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includes a provision exempting these 

Area Maritime Security (AMS) 

Committees from the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–

436, 86 Stat. 470 (5 U.S.C. App.2). 

The South Texas Area Maritime 

Security (STAMS) Committee assists the 

Captain of the Port(COTP)/Federal 

Maritime Security Coordinator (FMSC) 

in the review and update of the STAMS 

Plan for the Corpus Christi Area of 

Responsibility. Such matters may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Identifying critical port infrastructure 

and operations; Identifying risks 

(threats, vulnerabilities, and 

consequences); Determining mitigation 

strategies and implementation methods; 

Developing and describing the process 

to continually evaluate overall port 

security by considering consequences 

and vulnerabilities, how they may 

change over time, and what additional 

mitigation strategies can be applied; and 

Providing advice to, and assisting the 

COTP/FMSC in, reviewing and updating 

the STAMS Plan. 

STAMS Committee Membership 

Applicants should have at least 5 

years of experience related to maritime 

or port security operations. The STAMS 

Committee has ten members, made up 

of at least one individual from the 

Corpus Christi, Rio Grande Valley, Port 

of Port Lavaca-Point Comfort and 

Victoria Barge Canal, Port Security 

Working Groups (PSWG). We are 

seeking to fill one vacancy each from 

the Victoria Barge Canal, Rio Grande 

Valley and Corpus Christi PSWG areas 

with this solicitation. Applicants may 

be required to pass an appropriate 

security background check prior to 

appointment to the committee. 

Members’ term of office will be for 5 

years, however, a member is eligible to 

serve an additional term of office. 

Members will not receive any salary or 

other compensation for their service on 

the STAMS Committee. In support of 

the Coast Guard’s policy on gender and 

ethnic diversity, we encourage qualified 

women and members of minority groups 

to apply. 

Request for Applications 

Those seeking membership are not 

required to submit formal applications 

to the local COTP/FMSC, however, 

because we do have an obligation to 

ensure that a specific number of 

members have the prerequisite maritime 

security experience, we encourage the 

submission of resumes highlighting 

experience in the maritime and security 

industries. 

J.H. Korn, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Corpus Christi 

Captain of the Port/Federal Maritime Security 

Coordinator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection 

Interim Agreement Between the 

European Union and the United States 

Regarding the Transfer of Passenger 

Name Record Data 

AGENCY: Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection; DHS. 

ACTION: General notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is intended to 

update a General Notice published in 

the Federal Register on July 9, 2004, 

advising that the Department of 

Homeland Security, Customs and 

Border Protection, had issued a 

document on May 11, 2004 (referred to 

as the ‘‘Undertakings’’) containing 

representations regarding the manner in 

which it would handle certain 

Passenger Name Record data relating to 

flights between the United States and 

European Union member states. This 

Notice describes updates and 

adjustments to the Undertakings to 

reflect changes in the law and 

circumstances surrounding these data 

transfers. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: This Notice is effective 

January 4, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Scardaville, (202) 282–8321. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 

2004, a Notice was published in the 

Federal Register (69 FR 41543; 

corrected at 69 FR 44082 on July 23, 

2004), advising that the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP), had issued a 

document on May 11, 2004 (referred to 

as the ‘‘Undertakings’’) containing 

representations regarding the manner in 

which CBP would handle certain 

Passenger Name Record (PNR) data 

relating to flights between the United 

States and European Union (EU) 

member states. When they were issued, 

these Undertakings were understood to 

provide the foundation for the European 

Community (EC) to enter into an 

agreement with the United States that 

permitted the transfer of PNR data to 

CBP consistent with applicable EC law. 

However, through a diplomatic note 

presented on July 3, 2006, the EC 

terminated the agreement as of 

September 30, 2006, as a consequence of 

the determination of the European Court 

of Justice that the agreement had been 

concluded on an inapplicable basis 

under European Union law. 

On October 19, 2006, the United 

States and the EU concluded an 

agreement to last until July 31, 2007. 

This agreement was accompanied by a 

letter of the United States updating and 

adjusting the Undertakings to reflect 

changes in the law and circumstances 

surrounding this data transfer. The letter 

was discussed extensively with the EU, 

and the EU has acknowledged it without 

objection. Copies of the agreement and 

letter are contained in this notice. All 

representations contained in the 

Undertakings, as published on July 9 

and 23, 2004 are to be interpreted 

consistently with the October 19, 2006 

agreement and its accompanying letter. 

