83 FR 36884 - Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-16285 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36884-36885] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16285] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting AGENCY: National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a meeting that will be open to the public and public comments are requested in advance and/or during the meeting. Information about the HSRP meeting, agenda, presentations, webinar registration, and other background documents will be posted online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. DATES: The meeting is planned for two and a half days during August 28- 30, 2018. The dates, agenda, and times are subject to change. For updates, please check online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. Location: Juneau, Alaska. The meeting venue will be announced online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone: 301-533-0064; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public, seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and public comment is encouraged. There are public comment periods scheduled each day and noted in the agenda. Each individual or group making verbal comments will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes and will be recorded. For those not onsite, comments can be submitted via the webinar chat function or via email in writing. Individuals who would like to submit written statements in advance, during or after the meeting should email their comments to [email protected]. The HSRP will provide webinar capability. Pre-registration is required to access the webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3898703691780313857. The Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory Committee established to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA Administrator, on matters related to the responsibilities and authorities set forth in section 303 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, as amended, and such other appropriate matters that the Under Secretary refers to the Panel for review and advice. The charter and other information are located online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/CharterBylawsHSIAStatute.htm. Past recommendations and issue papers are at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/recommendations.htm. Past HSRP public meeting summary reports, agendas, presentations, transcripts, webinars, and other information is available online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/meetings.htm. Matters To Be Considered: The panel is convening to hear federal, state, regional and local partners and stakeholders on issues relevant to NOAA's navigation services, focusing on Alaska and the U.S. Arctic region as well as national issues. The HSRP will have a joint session with NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observation System Advisory Committee on water level partnerships. Navigation services include the data, products, and services provided by the NOAA programs and activities that undertake geodetic observations, gravity modeling, shoreline mapping, bathymetric mapping, hydrographic surveying, nautical charting, tide and water level observations, current observations, and marine modeling. This suite of NOAA products and services support safe and efficient navigation, resilient coasts and communities, and the nationwide positioning information infrastructure to support America's commerce. The Panel will hear from state and federal agencies, non- federal organizations, stakeholders and partners about their missions and use of NOAA's navigation services, the value these services bring, and what improvements could be made. Other administrative matters may be considered. The agenda and speakers are subject to change. Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation [[Page 36885]] or other auxiliary aids to [email protected] by August 8, 2018. Dated: July 13, 2018. Kathryn Ries, Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2018-16285 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-JE-P
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Public Meeting and Oral Comments: Dated: July 17, 2018. noaa.gov. The HSRP will provide
A public meeting will be held in Biloxi, Keelin Kuipers, webinar capability. Pre-registration is
Mississippi. For the specific location, Acting Deputy Director, Office for Coastal required to access the webinar: https://
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Management, National Ocean Service, attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/
Written Comments: Please direct
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 3898703691780313857.
Administration. The Hydrographic Services Review
written comments to Dr. Maria
[FR Doc. 2018–16284 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory
Honeycutt, Program Evaluator, NOAA
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Office for Coastal Management, 1305
Under Secretary of Commerce for
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA
Spring, Maryland 20910, or via email to DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Administrator, on matters related to the
Maria.Honeycutt@noaa.gov. responsibilities and authorities set forth
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Oceanic and Atmospheric in section 303 of the Hydrographic
Maria Honeycutt, Ph.D., CFM, NOAA Administration Services Improvement Act of 1998, as
Office for Coastal Management, 1305 amended, and such other appropriate
Hydrographic Services Review Panel matters that the Under Secretary refers
East-West Highway N/OCM1, Silver
Meeting to the Panel for review and advice. The
Spring, Maryland 20910, by phone at
(240) 533–0726, or via email to AGENCY: National Ocean Service, charter and other information are
Maria.Honeycutt@noaa.gov. Copies of National Oceanic and Atmospheric located online at: https://www.nautical
the previous evaluation findings and Administration (NOAA), Department of charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/CharterBylaws
2016–2020 Assessment and Strategy Commerce. HSIAStatute.htm.
may be viewed and downloaded on the Past recommendations and issue
ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.
internet at http://coast.noaa.gov/czm/ papers are at: https://www.nautical
evaluations. A copy of the evaluation SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/
notification letter and most recent Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a recommendations.htm.
meeting that will be open to the public Past HSRP public meeting summary
progress report may be obtained upon
and public comments are requested in reports, agendas, presentations,
request by contacting the person
advance and/or during the meeting. transcripts, webinars, and other
identified under FOR FURTHER information is available online at:
INFORMATION CONTACT. Information about the HSRP meeting,
agenda, presentations, webinar https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section registration, and other background hsrp/meetings.htm.
