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Request for Information on the
Development of the 2017 National Plan
for Civil Earth Observations;
Correction
Notice of Request for
Information (RFI); correction.
ACTION:
On June 2, 2016, the White
House Office of Science and Technology
Policy (OSTP) published a document in
the Federal Register (81 FR 35398)
requesting information on development
of the 2017 National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations. That document contained
one error in an OSTP email address, and
in one of the listed phone numbers.
OSTP is therefore reissuing this
document with the corrected
information.
On behalf of the U.S. Group on Earth
Observations (USGEO), a Subcommittee
of the National Science and Technology
Council (NSTC) Committee on
Environment, Natural Resources, and
Sustainability (CENRS), OSTP requests
input from all interested parties
regarding recommendations for the
development of the 2017 National Plan
for Civil Earth Observations (‘‘National
Plan’’, or ‘‘Plan’’). An electronic
SUMMARY:
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template with questions will be posted
at https://www.usgeo.gov. Comments of
up to approximately 2,000 characters
per question are requested and must be
received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern
Standard Time), July 15, 2016 to be
considered. The public input provided
in response to this Notice will inform
OSTP as it works with Federal agencies
and other stakeholders to develop this
Plan.
DATES: Responses must be received by
11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), July
15, 2016, to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods. The
first method is preferred by OSTP.
• Downloadable form: To aid in
information collection and analysis, the
Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) encourages responses to be
provided by filling out the
downloadable form located at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/administration/
eop/ostp/library/shareyourinput and
emailing that form, as an attachment, to
env_energy@ostp.eop.gov. Please
include ‘‘National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 456–6071. On the cover
page, please state ‘‘National Plan for
Civil Earth Observations, attn: Timothy
Stryker’’.
• Mail: Office of Science and
Technology Policy, 1650 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20504.
Information submitted by postal mail
should be postmarked by July 15, 2016.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is
voluntary. Respondents need not reply
to all questions listed. Each individual
or institution is requested to submit
only one response. OSTP may post
responses to this RFI without change,
online. OSTP therefore requests that no
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copyrighted information, or personally
identifiable information be submitted in
response to this RFI. Please note that the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy Stryker, Director, U.S. Group
on Earth Observations Program, OSTP;
202–419–5487; tstryker@ostp.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The U.S. Government is the world’s
largest single provider of civil
environmental and Earth-system data.
These data are derived from Earth
observations collected by numerous
Federal agencies and partners in
support of their missions and are critical
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to the protection of human life and
property, economic growth, national
and homeland security, and scientific
research.
Federal investments in Earthobservation activities ensure that
decision makers, businesses, first
responders, farmers, and a wide array of
other stakeholders have the information
they need about climate and weather;
natural hazards; land-use change;
ecosystem health; water; natural
resources; and other characteristics of
the Earth system. Taken together, Earth
observations provide the indispensable
foundation for meeting the Federal
Government’s long-term sustainability
objectives and advancing the Nation’s
societal, environmental, and economic
well-being.
As the Nation’s capacity to observe
the Earth system has grown, however, so
has the operating complexity of
sustaining and coordinating civil Earthobservation research, operations, and
related activities. To address these
growing complexities, in October 2010,
Congress charged the Director of OSTP
with establishing a mechanism to
ensure greater coordination of the
research, operations, and activities
relating to civil Earth observations,
including the development of a triennial
strategic implementation plan and a
process for external independent
advisory input (see the National
Aeronautics and Space Authorization
Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111–267, Section
702). In response, OSTP coordinated the
first-ever Earth Observation Assessment
(EOA 2012), a snapshot of the current
portfolio of Earth-observing systems and
surveys used to meet key Federal civil
objectives across thirteen thematic
Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs), and
released the National Strategy for Civil
Earth Observations in April 2013 (‘‘the
National Strategy’’, see https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
microsites/ostp/nstc_2013_
earthobsstrategy.pdf).
OSTP subsequently developed and
released the first National Plan for Civil
Earth Observations with support of the
U.S. Group on Earth Observations
(USGEO) Subcommittee in July 2014
(‘‘the 2014 National Plan’’, see https://
www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/
microsites/ostp/NSTC/2014_national_
plan_for_civil_earth_observations.pdf).
