2013-25706. Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, Meeting of the Data Management and Communications Steering Team

AGENCY:

National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION:

Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY:

NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Program publishes this notice on behalf of the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) to announce a formal meeting of the IOOC's Data Management and Communications Steering Team (DMAC-ST). The DMAC-ST membership is comprised of IOOC-approved federal agency representatives and non-federal participants representing academic, non-profit, private, regional and state sectors who will discuss issues outlined in the agenda.

DATES:

The meeting is scheduled for November 19, 2013, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and November 20, 2013, between 9 a.m. and noon, Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be broadcast via a conference telephone call. Public access is available at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 1201 New York Avenue NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information about this notice, please contact the U.S. IOOS Program (Charles Alexander, 301-427-2429, [e-mail]) or the IOOC Support Office (Joshua Young, 202-787-1622, [e-mail]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The IOOC was established by Congress under the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and created under the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC). The DMAC-ST was subsequently chartered by the IOOC in December 2010 to assist with technical guidance with respect to the management of ocean data collected under the U.S. IOOS®. The IOOC's Web site (http://www.iooc.us/​) contains more information about their charter and responsibilities. A summary of the DMAC-ST meetings, documentations, activities and terms of reference can also be found on-line, at the following address: http://www.iooc.us/​committee-news/​dmac.

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 3601-3610.

Dated: October 21, 2013.

Zdenka S. Willis,

Director, Integrated Ocean Observing System Program.