312 of the Coastal Zone Management documents will be posted online at: Matters To Be Considered: The panel
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ is convening to hear federal, state,
periodic evaluations of federally hsrp/hsrp.htm. regional and local partners and
approved state and territorial coastal stakeholders on issues relevant to
DATES: The meeting is planned for two
programs. The process includes one or NOAA’s navigation services, focusing
and a half days during August 28–30, on Alaska and the U.S. Arctic region as
more public meetings, consideration of 2018. The dates, agenda, and times are
written public comments, and well as national issues. The HSRP will
subject to change. For updates, please have a joint session with NOAA’s
consultations with interested Federal, check online at: https://www.nautical
state, and local agencies and members of Integrated Ocean Observation System
charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. Advisory Committee on water level
the public. During the evaluation, Location: Juneau, Alaska. The meeting
NOAA will consider the extent to which partnerships. Navigation services
venue will be announced online at: include the data, products, and services
the state has met the national objectives, https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/
adhered to the management program provided by the NOAA programs and
hsrp/hsrp.htm. activities that undertake geodetic
approved by the Secretary of Commerce, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: observations, gravity modeling,
and adhered to the terms of financial Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program shoreline mapping, bathymetric
assistance under the CZMA. When the manager, National Ocean Service, Office mapping, hydrographic surveying,
evaluation is completed, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315 nautical charting, tide and water level
for Coastal Management will place a East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305, observations, current observations, and
notice in the Federal Register Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; marine modeling. This suite of NOAA
announcing the availability of the Final telephone: 301–533–0064; email: products and services support safe and
Evaluation Findings. Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov. efficient navigation, resilient coasts and
You may participate or submit oral SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The communities, and the nationwide
comments at the public meeting meeting is open to the public, seating positioning information infrastructure to
scheduled as follows: will be available on a first-come, first- support America’s commerce. The Panel
served basis, and public comment is will hear from state and federal
Date: September 25, 2018
encouraged. There are public comment agencies, non-federal organizations,
Time: 6:00 p.m., local time periods scheduled each day and noted stakeholders and partners about their
Location: Bolton State Building, in the agenda. Each individual or group missions and use of NOAA’s navigation
Public Meeting Room, 1141 making verbal comments will be limited services, the value these services bring,
Bayview Avenue, Biloxi, to a total time of five (5) minutes and and what improvements could be made.
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Mississippi 39530 will be recorded. For those not onsite, Other administrative matters may be
comments can be submitted via the considered. The agenda and speakers
Written public comments must be webinar chat function or via email in are subject to change.
received on or before October 5, 2018. writing. Individuals who would like to Special Accommodations: This
(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.419. submit written statements in advance, meeting is physically accessible to
Coastal Zone Management Program during or after the meeting should email people with disabilities. Please direct
Administration.) their comments to Lynne.Mersfelder@ requests for sign language interpretation
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or other auxiliary aids to Section 302 of Public Law 99–662. The including the Tennessee-Tombigbee,
Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by August substance of those provisions is as plus the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
8, 2018. follows: below Norfolk; and (6) the Columbia-
Dated: July 13, 2018. a. Selection. Representative Snake Rivers System and Upper
organizations are to be selected from the Willamette. The intent is that each
Kathryn Ries,
spectrum of commercial carriers and region shall be represented by at least
Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, shippers using the inland and
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic one representative organization, with
and Atmospheric Administration.
intracoastal waterways, to represent that representation determined by the
geographical regions, and to be regional concentration of the firm’s
[FR Doc. 2018–16285 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am]
representative of waterborne commerce traffic on the waterways.