The letter reflects changes in U.S. law 

and experience since the Undertakings 

were issued and is consistent with 

existing relevant provisions of U.S. law. 

Both the agreement and the 

Undertakings shall terminate on July 31, 

2007, unless extended. 

Dated: December 19, 2006. 

Stewart Baker, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy. 

Text of agreement: 

AGREEMENT 

Between the European Union and the 

United States of America on the 

Processing and Transfer of Passenger 

Name Record (PNR) Data by Air 

Carriers to the United States 

Department of Homeland Security 

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 

DESIRING to prevent and combat 

terrorism and transnational crime 

effectively as a means of protecting their 

respective democratic societies and 

common values, 

RECOGNISING that, in order to 

safeguard public security and for law 

enforcement purposes, rules should be 

laid down on the transfer of Passenger 

Name Record (‘‘PNR’’) data by air 

carriers to the Department of Homeland 

Security (hereinafter ‘‘DHS’’). For the 

purposes of this Agreement, DHS means 

the Bureau of Customs and Border 

Protection, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement and the Office of 

the Secretary and the entities that 

directly support it, but does not include 

other components of DHS such as the 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

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United States Secret Service, the United 

States Coast Guard, and the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

RECOGNISING the importance of 

preventing and combating terrorism and 

related crimes, and other serious crimes 

that are transnational in nature, 

including organized crime, while 

respecting fundamental rights and 

freedoms, notably privacy, 

HAVING REGARD to U.S. statutes 

and regulations requiring each air 

carrier operating passenger flights in 

foreign air transportation to or from the 

United States to provide DHS with 

electronic access to PNR data to the 

extent they are collected and contained 

in the air carrier’s automated 

reservation/departure control systems 

(hereinafter ‘‘reservation systems’’), 

HAVING REGARD to Article 6(2) of 

the Treaty on European Union on 

respect for fundamental rights, and in 

particular to the related right to the 

protection of personal data, 

HAVING REGARD to relevant 

provisions of the Aviation 

Transportation Security Act of 2001, the 

Homeland Security Act of 2002, the 

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 and Executive 

Order 13388 regarding cooperation 

between agencies of the United States 

government in combating terrorism, 

HAVING REGARD to the 

Undertakings as published in the U.S. 

Federal Register 1 and implemented by 

DHS, 

NOTING that the European Union 

should ensure that air carriers with 

reservation systems located within the 

European Union arrange for 

transmission of PNR data to DHS as 

soon as this is technically feasible but 

that, until then, the U.S. authorities 

should be allowed to access the data 

directly, in accordance with the 

provisions of this Agreement, 

AFFIRMING that this Agreement does 

not constitute a precedent for any future 

discussions or negotiations between the 

United States and the European Union, 

or between either of the Parties and any 

State regarding the processing and 

transfer of PNR or any other form of 

data, 

HAVING REGARD to the commitment 

of both sides to work together to reach 

an appropriate and mutually satisfactory 

solution, without delay, on the 

processing of Advance Passenger 

Information (API) data from the 

European Union to the United States, 

NOTING that in reliance on this 

Agreement, the EU confirms that it will 

not hinder the transfer of PNR data 

between Canada and the United States 

and that the same principle will be 

applied in any similar agreement on the 

processing and transfer of PNR data, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS 

(1) In reliance upon DHS’s continued 

implementation of the aforementioned 

Undertakings as interpreted in the light 

of subsequent events, the European 

Union shall ensure that air carriers 

operating passenger flights in foreign air 

transportation to or from the United 

States of America process PNR data 

contained in their reservation systems 

as required by DHS. 

(2) Accordingly, DHS will 

electronically access the PNR data from 

air carriers’ reservation systems located 

within the territory of the Member 

States of the European Union until there 

is a satisfactory system in place 

allowing for transmission of such data 

by the air carriers. 

(3) DHS shall process PNR data 

received and treat data subjects 

concerned by such processing in 

accordance with applicable U.S. laws 

and constitutional requirements, 

without unlawful discrimination, in 

particular on the basis of nationality and 

country of residence. 

