Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting, September 24th-26th, 2024, 68398-68399 [2024-15790]
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The Chief Data Officer within
NOAA OCIO seeks information from
interested parties regarding NOAA
Observing System Council (NOSC) 2024
Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data
Buys, a framework document developed
for NOAA programs and offices that
describes considerations for NOAA’s
engagements with the commercial sector
on commercial data buy opportunities
from all sources that contribute to
environmental intelligence.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before September 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: The public may submit
written comments on issues addressed
in this notification by the following
method:
• Email: Comments may be submitted
by email to nosc.execsec@noaa.gov.
A copy of NOAA Guidance for
Commercial Data Buys may be
downloaded or viewed at: https://
nosc.noaa.gov/commercial_data_buys_
guidance.php.
Instructions: Response to this RFI is
voluntary. Attachments will be accepted
in plain text, Microsoft Word, or Adobe
PDF formats only. Respondents need
not reply to all questions listed. Each
individual or institution is requested to
submit only one response. All
comments received are part of the
public record and may be posted,
without change, on a Federal website.
All identifying information (e.g., name,
address) submitted voluntarily by the
sender will be publicly accessible.
NOAA, 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:
Requests for additional information
should be directed to nosc.execsec@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Background
NOAA has long met its mission
through collaboration and partnerships
with the broader enterprise. In order to
respond to an ever-growing supply and
demand for environmental information,
NOAA recognizes the need to
increasingly harness the opportunities
of a rapidly growing commercial sector
to complement and potentially increase
its current observational capabilities, as
environmental data sources from the
private sector are expanding.
The NOSC established a task team to
develop Guidance for NOAA
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Commercial Data Buys, a framework
document for NOAA programs and
offices that describes considerations for
NOAA’s engagements with the
commercial sector on commercial data
buy opportunities from all sources that
contribute to environmental
intelligence. This guidance is essential
to ensure data quality and technical
requirements are met, mission and
supply chain risks are mitigated, and
current data sharing commitments with
national partners, international partners,
and downstream private sector entities
are honored. Ensuring a consistent
approach across NOAA in working with
commercial data providers is also
important to maintain the high fidelity
of NOAA services and to clearly
communicate NOAA’s plans to
industry.
Discussion Points To Inform the NOAA
Commercial Data Buys Guidance
NOAA seeks response to this
guidance as feedback, with discussion
on the following points,* to the extent
feasible:
1. What does this guidance enable for
you as a provider of commercial data or
a user of commercial data? What
opportunities does it introduce?
2. What challenges would this
guidance introduce for you and why?
3. What do you feel NOAA is not
considering?
* Note: Only comments in response to
the above questions will be considered.
NOAA is not soliciting comments or
feedback on items of an editorial nature
or NOAA processes.
Please note that this is an RFI only. In
accordance with the implementing
regulations of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), specifically 5 CFR
1320.3(h)(4), this general solicitation is
exempt from the PRA. Facts or opinions
submitted in response to general
solicitations of comments from the
public, published in the Federal
Register or other publications,
regardless of the form or format thereof,
provided that no person is required to
supply specific information pertaining
to the commenter, other than that
necessary for self-identification, as a
condition of the agency’s full
consideration, are not generally
considered information collections and
therefore not subject to the PRA.
Dated: August 21, 2024.
Anthony Andrew LaVoi,
Chief Data Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
Meeting, September 24th–26th, 2024
Office of Coast Survey,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
This serves as the notice of a
public meeting for the NOAA
Hydrographic Services Review Panel
(HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee
from September 24th through
September 26th, 2024, in Detroit, MI.
The agenda for the HSRP public meeting
will be posted in advance of the meeting
on the HSRP website. Individuals or
groups who would like to comment on
NOAA navigation, observation, and
positioning services topics are
encouraged to submit public comments
in advance of the HSRP public meeting
via email, during the public meeting in
person, or during the public meeting via
the ‘‘Questions’’ function in the meeting
webinar if joining the public meeting
virtually.
SUMMARY:
Members of the public may
attend the NOAA HSRP public meeting
in person or virtually on the following
dates and at the following times:
1. September 24th, 2024, 9 a.m.–5:30
p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
2. September 25th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.–12
p.m. ET.
3. September 26th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.–4:30
p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Please visit the HSRP online
landing page at https://
www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/
hsrp.html for instructions on how to
register to attend the HSRP public
meeting in person and virtually, and for
the most up-to-date information about
the HRSP public meeting. The HSRP
public meeting agenda, which is subject
to change, will also be available via a
link on the HSRP website. Draft meeting
documents, presentations, background
materials, past HSRP recommendation
letters, and issue papers may be found
there as well. Comments for the HSRP
public meeting record may be submitted
by one of the following methods:
• Email: Send written comments in
advance of the HSRP public meeting to
hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov, with
‘‘September 2024 HSRP meeting public
comments’’ in the subject line of the
email message.
DATES:
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• Webinar: Submit written comments
during the HSRP public meeting
through the HSRP webinar’s
‘‘Questions’’ function. As time allows,
commenters may be invited to orally
expand on written comments they
submitted during the public meeting’s
public comment periods.
