio members. Ex officio members information from public review, we Joshua Winchell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife will include: cannot guarantee that we will be able to Service, National Wildlife Refuge • Secretary of the Interior or do so. System, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls designated DOI representatives; Certification Statement: I hereby Church, VA 22041–3803; or • Secretary of Agriculture or certify that the Hunting and Shooting • Email nominations to: joshua_ designated Department of Agriculture Sports Conservation Council is winchell@fws.gov. representatives; and necessary, in the public interest, and is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Executive Director, Association of in connection with the performance of Joshua Winchell, Council Designated Fish and Wildlife Agencies. duties imposed on the Department of Federal Officer, by U.S. mail at the U.S. The Secretaries will select remaining the Interior and the Department of Fish and Wildlife Service, National members from among, but not limited Agriculture under 43 U.S.C. 1457 and Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg to, the entities listed below. These provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; by members must be senior-level of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a), the Federal telephone at (703) 358–2639; or by representatives of their organization Land Policy and Management Act of email at joshua_winchell@fws.gov. and/or have the ability to represent their 1996 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The designated constituency. National Forest Management Act of Council is established under the • State fish and wildlife management 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.), the authority of the Secretary and regulated agencies; National Wildlife Refuge System • Wildlife and habitat conservation/ Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. by the Federal Advisory Committee Act management organizations; 668dd–668ee) and Executive Order (FACA), as amended (5 U.S.C. • Game bird hunting organizations; 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage Appendix 2). The Council’s duties are • Waterfowl hunting organizations; strictly advisory and consist of, but are and Wildlife Conservation. • Big game organizations (deer, elk, not limited to, providing sheep, bear); Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. recommendations for implementation of • U.S. hunters actively engaged in Ryan K. Zinke, Executive Order 13443—Facilitation of domestic and/or international hunting Secretary, Department of the Interior. Hunting Heritage and Wildlife conservation; [FR Doc. 2017–28054 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] Conservation; Secretary’s Order 3347— • The firearms or ammunition Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor BILLING CODE 4333–15–P manufacturing industry; Recreation; and Secretary’s Order • Archery, hunting and/or shooting 3356—Hunting, Fishing, Recreational sports industry; Shooting, and Wildlife Conservation DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR • Tourism, outfitter, and/or guide Opportunities and Coordination with industries related to hunting and/or Geological Survey States, Tribes, and Territories. Duties shooting sports; [GX18DK00GUF0200] shall include, but are not be limited to: • Tribal resource management (a) Assessing and quantifying organizations; Notice of Public Meeting for the implementation of Executive Order • The agriculture industry; Advisory Committee on Water 13443 and Secretary’s Orders 3347 and • The ranching industry; and Information 3356 across relevant departments, • Veterans service organizations. agencies, and offices; and making Nominations should include a resume AGENCY: United States Geological recommendations to enhance and providing an adequate description of the Survey, Interior. expand their implementation as nominee’s qualifications, including ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. identified; (b) making recommendations information that would enable DOI to regarding policies and programs that make an informed decision regarding SUMMARY: In accordance with the conserve and restore wetlands, meeting the membership requirements Federal Advisory Committee Act of agricultural lands, grasslands, forests, of the Council and to permit DOI to 1972, notice is hereby given that the and rangeland habitats; promote contact a potential member. U.S. Department of the Interior, United opportunities and expand access to Members of the Council serve without States Geological Survey (USGS), the hunting and shooting sports on public compensation. However, while away Advisory Committee on Water sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES and private lands; encourage hunting from their homes or regular places of Information (ACWI) will meet as and shooting safety by developing business, Council and subcommittee indicated below. ranges on public lands; recruit and members engaged in Council or DATES: The meeting will take place from retain new shooters and hunters; subcommittee business that the DFO 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, increase public awareness of the approves may be allowed travel January 17, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. importance of wildlife conservation and expenses, including per diem in lieu of until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, the social and economic benefits of subsistence, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 2018 (times are Eastern Standard Time). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Dec 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2017 / Notices 61579 ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Authority: 5 U.S.C. APP 2. public understand our information the auditorium of the U.S. Geological Wendy E. Norton, collection requirements and provide the Survey National Center, located at requested data in the desired format. Chief, Water Information Coordination 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA A Federal Register notice with a 60- Program. 