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as determined by commodity ton-miles (3) Commodity Representation.
and tonnage statistics. Waterway commerce has been
b. Service. The Board is required to aggregated into six commodity
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE meet at least semi-annually to develop categories based on ‘‘inland’’ ton-miles
and make recommendations to the shown in Waterborne Commerce of the
Department of the Army Secretary of the Army on waterways United States. These categories are (1)
construction and major rehabilitation Farm and Food Products; (2) Coal and
Inland Waterways Users Board;
priorities and spending levels for Coke; (3) Petroleum, Crude and
Request for Nominations
commercial navigation improvements,
Products; (4) Minerals, Ores, and
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. and report its recommendations
Primary Metals and Mineral Products;
Army Corps of Engineers, DOD. annually to the Secretary and Congress.
c. Appointment. The operation of the (5) Chemicals and Allied Products; and
ACTION: Notice of request for (6) All Other. A consideration in the
nominations. Board and appointment of
representative organizations are subject selection of representative organizations
SUMMARY: The Department of the Army to the Federal Advisory Committee Act to the Board will be that the
is publishing this notice to request of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as commodities carried or shipped by
nominations to serve as representatives amended) and departmental those firms will be reasonably
on the Inland Waterways Users Board, implementing regulations. representative of the above commodity
sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Representative organizations serve categories.
Engineers. Section 302 of Public Law without compensation but their d. Nomination. Reflecting preceding
99–662 established the Inland expenses due to Board activities are selection criteria, the current
Waterways Users Board. The Board is an reimbursable. The considerations representation by the seven (7)
independent Federal advisory specified in Section 302 for the organizations whose terms expire
committee. The Secretary of the Army selection of representative organizations includes Regions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, five
appoints its 11 (eleven) representative to the Board, and certain terms used carrier and two shipper representation
organizations. This notice is to solicit therein, have been interpreted, and all commodity representation.
nominations for seven (7) appointments supplemented, or otherwise clarified as Individuals, firms or associations may
for terms that will begin by May 28, follows: nominate representative organizations
2019. For additional information about (1) Carriers and Shippers. The law to serve on the Board. Nominations will:
the Board, please visit the committee’s uses the terms ‘‘primary users and (1) Include the commercial operations
website at http:// shippers.’’ Primary users have been of the carrier and/or shipper
www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Missions/ interpreted to mean the providers of representative organization being
Navigation/InlandWaterways transportation services on inland nominated. This commercial operations
UsersBoard.aspx. waterways such as barge or towboat information will show the actual or
operators. Shippers have been estimated ton-miles of each commodity
ADDRESSES: Institute for Water
interpreted to mean the purchasers of carried or shipped on the inland
Resources, U.S. Army Corps of
such services for the movement of waterways system in a recent year (or
Engineers, ATTN: Mr. Mark R. Pointon,
commodities they own or control. years), using the waterway regions and
Designated Federal Officer (DFO) for the
Representative companies are appointed commodity categories previously listed.
Inland Waterways Users Board, CEIWR–
to the Board, and they must be either a (2) State the region(s) to be
GM, 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey
carrier or shipper or both. For that represented.
Building, Alexandria, VA 22315–3868;
purpose a trade or regional association
by telephone at 703–428–6438; and by (3) State whether the nominated
is neither a shipper nor primary user.
email at Mark.Pointon@usace.army.mil. (2) Geographical Representation. The representative organization is a carrier,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: law specifies ‘‘various’’ regions. For the shipper or both.
Alternatively, contact Mr. Kenneth E. purposes of the Board, the waterways (4) Provide the name of an individual
Lichtman, the Alternate Designated subjected to fuel taxes and described in to be the principle person representing
Federal Officer (ADFO), in writing at the Public Law 95–502, as amended, have the organization and information
Institute for Water Resources, U.S. Army been aggregated into six regions. They pertaining to their personal
Corps of Engineers, ATTN: CEIWR–GW, are (1) the Upper Mississippi River and qualifications, to include a current
7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, its tributaries above the mouth of the biography or resume.
Alexandria, VA 22315–3868; by Ohio; (2) the Lower Mississippi River Previous nominations received in
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telephone at 703–428–8083; and by and its tributaries below the mouth of response to notices published in the
email at Kenneth.E.Lichtman@ the Ohio and above Baton Rouge; (3) the Federal Register in prior years will not
usace.army.mil. Ohio River and its tributaries; (4) the be retained for consideration.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Renomination of representative
selection, service, and appointment of and Texas; (5) the Gulf Intracoastal organizations is required.
representative organizations to the Waterway east of New Orleans and e. Deadline for Nominations. All
Board are covered by provisions of associated fuel-taxed waterways nominations must be received at the
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| Dates | The meeting is planned for two and a half days during August 28- 30, 2018. The dates, agenda, and times are subject to change. For updates, please check online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ hsrp/hsrp.htm. | |
| Contact | Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program manager, National Ocean Service, Office of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone: 301-533-0064; email: [email protected] | |
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