(4) The implementation of this 

Agreement shall be jointly and regularly 

reviewed. 

(5) In the event that an airline 

passenger information system is 

implemented in the European Union or 

in one or more of its Member States that 

requires air carriers to provide 

authorities with access to PNR data for 

persons whose travel itinerary includes 

a flight to or from the European Union, 

DHS shall, in so far as practicable and 

strictly on the basis of reciprocity, 

actively promote the cooperation of 

airlines within its jurisdiction. 

(6) For the purpose of applying this 

Agreement, DHS is deemed to ensure an 

adequate level of protection for PNR 

data transferred from the European 

Union concerning passenger flights in 

foreign air transportation to or from the 

United States. 

(7) This Agreement shall enter into 

force on the first day of the month after 

the date on which the Parties have 

exchanged notifications indicating that 

they have completed their internal 

procedures for this purpose. This 

Agreement shall apply provisionally as 

of the date of signature. Either Party 

may terminate or suspend this 

Agreement at any time by notification 

through diplomatic channels. 

Termination shall take effect thirty (30) 

days from the date of notification 

thereof to the other Party. This 

Agreement shall expire upon the date of 

application of any superseding 

agreement and in any event no later 

than 31 July 2007, unless extended by 

mutual written agreement. 

This Agreement is not intended to 

derogate from or amend legislation of 

the United States of America or the 

European Union or its Member States. 

This Agreement does not create or 

confer any right or benefit on any other 

person or entity, private or public. 

This Agreement shall be drawn up in 

duplicate in the English language. It 

shall also be drawn up in the Czech, 

Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, 

French, German, Greek, Hungarian, 

Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, 

Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, 

Spanish and Swedish languages, and 

the Parties shall approve these language 

versions. Once approved, the versions 

in these languages shall be equally 

authentic. 

Done at Washington D.C. on 19 October 

2006 and at Luxembourg on 16 October 2006. 

For the United States of America 

Michael Chertoff, 

Secretary, Department of Homeland Security. 

For the European Union 

Erkki Tuomioja, 

Minister for Foreign Affairs, President of the 

Council of the European Union. 

Text of U.S. letter: 

Via Electronic Delivery 

ATTN: Director General Jonathan Faull, 

European Commission 

B–1049 Bruxelles, Belgium 22. 

ATTN: Ms. Irma Ertman, Presidency of 

the Council of the European Union 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, P.O Box 

176, Laivastokatu, FIN–00161 

Helsinki, Finland. 

Dear Jonathan and Irma: 

This letter is intended to set forth our 

understandings with regard to the 

interpretation of a number of provisions 

of the Passenger Name Record (PNR) 

Undertakings issued on May 11, 2004 by 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). For the purposes of this letter, 

DHS means the Bureau of Customs and 

Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement and the Office of 

the Secretary and the entities that 

directly support it, but does not include 

other components of DHS such as the 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Transportation Security Administration, 

United States Secret Service, the United 

States Coast Guard, and the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency. We 

look forward to further reviewing these 

and other issues in the context of future 

discussions toward a comprehensive, 

reciprocal agreement based on common 

principles. 

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Sharing and Disclosure of PNR 

The Intelligence Reform and 

Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 

required the President to establish an 

Information Sharing Environment ‘‘that 

facilitates the sharing of terrorism 

information.’’ Following this enactment, 

on October 25, 2005 the President 

issued Executive Order 13388, directing 

that DHS and other agencies ‘‘promptly 

give access to * * * terrorism 

information to the head of each other 

agency that has counterterrorism 

functions’’ and establishing a 

mechanism for implementing the 

Information Sharing Environment. 

Pursuant to Paragraph 35 of the 

Undertakings (which states that ‘‘No 

statement in these Undertakings shall 

impede the use or disclosure of PNR 

data in any criminal judicial 

proceedings or as otherwise required by 

law’’ and allows DHS to ‘‘advise the 

European Commission regarding the 

passage of any U.S. legislation which 

materially affects the statements made 

in these Undertakings’’), the U.S. has 

now advised the EU that the 

implementation of the Information 

Sharing Environment required by the 

Act and the Executive Order described 

above may be impeded by certain 

provisions of the Undertakings that 

restrict information sharing among U.S. 

agencies, particularly all or portions of 

paragraphs 17, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32. 

