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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice Requesting Nominations for the
Advisory Committee on Commercial
Remote Sensing (ACCRES)
Notice requesting nominations
for the Advisory Committee on
Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES).
ACTION:
The Department of Commerce
is seeking highly qualified individuals
who are knowledgeable about the
commercial space-based remote sensing
industry and uses of space-based remote
sensing data to serve on the Advisory
Committee on Commercial Remote
Sensing (ACCRES). The Committee is
comprised of leaders in the commercial
space-based remote sensing industry,
space-based remote sensing data users,
government, and academia. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice provides committee and
membership criteria.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACCRES
was established by the Secretary of
Commerce on May 21, 2002, to advise
the Secretary, through the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere, on matters relating to the
U.S. commercial remote sensing
industry and NOAA’s activities to carry
out responsibilities of the Department of
Commerce as set forth in Title 51 U.S.C.
60101, et seq, the National and
Commercial Space Programs Act of
2010.
Committee members serve in a
representative capacity for a term of two
years and may serve additional terms, if
reappointed. No more than 20
individuals at a time may serve on the
Committee. ACCRES will have a fairly
balanced membership consisting of
approximately 9 to 20 members.
Nominations are encouraged from all
interested U.S. persons and
organizations representing interests
affected by the National and
Commercial Space Programs Act of 2010
and the U.S. commercial space based
remote sensing policy. Nominees must
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possess demonstrable expertise in a
field related to the spaced based
commercial remote sensing industry or
exploitation of space based commercial
remotely sensed data and be able to
attend committee meetings that are held
usually two times per year. Membership
is voluntary, and service is without pay.
Each nomination that is submitted
should include the proposed committee
member’s name and organizational
affiliation, a brief description of the
nominee’s qualifications and interest in
serving on the Committee, a curriculum
vitae or resume of the nominee, and no
more than three supporting letters
describing the nominee’s qualifications
and interest in serving on the
Committee. Self-nominations are
acceptable. The following contact
information should accompany each
submission: the nominee’s name,
address, phone number, fax number,
and email address.
Nominations should be sent to Tahara
Dawkins, Director, Commercial Remote
Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, 1335
East-West Highway, Room 8260, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. Nominations
must be postmarked no later than 30
days from the publication date of this
notice. The full text of the Committee
Charter and its current membership can
be viewed at the Agency’s Web page at:
https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/CRSRA/
accresHome.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Samira Patel, Commercial Remote
Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office,
NOAA Satellite and Information
Services, 1335 East-West Highway,
Room 8247, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910; telephone (301) 713–7077, email
samira.patel@noaa.gov.
Stephen M. Volz,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and
Information Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice Requesting Nominations for the Advisory Committee on
Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES)
ACTION: Notice requesting nominations for the Advisory Committee on
Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES).
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is seeking highly qualified
individuals who are knowledgeable about the commercial space-based
remote sensing industry and uses of space-based remote sensing data to
serve on the Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES).
The Committee is comprised of leaders in the commercial space-based
remote sensing industry, space-based remote sensing data users,
government, and academia. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this
notice provides committee and membership criteria.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ACCRES was established by the Secretary of
Commerce on May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary, through the Under
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, on matters relating to
the U.S. commercial remote sensing industry and NOAA's activities to
carry out responsibilities of the Department of Commerce as set forth
in Title 51 U.S.C. 60101, et seq, the National and Commercial Space
Programs Act of 2010.
Committee members serve in a representative capacity for a term of
two years and may serve additional terms, if reappointed. No more than
20 individuals at a time may serve on the Committee. ACCRES will have a
fairly balanced membership consisting of approximately 9 to 20 members.
Nominations are encouraged from all interested U.S. persons and
organizations representing interests affected by the National and
Commercial Space Programs Act of 2010 and the U.S. commercial space
based remote sensing policy. Nominees must possess demonstrable
expertise in a field related to the spaced based commercial remote
sensing industry or exploitation of space based commercial remotely
sensed data and be able to attend committee meetings that are held
usually two times per year. Membership is voluntary, and service is
without pay. Each nomination that is submitted should include the
proposed committee member's name and organizational affiliation, a
brief description of the nominee's qualifications and interest in
serving on the Committee, a curriculum vitae or resume of the nominee,
and no more than three supporting letters describing the nominee's
qualifications and interest in serving on the Committee. Self-
nominations are acceptable. The following contact information should
accompany each submission: the nominee's name, address, phone number,
fax number, and email address.
Nominations should be sent to Tahara Dawkins, Director, Commercial
Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, Room
8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Nominations must be postmarked no
later than 30 days from the publication date of this notice. The full
text of the Committee Charter and its current membership can be viewed
at the Agency's Web page at: https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/CRSRA/accresHome.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samira Patel, Commercial Remote
Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, NOAA Satellite and Information
Services, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 8247, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910; telephone (301) 713-7077, email samira.patel@noaa.gov.
Stephen M. Volz,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.
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