Based in large part on the results of EOA
2012, the 2014 National Plan
established priorities and supporting
actions for advancing our civil Earthobservations capabilities and ensuring
stable, continuous, and coordinated
Earth-observation capabilities for the
benefit of society.
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The 2016 Earth Observation
Assessment (EOA 2016), the second
iteration of the assessment process, is
nearing completion. Conducted by the
Assessment Working Group of the
USGEO Subcommittee, EOA 2016 will
provide foundational input for OSTP to
use when developing the second
National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations (‘‘Plan’’). In addition,
other USGEO Subcommittee activities,
including an interagency satellite needscollection process, U.S. engagement in
the intergovernmental Group on Earth
Observations (GEO) and efforts to
advance the discoverability,
accessibility, and usability of Earthobservation data products across the
Federal Government, will inform the
development of the Plan.
As EOA 2016 nears completion, OSTP
has commenced the development of the
Plan and is seeking public advisory
input on this process through this RFI.
The public input provided in response
to this RFI will inform OSTP and
USGEO as they work with Federal
agencies and other stakeholders to
develop the Plan. Following the receipt
and review of responses to this RFI,
OSTP also intends to host a public
meeting as an additional way to collect
individual, actionable feedback. This
meeting will feature Federal and nonFederal participants and allow for
focused discussions on specific
questions related to the priorities and
supporting actions outlined in the first
National Plan.
Questions To Inform Development of
the National Plan
Through this RFI, OSTP seeks
responses to the following questions:
1. What services do you provide or
research do you do using Federal Earth
observation data and information
products? Please provide specific
examples.
2. What decisions do you make or
support using Federal Earth observation
data and information products? Please
provide specific examples.
3. In the areas listed below, where has
the Federal Government been the most,
or least, successful and why? Please
provide specific examples. You do not
need to provide responses to all listed
areas—please focus on those most
relevant to your work.
a. Improving spatial and temporal
resolution, sample density, and
geographic coverage of measurements
from Earth observation systems.
b. Developing and deploying new
Earth observation systems that address
user needs.
c. Improving the discoverability,
accessibility, and usability of Earth
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observation data, model output, and
derived information products.
4. One important policy goal for
Federal agencies has been to improve
external users’ ability to find, access,
and use Earth observation data and
information products. In which of these
three areas (finding, accessing, or using)
have you witnessed improvements, if
any? Please provide specific examples.
5. In the areas listed below, what
could the Federal Government do to
improve the Earth observations that you
rely on? Please provide specific
examples. You do not need to provide
responses to all listed areas—please
focus on those most relevant to your
work.
a. Maintain current observing
systems.
b. Incrementally improve or upgrade
current observing systems.
c. Develop new observing systems
with significantly enhanced
measurement capabilities.
d. Develop new agency practices to
improve the discoverability,
accessibility, and usability of Earth
observation data.
6. On what emerging technologies,
techniques, and management practices
should the Federal Government focus
attention in the next few years to
enhance public services, research in the
public interest, and fundamental
scientific inquiry?
7. What types of partnerships with
Federal agencies, such as those listed
below, show the most promise to
address current gaps in Earth
observation coverage and related service
provision? Please provide specific
examples. You do not need to provide
responses to all listed areas—please
focus on those most relevant to your
work. You are also free to discuss other
types of partnerships that are not listed
below.
a. Cooperative research and
development agreements.
b. Challenges and prizes.
c. Joint ventures for Earth observation
system development and operations.
d. Citizen science and crowdsourced
observations.
8. Is your organization concerned
about a potential shortage of workers in
the United States who are trained to
develop, understand, or use Earth
observation data and geospatial
information? Please provide specific
concerns.
9. What, if any, do you believe were
the key accomplishments of the first
National Plan and what impact did the
National Plan have, if any, on your
organization? Please provide specific
examples.
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10. The first National Plan identified
eight Supporting Actions (pp. 20–27)
required to maximize the benefits
derived from the Nation’s Earth
observations. In priority order, they are:
Action 1: Coordinate and Integrate
Observations
Action 2: Improve Data Access,
Management, and Interoperability
Action 3: Increase Efficiency and Cost
Savings
Action 4: Improve Observation Density
and Sampling
Action 5: Maintain and Support
Infrastructure
Action 6: Explore Commercial Solutions
Action 7: Maintain and Strengthen
International Collaboration
Action 8: Engage in Stakeholder-Driven
Data Innovation
Of the actions listed above most
relevant to your work, where has the
Federal Government been the most, or
least, successful, and why? Please
provide specific examples.
Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Request for Information on the Development of the 2017 National
Plan for Civil Earth Observations; Correction
ACTION: Notice of Request for Information (RFI); correction.
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SUMMARY: On June 2, 2016, the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) published a document in the Federal Register
(81 FR 35398) requesting information on development of the 2017
National Plan for Civil Earth Observations. That document contained one
error in an OSTP email address, and in one of the listed phone numbers.
OSTP is therefore reissuing this document with the corrected
information.
On behalf of the U.S. Group on Earth Observations (USGEO), a
Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)
Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Sustainability
(CENRS), OSTP requests input from all interested parties regarding
recommendations for the development of the 2017 National Plan for Civil
Earth Observations (``National Plan'', or ``Plan''). An electronic
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template with questions will be posted at https://www.usgeo.gov.
Comments of up to approximately 2,000 characters per question are
requested and must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time),
July 15, 2016 to be considered. The public input provided in response
to this Notice will inform OSTP as it works with Federal agencies and
other stakeholders to develop this Plan.
DATES: Responses must be received by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Standard
Time), July 15, 2016, to be considered.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. The
first method is preferred by OSTP.
Downloadable form: To aid in information collection and
analysis, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) encourages
responses to be provided by filling out the downloadable form located
at https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp/library/shareyourinput and emailing that form, as an attachment, to
env_energy@ostp.eop.gov. Please include ``National Plan for Civil Earth
Observations'' in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 456-6071. On the cover page, please state
``National Plan for Civil Earth Observations, attn: Timothy Stryker''.
Mail: Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1650
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20504. Information submitted by
postal mail should be postmarked by July 15, 2016.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need
not reply to all questions listed. Each individual or institution is
requested to submit only one response. OSTP may post responses to this
RFI without change, online. OSTP therefore requests that no business
proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Please
note that the U.S. Government will not pay for response preparation, or
for the use of any information contained in the response.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Stryker, Director, U.S. Group
on Earth Observations Program, OSTP; 202-419-5487;
tstryker@ostp.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The U.S. Government is the world's largest single provider of civil
environmental and Earth-system data. These data are derived from Earth
observations collected by numerous Federal agencies and partners in
support of their missions and are critical to the protection of human
life and property, economic growth, national and homeland security, and
scientific research.
Federal investments in Earth-observation activities ensure that
decision makers, businesses, first responders, farmers, and a wide
array of other stakeholders have the information they need about
climate and weather; natural hazards; land-use change; ecosystem
health; water; natural resources; and other characteristics of the
Earth system. Taken together, Earth observations provide the
indispensable foundation for meeting the Federal Government's long-term
sustainability objectives and advancing the Nation's societal,
environmental, and economic well-being.
As the Nation's capacity to observe the Earth system has grown,
however, so has the operating complexity of sustaining and coordinating
civil Earth-observation research, operations, and related activities.
To address these growing complexities, in October 2010, Congress
charged the Director of OSTP with establishing a mechanism to ensure
greater coordination of the research, operations, and activities
relating to civil Earth observations, including the development of a
triennial strategic implementation plan and a process for external
independent advisory input (see the National Aeronautics and Space
Authorization Act of 2010, Pub. L. 111-267, Section 702). In response,
OSTP coordinated the first-ever Earth Observation Assessment (EOA
2012), a snapshot of the current portfolio of Earth-observing systems
and surveys used to meet key Federal civil objectives across thirteen
thematic Societal Benefit Areas (SBAs), and released the National
Strategy for Civil Earth Observations in April 2013 (``the National
Strategy'', see https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/nstc_2013_earthobsstrategy.pdf).
OSTP subsequently developed and released the first National Plan
for Civil Earth Observations with support of the U.S. Group on Earth
Observations (USGEO) Subcommittee in July 2014 (``the 2014 National
Plan'', see https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/NSTC/2014_national_plan_for_civil_earth_observations.pdf). Based
in large part on the results of EOA 2012, the 2014 National Plan
established priorities and supporting actions for advancing our civil
Earth-observations capabilities and ensuring stable, continuous, and
coordinated Earth-observation capabilities for the benefit of society.