• In person: Provide public comments
during the daily public comment
periods at the in-person meeting.
NOAA will accept anonymous
comments; however, the written
comments NOAA receives are
considered part of the public record,
and the entirety of the comment,
including the name of the commenter,
email address, attachments, and other
supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally
identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security
numbers, should not be included with
the comments. Comments that are not
related to the HSRP public meeting or
that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats,
or other inappropriate language will not
be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Hydrographic Services
Improvement Act of 1998, as amended
(HSIA; 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq.),
established the HSRP as a Federal
Advisory Committee (see 33 U.S.C.
892c) to advise the NOAA
Administrator ‘‘on matters related to the
responsibilities and authorities set forth
in [33 U.S.C. 892a]’’ of the HSIA, ‘‘and
such other appropriate matters as the
Administrator refers to the [HSRP] for
review and advice.’’
The HSRP invites NOAA stakeholder
feedback and welcomes public
comments in advance of and during the
upcoming HSRP public meeting on the
use of NOAA’s navigation, observations,
and positioning data, science, products,
and services for the National Ocean
Service’s Center for Operational
Oceanographic Products and Services,
National Geodetic Survey, and Office of
Coast Survey, and the NOAA/University
of New Hampshire Joint Hydrographic
Center. Relevant public comments sent
in advance of the HSRP public meeting
will be shared with the HSRP members,
posted on the meeting website, and
included in the public record for the
meeting. Individuals and groups may
also submit public comments during the
scheduled daily public comment
periods during the meeting or through
the webinar’s ‘‘Questions’’ function.
These public comments will be read
into the record during public comment
periods. As time allows, commenters
may be invited to orally expand on their
written comments during the meeting’s
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public comment periods. Due to time
constraints, all public comments may
not be addressed orally during the
meeting.
Matters To Be Considered
The HSRP members will focus on the
issues relevant to NOAA’s navigation,
observations, and positioning services,
and the value these services bring the
nation, and invite suggestions from
stakeholders and partners for
improvements to these services. This
suite of NOAA services supports safe
and efficient navigation, the Blue
Economy, resilient coasts and
communities, and the nationwide
positioning information infrastructure to
support America’s climate needs and
commerce. Specifically, the HSRP will
consider:
• National Ocean Service programs’
recent activities, such as updates to the
National Spatial Reference System,
datums, national ocean and coastal
mapping goals, hydrographic surveying,
nautical charting, uncrewed systems,
coastal remote sensing and bathymetric
lidar, photogrammetry, positioning, sea
level rise, and water levels in support of
‘‘seamless data.’’
• The status of NOAA’s navigation
services in the context of recent
legislation (e.g., the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law and the Inflation
Reduction Act).
• Measuring, monitoring, and
mitigating flooding and sea level change
and the contribution of NOAA’s critical
foundational geospatial data to projects.
• NOAA navigation data, products,
and services that enable further
economic growth and impact safe
navigation.
• Other topics related to NOAA
programs and activities, such as
bathymetric and coastal/ocean
modeling, tide and current observations,
resilience and coastal data and
information systems to support
planning for climate change in ports and
coastal communities, flooding/
inundation, contributions to the Blue
Economy, Physical Oceanographic RealTime System (PORTS®) sensor
enhancements and expansion, Precision
Marine Navigation, the transition from
raster paper charts to Electronic
Navigational Charts, geodetic
observations, gravity modeling, data
stewardship, education and training to
sustain the workforce necessary for
NOAA navigation services missions,
and scientific mapping and technology
research projects tied to cooperative
agreements between NOAA and other
partners.
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Special Accommodations
This public meeting is accessible to
people with disabilities and there will
be sign language interpretation and
captioning services. Please direct
requests for other auxiliary aids to
hydroservices.panel@noaa.gov at least
10 business days in advance of the
meeting.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq.
Benjamin K. Evans,
RDML, Director, Office of Coast Survey,
National Ocean Service, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Administration
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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council)
Scientific and Statistical Committee
(SSC) will hold a meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 11, 2024,
starting at 10 a.m. and continue through
1 p.m. on Thursday, September 12,
2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
for agenda details.
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person
meeting with a virtual option. SSC
members, other invited meeting
participants, and members of the public
will have the option to participate in
person at the Hyatt Place Inner Harbor,
511 South Central Ave., Baltimore, MD,
or virtually via Webex webinar. Webinar
connection instructions and briefing
materials will be available at
www.mafmc.org/ssc.
Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, 800 N State
Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901;
telephone: (302) 674–2331; website:
www.mafmc.org.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During
this meeting, the SSC will review the
most recent survey and fishery data and
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Hydrographic Services Review Panel Meeting, September 24th-26th,
2024
AGENCY: Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: This serves as the notice of a public meeting for the NOAA
Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP) Federal Advisory Committee
from September 24th through September 26th, 2024, in Detroit, MI. The
agenda for the HSRP public meeting will be posted in advance of the
meeting on the HSRP website. Individuals or groups who would like to
comment on NOAA navigation, observation, and positioning services
topics are encouraged to submit public comments in advance of the HSRP
public meeting via email, during the public meeting in person, or
during the public meeting via the ``Questions'' function in the meeting
webinar if joining the public meeting virtually.