In light of these developments and in 

accordance with what follows, the 

Undertakings should be interpreted and 

applied so as to not impede the sharing 

of PNR data by DHS with other 

authorities of the U.S. government 

responsible for preventing or combating 

of terrorism and related crimes as set 

forth in Paragraph 3 of the 

Undertakings. 

DHS will therefore facilitate the 

disclosure (without providing 

unconditional direct electronic access) 

of PNR data to U.S. government 

authorities exercising a counterterrorism function that need PNR for the 

purpose of preventing or combating 

terrorism and related crimes in cases 

(including threats, flights, individuals, 

and routes of concern) that they are 

examining or investigating. DHS will 

ensure that such authorities respect 

comparable standards of data protection 

to that applicable to DHS, in particular 

in relation to purpose limitation, data 

retention, further disclosure, awareness 

and training, security standards and 

sanctions for abuse, and procedures for 

information, complaints and 

rectification. Prior to commencing 

facilitated disclosure, each receiving 

authority will confirm in writing to DHS 

that it respects those standards. DHS 

will inform the EU in writing of the 

implementation of such facilitated 

disclosure and respect for the applicable 

standards before the expiration of the 

Agreement. 

Early Access Period for PNR 

While Paragraph 14 limits the number 

of times PNR can be pulled, the 

provision puts no such restriction on 

the ‘‘pushing’’ of data to DHS. The push 

system is considered by the EU to be 

less intrusive from a data privacy 

perspective. The push system does not 

confer on airlines any discretion to 

decide when, how or what data to push, 

however. That decision is conferred on 

DHS by U.S. law. Therefore, it is 

understood that DHS will utilize a 

method of pushing the necessary PNR 

data that meets the agency’s needs for 

effective risk assessment, taking into 

account the economic impact upon air 

carriers. 

In determining when the initial push 

of data is to occur, DHS has discretion 

to obtain PNR more than 72 hours prior 

to the departure of a flight so long as 

action is essential to combat an offense 

enumerated in Paragraph 3. 

Additionally, while there are instances 

in which the U.S. government may have 

specific information regarding a 

particular threat, in most instances the 

available intelligence is less definitive 

and may require the casting of a broader 

net to try and uncover both the nature 

of the threat and the persons involved. 

Paragraph 14 is therefore understood to 

permit access to PNR outside of the 72 

hour mark when there is an indication 

that early access is likely to assist in 

responding to a specific threat to a 

flight, set of flights, route, or other 

circumstances associated with offenses 

described in Paragraph 3 of the 

Undertakings. In exercising this 

discretion, DHS will act judiciously and 

with proportionality. 

DHS will move as soon as practicable 

to a push system for the transfer of PNR 

data in accordance with the 

Undertakings and will carry out no later 

than the end of 2006 the necessary tests 

for at least one system currently in 

development if DHS’s technical 

requirements are satisfied by the design 

to be tested. Without derogating from 

the Undertakings and in order to avoid 

prejudging the possible future needs of 

the system any filters employed in a 

push system, and the design of the 

system itself must permit any PNR data 

in the airline reservation or departure 

control systems to be pushed to DHS in 

exceptional circumstances where 

augmented disclosure is strictly 

necessary to address a threat to the vital 

interests of the data subject or other 

persons. 

Data Retention 

Several important uses for PNR data 

help to identify potential terrorists; even 

data that is more than 3.5 years old can 

be crucial in identifying links among 

terrorism suspects. The Agreement will 

have expired before Paragraph 15 of the 

Undertakings requires the destruction of 

any data, and questions of whether and 

when to destroy PNR data collected in 

accordance with the Undertakings will 

be addressed by the United States and 

the European Union as part of future 

discussions. 

The Joint Review 

Given the extensive joint analysis of 

the Undertakings conducted in 

September 2005 and the expiration of 

the agreement prior to the next Joint 

Review, the question of how and 

whether to conduct a joint review in 

2007 will be addressed during the 

discussions regarding a future 

agreement. 

