[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19598]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Advisory Committee on Water Information
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 August 1998 meeting of
the ACWI. The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will begin on August 17, 1998, at 1:00 p.m. EST, and
will adjourn on August 19 at 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Embassy Suites Hotel and Athletic Club at Denver Place, 1881
Curtis Street, Denver, Colorado 80202.
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. If you need
special arrangements or services to participate effectively in the
meeting, please talk to Meredith Tatum at telephone number (703) 648-
5015. For special arrangements please let Ms. Tatum know by noon EDT,
Wednesday, August 12, so that we can accommodate your needs.
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 that 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 Federal Year 1999 Budget,
watershed information requirements, streamgaging, monitoring roles of
different groups, the proposed external review of the USGS Federal-
State Cooperative Water Resources Program, contracting with the private
sector for water-resources information, and the proposed Subcommittee
on Spatial Water Data. Also, the subgroups of ACWI will report on their
activities. The meeting will include a field trip to the Upper Cherry
Creek Watershed in the Denver area. 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,
August 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 may 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: July 17, 1998.
Lewis Wade,
Acting Assistant Chief Hydrologist Office of Information.
[FR Doc. 98-19598 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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