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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90308-90309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26651]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX25EE000101100]

Public Meeting of the National Geospatial Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
of 1972, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice to 
announce that a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the National 
Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will take place and is open to 
members of the public.

DATES: The following meetings will be held as a webinar:
     Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. eastern 
standard time;
     Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.; and 
Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. eastern standard time.
    The following meeting will be held in person:
     Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on 
Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern daylight time.

ADDRESSES: The December 2024 and February 2025 meetings will be held 
online and via teleconference. The June 2025 meeting will be held in 
the South Penthouse Conference Room of the Department of the Interior 
Building, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. Members of the public may 
attend the meeting in person or can attend via webinar. Registration 
instructions for both the online and in person meetings will be posted 
at www.fgdc.gov/ngac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Josh Delmonico, Federal Geographic 
Data Committee (FGDC), USGS, by mail at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 
590, Reston, VA 20192; by email at [email protected]; or by telephone 
at (703) 648-5752. Comments can be sent by email to [email protected].
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the 
provisions of the FACA of 1972 (5 U.S.C. ch. 10), the Government in the 
Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR part 102-
3.
    Purpose of the Meeting: The NGAC provides advice and 
recommendations to the FGDC related to management of federal and 
national geospatial programs, the development of the National Spatial 
Data Infrastructure (NSDI), and the implementation of the Geospatial 
Data Act (GDA) of 2018 and the Office of Management and Budget Circular 
A-16. The NGAC reviews and comments on geospatial policy and management 
issues and provides a forum to convey views representative of non-
federal stakeholders in the geospatial community. The NGAC is one of 
the primary ways that the FGDC collaborates with its broad network of 
partners. Additional information about the NGAC is available at: 
www.fgdc.gov/ngac.
    Agenda Topics:

--FGDC Update
--Landsat Advisory Group
--3D Elevation Program
--GDA
--NSDI
--GeoPlatform
--Standards and Data Access
--Public Comment

    Meeting Accessibility/Special Accommodations: Please make requests 
in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening 
devices, language translation services, or other reasonable 
accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least seven (7) 
business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the 
Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable 
accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Seating for 
in person attendees may be

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limited due to room capacity. Webinar/conference line instructions will 
be provided to registered attendees prior to the meeting.
    Public Disclosure of Comments: There will be an opportunity for 
public comment during each day of the meeting. Depending on the number 
of people who wish to speak and the time available, the time for 
individual comments may be limited. Written comments may also be sent 
to the NGAC for consideration. To allow for full consideration of 
information by NGAC members, written comments must be provided to Josh 
Delmonico (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least three (3) 
business days prior to the meeting. Any written comments received will 
be provided to NGAC members before the meeting.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information (PII) in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including your PII--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your 
comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.

Kenneth Shaffer,
Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee.
[FR Doc. 2024-26651 Filed 11-14-24; 8:45 am]
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