83_FR_22797 83 FR 22702 - Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee

83 FR 22702 - Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 95 (May 16, 2018)

Page Range22702-22702
FR Document2018-10419

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will take place.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 22702]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10419]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 Geological Survey

[GX18EE000101100]


Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to announce 
that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the National Geospatial 
Advisory Committee (NGAC) will take place.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of the Interior 
building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 in the South Penthouse 
Conference Room. Send your comments to the Group Federal Officer by 
email to gs-faca-mail@usgs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John Mahoney, Federal Geographic 
Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, 
Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at jmahoney@usgs.gov; or by 
telephone at (206) 220-4621.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., 
Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 
U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and 41 CFR 102-3.140 and 102-3.150.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The National Geospatial Advisory Committee 
(NGAC) provides advice and recommendations related to management of 
Federal and national geospatial programs, the development of the 
National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of Office 
of Management and Budget Circular A-16. The NGAC reviews and comments 
on geospatial policy and management issues and provides a forum to 
convey views representative of non-federal stakeholders in the 
geospatial community. The NGAC meeting is one of the primary ways that 
the FGDC collaborates with its broad network of partners. Additional 
information about the NGAC meeting is available at: www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
    Agenda Topics:

--FGDC Update
--Geospatial Data as Services
--Cultural and Historical Geospatial Resources
--Geospatial Platform
--NSDI Strategic Plan Framework
--Landsat Advisory Group

    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: The meeting is open 
to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 26 and from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:00 p.m. on June 27. Members of the public wishing to attend the 
meeting should contact Ms. Lucia Foulkes by email at lfoulkes@usgs.gov 
to register no later than five (5) business days prior to the meeting. 
Seating may be limited due to room capacity. Individuals requiring 
special accommodations to access the public meeting should contact Ms. 
Lucia Foulkes at the email stated above or by telephone at 703-648-4142 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: Time will be allowed at the meeting 
for any individual or organization wishing to make formal oral 
comments. To allow for full consideration of information by the 
committee members at the meeting, written comments must be provided to 
Ms. Lucia Foulkes, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. 
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-590, Reston, VA 
20192; by email at lfoulkes@usgs.gov; or by telephone at 703-648-4142, 
at least five (5) business days prior to the meeting. Any written 
comments received will be provided to the committee members.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you may 
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.