The 2016 Earth Observation Assessment (EOA 2016), the second
iteration of the assessment process, is nearing completion. Conducted
by the Assessment Working Group of the USGEO Subcommittee, EOA 2016
will provide foundational input for OSTP to use when developing the
second National Plan for Civil Earth Observations (``Plan''). In
addition, other USGEO Subcommittee activities, including an interagency
satellite needs-collection process, U.S. engagement in the
intergovernmental Group on Earth Observations (GEO) and efforts to
advance the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of Earth-
observation data products across the Federal Government, will inform
the development of the Plan.
As EOA 2016 nears completion, OSTP has commenced the development of
the Plan and is seeking public advisory input on this process through
this RFI. The public input provided in response to this RFI will inform
OSTP and USGEO as they work with Federal agencies and other
stakeholders to develop the Plan. Following the receipt and review of
responses to this RFI, OSTP also intends to host a public meeting as an
additional way to collect individual, actionable feedback. This meeting
will feature Federal and non-Federal participants and allow for focused
discussions on specific questions related to the priorities and
supporting actions outlined in the first National Plan.
Questions To Inform Development of the National Plan
Through this RFI, OSTP seeks responses to the following questions:
1. What services do you provide or research do you do using Federal
Earth observation data and information products? Please provide
specific examples.
2. What decisions do you make or support using Federal Earth
observation data and information products? Please provide specific
examples.
3. In the areas listed below, where has the Federal Government been
the most, or least, successful and why? Please provide specific
examples. You do not need to provide responses to all listed areas--
please focus on those most relevant to your work.
a. Improving spatial and temporal resolution, sample density, and
geographic coverage of measurements from Earth observation systems.
b. Developing and deploying new Earth observation systems that
address user needs.
c. Improving the discoverability, accessibility, and usability of
Earth
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observation data, model output, and derived information products.
4. One important policy goal for Federal agencies has been to
improve external users' ability to find, access, and use Earth
observation data and information products. In which of these three
areas (finding, accessing, or using) have you witnessed improvements,
if any? Please provide specific examples.
5. In the areas listed below, what could the Federal Government do
to improve the Earth observations that you rely on? Please provide
specific examples. You do not need to provide responses to all listed
areas--please focus on those most relevant to your work.
a. Maintain current observing systems.
b. Incrementally improve or upgrade current observing systems.
c. Develop new observing systems with significantly enhanced
measurement capabilities.
d. Develop new agency practices to improve the discoverability,
accessibility, and usability of Earth observation data.
6. On what emerging technologies, techniques, and management
practices should the Federal Government focus attention in the next few
years to enhance public services, research in the public interest, and
fundamental scientific inquiry?
7. What types of partnerships with Federal agencies, such as those
listed below, show the most promise to address current gaps in Earth
observation coverage and related service provision? Please provide
specific examples. You do not need to provide responses to all listed
areas--please focus on those most relevant to your work. You are also
free to discuss other types of partnerships that are not listed below.
a. Cooperative research and development agreements.
b. Challenges and prizes.
c. Joint ventures for Earth observation system development and
operations.
d. Citizen science and crowdsourced observations.
8. Is your organization concerned about a potential shortage of
workers in the United States who are trained to develop, understand, or
use Earth observation data and geospatial information? Please provide
specific concerns.
9. What, if any, do you believe were the key accomplishments of the
first National Plan and what impact did the National Plan have, if any,
on your organization? Please provide specific examples.
10. The first National Plan identified eight Supporting Actions
(pp. 20-27) required to maximize the benefits derived from the Nation's
Earth observations. In priority order, they are:
Action 1: Coordinate and Integrate Observations
Action 2: Improve Data Access, Management, and Interoperability
Action 3: Increase Efficiency and Cost Savings
Action 4: Improve Observation Density and Sampling
Action 5: Maintain and Support Infrastructure
Action 6: Explore Commercial Solutions
Action 7: Maintain and Strengthen International Collaboration
Action 8: Engage in Stakeholder-Driven Data Innovation
Of the actions listed above most relevant to your work, where has
the Federal Government been the most, or least, successful, and why?
Please provide specific examples.
Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.
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