Federal Geospatial Summit To Provide Information on Upcoming Improvements To the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), Including the Replacement of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), 16749 [2010-7080]

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[FR Doc. 2010–7494 Filed 4–1–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Geospatial Summit To Provide Information on Upcoming Improvements To the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), Including the Replacement of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Public meeting. SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will host a Federal Geospatial Summit to discuss the impact updating the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) will have on federal government agencies by replacing the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83), the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), and other state and territorial island vertical datums. The proposed changes will affect the surveying, mapping, charting, and Geographic Information System (GIS) programs of federal government agencies, as well as those tribal, state, county, and municipal governments that have adopted the NSRS. DATES: The public meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, May 12, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Science Center and Auditorium, located at 1301 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:40 Apr 01, 2010 Jkt 220001 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information should be directed to Christine Gallagher, Program Analyst, National Geodetic Survey (N/NGS1), 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone: (301) 713–3231 x 105; Email: christine.gallagher@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract In January 2008, NGS adopted a 10year plan identifying the need to change the geometric and vertical geodetic datums of the United States to improve the efficient use of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS). Continuing technological developments and enhancements in space-based positioning, navigation, and timing systems by the United States, as well as in other international programs, including the Chinese global satellite navigation system COMPASS, the European Union’s satellite navigation system GALILEO, and the Russian GLONASS (Global’naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema), will have a profound impact on the integration of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies with Federal surveying, mapping, charting, and GIS programs. In an effort to support these rapid changes in positioning technologies, NGS has adopted a plan to replace NAD 83 and NAVD 88, as well as other state and territorial island datums, with more contemporary geodetic reference systems, thereby reducing several significant impediments to the efficient use of these positioning and navigation systems. This meeting will serve as a forum to allow Federal geospatial program managers, technical specialists, and contractors to address the impacts of the planned changes, offer an opportunity to discuss these changes, and explain how NGS may provide training and technical assistance to ensure minimal technical and budgetary impacts resulting from these new systems. Dated: March 19, 2010. Juliana P. Blackwell, Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [FR Doc. 2010–7080 Filed 4–1–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–M PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16749 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee; Public Meeting AGENCY: National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (Committee) in Charleston, South Carolina. DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 20, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., and Thursday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to change. Refer to the web page listed below for the most up-to-date meeting agenda. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Francis Marion Hotel, 387 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine Protected Areas Center, 1305 East West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–713–3100 x136, Fax: 301–713–3110); e-mail: lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the National MPA Center Web site at https://www.mpa.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee, composed of external, knowledgeable representatives of stakeholder groups, was established by the Department of Commerce (DOC) to provide advice to the Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior on implementation of Section 4 of Executive Order 13158 on MPAs. The meeting will be open to public participation from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, and from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 22, 2010. In general, each individual or group will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. If members of the public wish to submit written statements, they should be submitted to the Designated Federal Official by April 15, 2010. Matters to be Considered: The focus of the Committee’s meeting will be the establishment of appropriate Subcommittees and Workgroups and their development of work plans to address the Committee’s new charge. The Committee will receive an update on the Administration’s Ocean Policy Task Force and Coastal and Marine E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Federal Geospatial Summit To Provide Information on Upcoming 
Improvements To the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), Including 
the Replacement of the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83) and the 
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88)

AGENCY: National Geodetic Survey (NGS), National Ocean Service (NOS), 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Geodetic Survey (NGS) will host a Federal 
Geospatial Summit to discuss the impact updating the National Spatial 
Reference System (NSRS) will have on federal government agencies by 
replacing the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83), the North American 
Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), and other state and territorial 
island vertical datums. The proposed changes will affect the surveying, 
mapping, charting, and Geographic Information System (GIS) programs of 
federal government agencies, as well as those tribal, state, county, 
and municipal governments that have adopted the NSRS.

DATES: The public meeting will be held Tuesday, May 11 and Wednesday, 
May 12, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting location is the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) Science Center and Auditorium, located at 1301 
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Christine Gallagher, Program Analyst, National 
Geodetic Survey (N/NGS1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20910; Phone: (301) 713-3231 x 105; E-mail: 
christine.gallagher@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Abstract

    In January 2008, NGS adopted a 10-year plan identifying the need to 
change the geometric and vertical geodetic datums of the United States 
to improve the efficient use of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System 
(GPS). Continuing technological developments and enhancements in space-
based positioning, navigation, and timing systems by the United States, 
as well as in other international programs, including the Chinese 
global satellite navigation system COMPASS, the European Union's 
satellite navigation system GALILEO, and the Russian GLONASS 
(Global'naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema), will have a 
profound impact on the integration of Global Navigation Satellite 
System (GNSS) technologies with Federal surveying, mapping, charting, 
and GIS programs. In an effort to support these rapid changes in 
positioning technologies, NGS has adopted a plan to replace NAD 83 and 
NAVD 88, as well as other state and territorial island datums, with 
more contemporary geodetic reference systems, thereby reducing several 
significant impediments to the efficient use of these positioning and 
navigation systems. This meeting will serve as a forum to allow Federal 
geospatial program managers, technical specialists, and contractors to 
address the impacts of the planned changes, offer an opportunity to 
discuss these changes, and explain how NGS may provide training and 
technical assistance to ensure minimal technical and budgetary impacts 
resulting from these new systems.

    Dated: March 19, 2010.
Juliana P. Blackwell,
Director, Office of National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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