Kenneth Shaffer,
Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee.
[FR Doc. 2018-10419 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                Comments                                                Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological                     Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
                                                   Comments may be submitted as                         Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, Suite                MS–590, Reston, VA 20192; by email at
                                                indicated in the ADDRESSES caption                      800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at                   lfoulkes@usgs.gov; or by telephone at
                                                above. Comments are solicited to (a)                    jmahoney@usgs.gov; or by telephone at                 703–648–4142, at least five (5) business
                                                evaluate whether the proposed data                      (206) 220–4621.                                       days prior to the meeting. Any written
                                                collection is necessary for the proper                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This                       comments received will be provided to
                                                performance of the agency, including                    meeting is being held under the                       the committee members.
                                                whether the information shall have                      provisions of the Federal Advisory                       Before including your address, phone
                                                practical utility; (b) evaluate the                     Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,                      number, email address, or other
                                                accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the                Appendix, as amended), the                            personal identifying information in your
                                                burden of the proposed collection of                    Government in the Sunshine Act of                     comment, you should be aware that
                                                information, including the validity of                  1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and                 your entire comment—including your
                                                the methodology and assumptions used;                   41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.                       personal identifying information—may
                                                (c) enhance the quality, utility, and                      Purpose of the Meeting: The National               be made publicly available at any time.
                                                clarity of the information to be                        Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC)                  While you may ask us in your comment
                                                collected; and (d) minimize the burden                  provides advice and recommendations                   to withhold your personal identifying
                                                of the collection of information on those               related to management of Federal and                  information from public review, we
                                                who are to respond, including through                   national geospatial programs, the                     cannot guarantee that we will be able to
                                                the use of appropriate automated,                       development of the National Spatial                   do so.
                                                electronic, mechanical, or other                        Data Infrastructure, and the                          Kenneth Shaffer,
                                                technological collection techniques or                  implementation of Office of                           Deputy Executive Director, Federal
                                                other forms of information technology,                  Management and Budget Circular A–16.                  Geographic Data Committee.
                                                e.g., permitting electronic submission of               The NGAC reviews and comments on                      [FR Doc. 2018–10419 Filed 5–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                                responses.                                              geospatial policy and management
                                                                                                                                                              BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
                                                   Dated: May 10, 2018.                                 issues and provides a forum to convey
                                                Rachel Frier,
                                                                                                        views representative of non-federal
                                                                                                        stakeholders in the geospatial                        DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                                                Records Management Branch Chief, Office
                                                of the Chief Administrative Officer, Mission
                                                                                                        community. The NGAC meeting is one
                                                Support, Federal Emergency Management                   of the primary ways that the FGDC                     Office of the Secretary
                                                Agency, Department of Homeland Security.                collaborates with its broad network of
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                                                                                                        the NGAC meeting is available at:                     Number 1094–0001]
                                                                                                        www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
                                                                                                           Agenda Topics:                                     Agency Information Collection
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              —FGDC Update                                          Activities; ‘‘7 CFR Part 1; 43 CFR Part
                                                                                                        —Geospatial Data as Services                          45; 50 CFR Part 221; The Alternatives
                                                Geological Survey                                       —Cultural and Historical Geospatial                   Process in Hydropower Licensing’’
                                                                                                           Resources
                                                [GX18EE000101100]                                       —Geospatial Platform                                  AGENCY:  Office of the Secretary, Office
                                                                                                        —NSDI Strategic Plan Framework                        of Environmental Policy and
                                                Public Meeting of the National                                                                                Compliance, Interior.
                                                                                                        —Landsat Advisory Group
                                                Geospatial Advisory Committee
                                                                                                           Meeting Accessibility/Special                      ACTION: Notice of Information
                                                AGENCY:   U.S. Geological Survey,                       Accommodations: The meeting is open                   Collection; request for comment.
                                                Interior.                                               to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                                                                                                                              SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                ACTION: Notice of public meeting.                       on June 26 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00
                                                                                                                                                              Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
                                                                                                        p.m. on June 27. Members of the public
                                                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                                                                             the Office of the Secretary, Office of
                                                                                                        wishing to attend the meeting should
                                                Federal Advisory Committee Act of                                                                             Environmental Policy and Compliance
                                                                                                        contact Ms. Lucia Foulkes by email at
                                                1972, the U.S. Geological Survey                                                                              are proposing to renew an information
                                                                                                        lfoulkes@usgs.gov to register no later
                                                (USGS) is publishing this notice to                                                                           collection.
                                                                                                        than five (5) business days prior to the
                                                announce that a Federal Advisory                        meeting. Seating may be limited due to                DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                                Committee meeting of the National                       room capacity. Individuals requiring                  submit comments on or before July 16,
                                                Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC)                    special accommodations to access the                  2018.
                                                will take place.                                        public meeting should contact Ms.                     ADDRESSES: Send your written
                                                DATES: The meeting will be held on                      Lucia Foulkes at the email stated above               comments on this information
                                                Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 8:30 a.m.                   or by telephone at 703–648–4142 at                    collection request (ICR) to Shawn Alam,
                                                to 5 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 27,                   least five (5) business days prior to the             Office of Environmental Policy and
                                                2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern                  meeting so that appropriate                           Compliance, U.S. Department of the
                                                Standard Time).                                         arrangements can be made.                             Interior, 1849 C Street NW, MS 5538–
                                                ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at                     Public Disclosure of Comments: Time                MIB, Washington, DC 20240, fax 202–
                                                the Department of the Interior building,                will be allowed at the meeting for any                208–6970 or email to shawn_alam@
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                                                1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC                        individual or organization wishing to                 ios.doi.gov. Please reference OMB
                                                20240 in the South Penthouse                            make formal oral comments. To allow                   Control Number 1094–0001 in the
                                                Conference Room. Send your comments                     for full consideration of information by              subject line of your comments.
                                                to the Group Federal Officer by email to                the committee members at the meeting,                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
                                                gs-faca-mail@usgs.gov.                                  written comments must be provided to                  request additional information about
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.                    Ms. Lucia Foulkes, Federal Geographic                 this ICR, any explanatory information
                                                John Mahoney, Federal Geographic Data                   Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological                and related forms, please use the contact


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time).
ContactMr. John Mahoney, Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 909 First Avenue, Suite 800, Seattle, WA 98104; by email at [email protected]; or by telephone at (206) 220-4621.
FR Citation83 FR 22702 

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