20192. day public comment period soliciting [FR Doc. 2017–28045 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am] comments on this collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. BILLING CODE 4338–11–P information was published on October Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive 16, 2017 (82 FR 48109). No comments Secretary and Chief, Water Information were received. Coordination Program, U.S. Geological DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR We are again soliciting comments on Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS the proposed ICR that is described 417, Reston, VA 20192; email Bureau of Indian Affairs below. We are especially interested in wenorton@usgs.gov. [189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ public comment addressing the A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control following issues: (1) Is the collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI Number 1076–0179] operates in conformance with the Office necessary to the proper functions of the BIE (2) will this information be of Management and Budget Agency Information Collection processed and used in a timely manner; Memorandum M–92–01 and the Federal Activities; Submission to the Office of (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Advisory Committee Act. The purpose Management and Budget for Review (4) how might the BIE enhance the of the ACWI is to provide a forum for and Approval; Solicitation of quality, utility, and clarity of the water information users and Nominations for the Advisory Board information to be collected; and (5) how professionals to advise the Federal for Exceptional Children might the BIE minimize the burden of Government on activities and plans that this collection on the respondents, AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, may improve the effectiveness of including through the use of Interior. meeting the Nation’s water information information technology. ACTION: Notice of information collection; needs. ACWI members help to foster Comments that you submit in communications between the Federal request for comment. response to this notice are a matter of and non-Federal sectors on sharing SUMMARY: In accordance with the public record. Before including your water information. For more Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, address, phone number, email address, information on the ACWI, its the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are or other personal identifying membership, subgroups, meetings and proposing to renew an information information in your comment, you activities, please see the website at: collection. should be aware that your entire https://acwi.gov. comment—including your personal DATES: Interested persons are invited to This meeting is to discuss broad submit comments on or before January identifying information—may be made policy-related topics relating to national 29, 2018. publicly available at any time. While water initiatives, and the development you can ask us in your comment to ADDRESSES: Send written comments on and dissemination of water information, withhold your personal identifying this information collection request (ICR) through reports from ACWI subgroups. information from public review, we to the Office of Management and The agenda will include updates from cannot guarantee that we will be able to Budget’s Desk Officer for the ACWI’s various subcommittees, do so. Department of the Interior by email at Abstract: The Bureau of Indian including activities related to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via continuing implementation of the Open Education (BIE) is seeking renewal for facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please an information collection that would Water Data Initiative and a report on the provide a copy of your comments to Ms. newly released Bulletin 17C, Guidelines allow it to collect information regarding Jennifer Davis, Bureau of Indian individuals’ qualifications to serve on for Determining Flood Flow Frequency. Education, 2600 N. Central Avenue, the Federal advisory committee known This meeting is open to the public. Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, fax: as the Advisory Board for Exceptional Half an hour will be set aside for public (602) 265–0293; or by email to Children. This information collection comment. Persons wishing to make a jennifer.davis@bie.edu. Please reference requires persons interested in being brief presentation (up to 5 minutes) are OMB Control Number 1076–0179 in the nominated to serve on the Board to asked to provide a written request with subject line of your comments. provide information regarding their a description of the general subject to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To qualifications. This information Ms. Norton at the above address no later request additional information about collection includes one form. than January 12, 2018. Any member of this ICR, contact Ms. Jennifer Davis by The Individuals with Disabilities the public may submit written email at jennifer.davis@bie.edu or by Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of information and (or) comments to Ms. telephone at (602) 265–1592. You may 2004, (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) requires Norton for distribution at the ACWI also view the ICR at http:// the BIE to establish an Advisory Board meeting. Before including your address, www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. on Exceptional Education. See 20 U.S.C. phone number, email address, or other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1411(h)(6). Advisory Board members personal identifying information in your accordance with the Paperwork shall serve staggered terms of two or comments, please be aware that your Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the three years from the date of their entire comment—including your general public and other Federal sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES appointment. This Board is currently in personal identifying information—may agencies with an opportunity to operation. This information collection be made publicly available at any time. comment on new, proposed, revised, allows BIE to better manage the While you can ask us in your comment and continuing collections of nomination process for future to withhold your personal identifying information. This helps us assess the appointments to the Board. information from public review, we impact of our information collection Title of Collection: Solicitation of cannot guarantee that we will be able to requirements and minimize the public’s Nominations for the Advisory Board for do so. reporting burden. It also helps the Exceptional Children. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:14 Dec 27, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, and from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 (times are Eastern Standard Time).
ContactMs. Wendy E. Norton, ACWI Executive Secretary and Chief, Water Information Coordination Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417, Reston, VA 20192; email [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 61578 
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