98-19543. National Weather Service; Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Strategic Network Plan

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 140 (Wednesday, July 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Weather Service; Notice of Opportunity for Public 
Comment on the Strategic Network Plan

AGENCY: National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for Public Comment on the Strategic 
Network Plan.

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SUMMARY: The NWS is announcing its interest in obtaining public 
comments on its future networking plans.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until September 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Requests for a copy of the Strategic Network Plan should be 
made via the Internet at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/snp. The following is 
the sequence of steps: access the Internet at the above address; 
register your organization as directed at the Internet site; receive a 
password from the NWS; review the Strategic Network Plan; submit your 
comments via the Internet to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael T. Sikorski at 301-713-1737x221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Systems Operations of the NWS 
has recently completed a review of existing and planned NWS data 
communication networks and current and anticipated data distribution 
requirements and has developed a preliminary strategy for accomplishing 
future integration of these networks, including the central collection 
of radar data. The NWS is interested in obtaining outside comments on 
its networking plans for the future. Accordingly, interested parties 
are invited to review preliminary NWS plans and offer their views and 
suggestions on future networking directions that the NWS should 
consider.

    Dated: July 16, 1998.
John J. Kelly, Jr.,
Assistant Administrator for Weather Services.
[FR Doc. 98-19543 Filed 7-21-98; 8:45 am]
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