DATES: Members of the public may attend the NOAA HSRP public meeting in
person or virtually on the following dates and at the following times:
1. September 24th, 2024, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
2. September 25th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. ET.
3. September 26th, 2024, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: Please visit the HSRP online landing page at https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/hsrp/hsrp.html for instructions on how to
register to attend the HSRP public meeting in person and virtually, and
for the most up-to-date information about the HRSP public meeting. The
HSRP public meeting agenda, which is subject to change, will also be
available via a link on the HSRP website. Draft meeting documents,
presentations, background materials, past HSRP recommendation letters,
and issue papers may be found there as well. Comments for the HSRP
public meeting record may be submitted by one of the following methods:
Email: Send written comments in advance of the HSRP public
meeting to [email protected], with ``September 2024 HSRP
meeting public comments'' in the subject line of the email message.
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Webinar: Submit written comments during the HSRP public
meeting through the HSRP webinar's ``Questions'' function. As time
allows, commenters may be invited to orally expand on written comments
they submitted during the public meeting's public comment periods.
In person: Provide public comments during the daily public
comment periods at the in-person meeting.
NOAA will accept anonymous comments; however, the written comments
NOAA receives are considered part of the public record, and the
entirety of the comment, including the name of the commenter, email
address, attachments, and other supporting materials, will be publicly
accessible. Sensitive personally identifiable information, such as
account numbers and Social Security numbers, should not be included
with the comments. Comments that are not related to the HSRP public
meeting or that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats, or other
inappropriate language will not be considered.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, as amended
(HSIA; 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq.), established the HSRP as a Federal
Advisory Committee (see 33 U.S.C. 892c) to advise the NOAA
Administrator ``on matters related to the responsibilities and
authorities set forth in [33 U.S.C. 892a]'' of the HSIA, ``and such
other appropriate matters as the Administrator refers to the [HSRP] for
review and advice.''
The HSRP invites NOAA stakeholder feedback and welcomes public
comments in advance of and during the upcoming HSRP public meeting on
the use of NOAA's navigation, observations, and positioning data,
science, products, and services for the National Ocean Service's Center
for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, National Geodetic
Survey, and Office of Coast Survey, and the NOAA/University of New
Hampshire Joint Hydrographic Center. Relevant public comments sent in
advance of the HSRP public meeting will be shared with the HSRP
members, posted on the meeting website, and included in the public
record for the meeting. Individuals and groups may also submit public
comments during the scheduled daily public comment periods during the
meeting or through the webinar's ``Questions'' function. These public
comments will be read into the record during public comment periods. As
time allows, commenters may be invited to orally expand on their
written comments during the meeting's public comment periods. Due to
time constraints, all public comments may not be addressed orally
during the meeting.
Matters To Be Considered
The HSRP members will focus on the issues relevant to NOAA's
navigation, observations, and positioning services, and the value these
services bring the nation, and invite suggestions from stakeholders and
partners for improvements to these services. This suite of NOAA
services supports safe and efficient navigation, the Blue Economy,
resilient coasts and communities, and the nationwide positioning
information infrastructure to support America's climate needs and
commerce. Specifically, the HSRP will consider:
National Ocean Service programs' recent activities, such
as updates to the National Spatial Reference System, datums, national
ocean and coastal mapping goals, hydrographic surveying, nautical
charting, uncrewed systems, coastal remote sensing and bathymetric
lidar, photogrammetry, positioning, sea level rise, and water levels in
support of ``seamless data.''
The status of NOAA's navigation services in the context of
recent legislation (e.g., the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the
Inflation Reduction Act).
Measuring, monitoring, and mitigating flooding and sea
level change and the contribution of NOAA's critical foundational
geospatial data to projects.
NOAA navigation data, products, and services that enable
further economic growth and impact safe navigation.
Other topics related to NOAA programs and activities, such
as bathymetric and coastal/ocean modeling, tide and current
observations, resilience and coastal data and information systems to
support planning for climate change in ports and coastal communities,
flooding/inundation, contributions to the Blue Economy, Physical
Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS[supreg]) sensor enhancements and
expansion, Precision Marine Navigation, the transition from raster
paper charts to Electronic Navigational Charts, geodetic observations,
gravity modeling, data stewardship, education and training to sustain
the workforce necessary for NOAA navigation services missions, and
scientific mapping and technology research projects tied to cooperative
agreements between NOAA and other partners.
Special Accommodations
This public meeting is accessible to people with disabilities and
there will be sign language interpretation and captioning services.
Please direct requests for other auxiliary aids to
[email protected] at least 10 business days in advance of
the meeting.
Authority: 33 U.S.C. 892 et seq.
Benjamin K. Evans,
RDML, Director, Office of Coast Survey, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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