[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2164]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Advisory Committee on Water Information; Meeting
BUREAU: Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water
Information (ACWI).
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SUMMARY: This is to inform the public about the February 1998 meeting
of the ACWI. The meeting is open to the public.
DATE: The meeting will begin on February 17, 1998, at 9 a.m. EST, and
will adjourn on February 18 at 12:45 p.m.
LOCATION: Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,
VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Lopez, Executive Secretary of
the ACWI, at telephone number: (703) 648-5014 or facsimile number:
(703) 648-5644. Her address is 417 National Center, U.S. Geological
Survey, Reston, VA 20192. Anyone needing special arrangements of
services to participate effectively in the meeting is requested to
inform Beth Cox at telephone number (703) 648-6832. For special
arrangements please let Ms. Cox know by noon EST, Friday 13, so that
your needs can be accommodated.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI is the major national mechanism for
implementing Office of Management and Budget Memorandum No. 92-01,
Coordination of Water Resources Information. With over 30 member
organizations, the ACWI represents a wide range of water-resources
interests and functions. The members include all levels of government
and the private sector. The ACWI advises the Federal Government on
activities and plans related to Federal water-information programs and
the effectiveness of those programs in meeting the Nation's water
information needs. Also, member organizations of the ACWI collaborate
with others to sponsor workshops, symposia, and other forums to foster
better communication among Federal and non-Federal sectors about water-
information activities and needs.
At this meeting, the ACWI will discuss a variety of topics
including water-resources aspects of the President's Fiscal Year 1999
Budget Request, the Clean Water Action Plan, water-resources decision
support systems, geospatial data priorities for water-resources
management, streamgaging concerns, the need for a subordinate group to
address water quantity information issues, and water-quality monitoring
and assessment. For more detailed information about the program, please
contact Ms. Lopez as shown above.
The meeting will include an opportunity for public comments. To
make public comments, please provide a written request by noon EST,
February 12, 1998, to Ms. Lopez. The request should include the name of
the person that will be speaking and the general topic. Verbal comments
to the ACWI should not exceed 5 minutes. At the meeting please provide
40 written copies of the comments to the registration desk for
distribution and archiving as required by law. Anyone wishing to
provide written information to the ACWI may do so at anytime by
providing 40 copies to Ms. Lopez.
Dated: January 23, 1998.
Lewis Wade,
Acting Assistant Chief Hydrologist, Office of Information.
[FR Doc. 98-2164 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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