83_FR_6549 83 FR 6518 - Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

83 FR 6518 - Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range6518-6519
FR Document2018-02968

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6518-6519]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02968]


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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.

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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 April 4-5, 2018. The dates, agenda, and times are 
subject to change. For updates, please check online at: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm.

ADDRESSES: Miami, Florida, with meeting venue to be announced online in 
March 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 and is at the following: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6210294947783426818.
    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 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 Florida and the U.S. 
Caribbean region as well as national issues. 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, 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

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considered. The agenda is subject to change.
    Special accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Please direct requests for sign language 
interpretation or other auxiliary aids to [email protected] by 
March 15, 2018.

    Dated: February 1, 2018.
Kathryn Ries,
Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-02968 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am]
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6518 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices 1. Whether ‘‘Bona Fides’’ Testing is in its negotiations with foreign fishing will be available on a first-come, first- Statutorily Limited to New Shipper nations exploiting HMS. served basis, and public comment is Reviews, and is Not Applicable in an Affected Public: Business or other for- encouraged. There are public comment Administrative Review profit organizations. periods scheduled each day and noted 2. Whether Record Evidence Confirms that Frequency: For each fishing trip. in the agenda. Each individual or group Mutlu’s Sale was a Bona Fide Sale 3. Whether Rescinding the Administrative Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. making verbal comments will be limited Review Amounts to an Imposition of This information collection request to a total time of five (5) minutes and Adverse Facts Available Based on the may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow will be recorded. For those not onsite, Failure to Cooperate of an Unaffiliated the instructions to view Department of comments can be submitted via the Third Party Commerce collections currently under webinar chat function or via email in Recommendation review by OMB. writing. Individuals who would like to [FR Doc. 2018–02899 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] Written comments and submit written statements in advance, BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P recommendations for the proposed during or after the meeting should email information collection should be sent their comments to Lynne.Mersfelder@ within 30 days of publication of this noaa.gov. The HSRP will provide DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE notice to OIRA_Submission@ webinar capability. Pre-registration is omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. required to access the webinar and is at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Dated: February 8, 2018. the following: https://attendee.goto Administration webinar.com/register/6210294947783 Sarah Brabson, 426818. Submission for OMB Review; NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. The Hydrographic Services Review Comment Request [FR Doc. 2018–02947 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] Panel (HSRP) is a Federal Advisory The Department of Commerce will BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Committee established to advise the submit to the Office of Management and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the NOAA Budget (OMB) for clearance the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Administrator, on matters related to the following proposal for collection of responsibilities and authorities set forth information under the provisions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric in section 303 of the Hydrographic Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Administration Services Improvement Act of 1998, as Chapter 35). Hydrographic Services Review Panel amended, and such other appropriate Agency: National Oceanic and Meeting matters that the Under Secretary refers Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). to the Panel for review and advice. The Title: West Coast Region U.S. Pacific National Ocean Service, AGENCY: charter and other information are Highly Migratory Species Hook and National Oceanic and Atmospheric located online at: https://www.nautical Line Logbook. Administration (NOAA), Department of charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/CharterBylaws OMB Control Number: 0648–0223. Commerce. HSIAStatute.htm. Past HSRP public Form Number(s): NOAA 88–197. meeting summary reports, agendas, ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. Type of Request: Regular (extension of presentations, transcripts, webinars, and a currently approved information SUMMARY: The Hydrographic Services other information is available online at: collection). Review Panel (HSRP) will hold a https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ Number of Respondents: 850. meeting that will be open to the public hsrp/meetings.htm. Average Hours per Response: One and public comments are requested in Matters to be considered: The panel is hour. advance and/or during the meeting. convening to hear federal, state, regional Burden Hours: 3,400. Information about the HSRP meeting, and local partners and stakeholders on Needs and Uses: This request is for agenda, presentations, webinar issues relevant to NOAA’s navigation extension of a currently approved registration, and other background services, focusing on Florida and the collection. documents will be posted online at: U.S. Caribbean region as well as Under the Fishery Management Plan https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ national issues. Navigation services for United States (U.S.) West Coast hsrp/hsrp.htm. include the data, products, and services Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species provided by the NOAA programs and DATES: The meeting is April 4–5, 2018. (HMS FMP) U.S. fishermen, activities that undertake geodetic The dates, agenda, and times are subject participating in the Pacific Hook and observations, gravity modeling, to change. For updates, please check Line fishery (also known as the albacore shoreline mapping, bathymetric online at: https://www.nautical troll and pole-and-line fishery), are mapping, hydrographic surveying, charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. required to obtain a Highly Migratory nautical charting, tide and water level Species (HMS) permit. Permit holders ADDRESSES: Miami, Florida, with observations, current observations, and are required to complete and submit meeting venue to be announced online marine modeling. This suite of NOAA logbooks documenting their daily in March at: https://www.nautical products and services support safe and fishing activities, including catch and charts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm. efficient navigation, resilient coasts and effort for each fishing trip. Logbook FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: communities, and the nationwide forms must be completed within 24 Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, HSRP program positioning information infrastructure to hours of the completion of each fishing manager, National Ocean Service, Office support America’s commerce. The Panel daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES day and submitted to the Southwest of Coast Survey, NOAA (N/NSD), 1315 will hear from state and federal Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6305, agencies, non-federal organizations, and within 30 days of the end of each trip. Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; partners about their missions and use of These data and associated analyses help telephone: 301–533–0064; email: NOAA’s navigation services, the value the SWFSC provide fisheries Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov. these services bring, and what information to researchers and the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The improvements could be made. 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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2018 / Notices 6519 considered. The agenda is subject to nominations for membership at least (5) The nominee’s full name, title, change. once a year for the Hydrographic institutional affiliation, mailing address, Special accommodations: This Services Review Panel (HSRP). The email, phone, fax and contact meeting is physically accessible to HSRP, a Federal advisory committee, information. people with disabilities. Please direct advises the Administrator on matters Short Response Questions requests for sign language interpretation related to the responsibilities and or other auxiliary aids to authorities set forth in section 303 of the (1) List the area(s) of expertise, as Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov by March Hydrographic Services Improvement listed above, which you would best 15, 2018. Act and such other appropriate matters represent on this Panel. as the Administrator refers to the Panel (2) List the geographic region(s) of the Dated: February 1, 2018. for review and advice. Those country with which you primarily Kathryn Ries, responsibilities and authorities include, associate your expertise. Deputy Director, Office of Coast Survey, (3) Describe your leadership or National Ocean Service, National Oceanic but are not limited to: Acquiring and disseminating hydrographic data and professional experiences which you and Atmospheric Administration. providing hydrographic services, as believe will contribute to the [FR Doc. 2018–02968 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] those terms are defined in the Act; effectiveness of this panel. BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P (4) Describe your familiarity and promulgating standards for hydrographic data and services; experience with NOAA NOS navigation ensuring comprehensive geographic data, products, and services. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (5) Generally describe the breadth and coverage of hydrographic services; and National Oceanic and Atmospheric testing, developing, and operating scope of your knowledge of Administration vessels, equipment, and technologies stakeholders, users, or other groups who necessary to ensure safe navigation and interact with NOAA and whose views Hydrographic Services Review Panel maintain operational expertise in and input you believe you can share hydrographic data acquisition and with the panel. AGENCY: National Ocean Service, Under 33 U.S.C. 883a, et seq., hydrographic services. National Oceanic and Atmospheric NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) Administration (NOAA), Department of The Act states ‘‘the voting members of the Panel shall be individuals who, by is responsible for providing nautical Commerce. charts and related information for safe reason of knowledge, experience, or ACTION: Notice of membership navigation. NOS collects and compiles training, are especially qualified in one solicitation for Hydrographic Services or more of the disciplines and fields hydrographic, tidal and current, Review Panel. relating to hydrographic data and geodetic, and a variety of other data in hydrographic services, marine order to fulfill this responsibility. The SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and HSRP provides advice on current and Atmospheric Administration is seeking transportation, port administration, vessel pilotage, coastal and fishery emerging oceanographic and marine nominations for members to serve on science technologies relating to the Hydrographic Services Review management, and other disciplines as determined appropriate by the operations, research and development; Panel. and dissemination of data pertaining to: Administrator.’’ The NOAA DATES: Nominations are sought to fill Administrator seeks and encourages (a) Hydrographic surveying; five vacancies that occur on January 1, (b) Shoreline surveying; individuals with expertise in marine 2019. Nominations should be submitted (c) Nautical charting; navigation and technology, port (d) Water level measurements; by no later than May 25, 2018. administration, marine shipping or Nominations will be accepted and kept (e) Current measurements; other intermodal transportation (f) Geodetic measurements; on file on an ongoing basis regardless of industries, cartography and geographic date submitted for use with current and (g) Geospatial measurements; information systems, geodesy, physical (h) Geomagnetic measurements; and future vacancies. HSRP maintains a pool oceanography, coastal resource of candidates and advertises once a year (i) Other oceanographic/marine management, including coastal related sciences. to fulfill the HSIA requirements on preparedness and emergency response, The Panel has fifteen voting members membership solicitation. Current and other related fields. To apply for appointed by the NOAA Administrator members who may be eligible for a membership, applicants are requested to in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 892c. second term must reapply. submit five items including a cover Members are selected on a standardized ADDRESSES: Nominations will be letter that responds to the five questions basis, in accordance with applicable accepted by email and should be sent to: below. The entire package should be a Department of Commerce guidance. The Hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov and maximum length of eight pages or Co-Directors of the Center for Coastal Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov. You will fewer. NOAA is an equal opportunity and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic receive a confirmation response. employer. Center and two other NOAA employees FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) A cover letter that responds to the serve as nonvoting members of the Lynne Mersfelder-Lewis, NOAA HSRP five questions listed below and serves as Panel. The Director, NOAA Office of program manager, email a statement of interest to serve on the Coast Survey, serves as the Designated Lynne.Mersfelder@noaa.gov or phone: panel. Please see ‘‘Short Response Federal Official (DFO). 240–523–0064. Questions’’ below. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open public meeting.
DatesThe meeting is April 4-5, 2018. The dates, agenda, and times are subject to change. For updates, please check online at: https:// www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.htm.
ContactLynne 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]
FR Citation83 FR 6518 
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