Data Elements 

The frequent flyer field may offer 

addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail 

addresses; all of these, as well as the 

frequent flyer number itself, may 

provide crucial evidence of links to 

terrorism. Similarly, information about 

the number of bags carried by a 

passenger may have value in a 

counterterrorism context. The 

Undertakings authorize DHS to add data 

elements to the 34 previously set forth 

in Attachment ‘‘A’’ of the Undertakings, 

if such data is necessary to fulfill the 

purposes set forth in paragraph 3. 

With this letter the U.S. has consulted 

under Paragraph 7 with the EU in 

connection with item 11 of Attachment 

A regarding DHS’s need to obtain the 

frequent flier number and any data 

element listed in Attachment A to the 

Undertakings wherever that element 

may be found. 

Vital Interests of the Data Subject or 

Others 

Recognizing the potential importance 

of PNR data in the context of infectious 

disease and other risks to passengers, 

DHS reconfirms that access to such 

information is authorized by paragraph 

34, which provides that the 

Undertakings must not impede the use 

of PNR for the protection of the vital 

interests of the data subject or of other 

persons or inhibit the direct availability 

of PNR to relevant authorities for the 

purposes set forth in Paragraph 3 of the 

Undertakings. ‘‘Vital interests’’

encompasses circumstances in which 

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the lives of the data subject or of others 

could be at stake and includes access to 

information necessary to ensure that 

those who may carry or may have been 

exposed to a dangerous communicable 

disease can be readily identified, 

located, and informed without delay. 

Such data will be protected in a manner 

commensurate with its nature and used 

strictly for the purposes for which it was 

accessed. 

Sincerely yours, 

Stewart Baker, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1670–DR] 

New York; Amendment No. 1 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of New York (FEMA–1670–DR), 

dated December 12, 2006, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 22, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of New York is hereby amended to 

include the Individual Assistance 

program for the following areas among 

those areas determined to have been 

adversely affected by the catastrophe 

declared a major disaster by the 

President in his declaration of December 

12, 2006: 

Broome and Chenango Counties for 

Individual Assistance (already designated for 

Public Assistance.) 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050, Individuals and Households 

Program-Other Needs; 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1671–DR] 

Washington; Amendment No. 1 to 

Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Washington (FEMA–1671–DR), 

dated December 12, 2006, and related 

determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 22, 

2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of a major disaster declaration for the 

State of Washington is hereby amended 

to include the Public Assistance 

program for the following areas among 

those areas determined to have been 

adversely affected by the catastrophe 

declared a major disaster by the 

President in his declaration of December 

12, 2006: 

Chelan, Jefferson, and Pacific Counties for 

Public Assistance. Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, 

King, Lewis, Pierce, Skagit, Skamania, 

Snohomish, and Wahkiakum Counties for 

Public Assistance (already designated for 

Individual Assistance.) 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households 

Program—Other Needs, 97.036, Public 

Assistance Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation 

Grant Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Under Secretary for Federal Emergency 

Management and Director of FEMA. 

[FR Doc. E6–22519 Filed 1–3–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Notice of an Open Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Water 

Information (ACWI) 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

2007 annual meeting of the ACWI. This 

meeting is to discuss broad policyrelated topics relating to national water 

initiatives; and the development and 

dissemination of water information, 

through reports from eight ACWI 

subgroups. The agenda will include an 

update on the next phase of the National 

Water Quality Monitoring Network for 

U.S. Coastal Waters and their 

Tributaries, as well as consideration of 

a proposed new Subcommittee on 

Ground Water. The ACWI has been 

established under the authority of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

Memorandum M92–01 and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

of the ACWI is to provide a forum for 

water information users and 

professionals to advise the Federal 

Government of activities and plans that 

may improve the effectiveness of 

meeting the Nation’s water information 

needs. Member organizations help to 

foster communications between the 

Federal and non-Federal sectors on 

sharing water information. 

Membership represents a wide range 

of water resources interests and 

functions. Representation on the ACWI 

includes all levels of government, 

academia, private industry, and 

professional and technical societies. 

Member organizations designate their 

representatives and alternates. 

Membership is limited to a maximum of 

35 organizations. 

DATES: The formal meeting will convene 

at 8:30 a.m. on January 17, 2007, and 

will adjourn on January 18, 2007 at 4:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Crowne Plaza Dulles 

Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Toni M. Johnson (Executive Secretary), 

Chief, Water Information Coordination 

Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 417 National 

Center, Reston, VA 20192. Telephone: 

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