[Federal Register: September 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 181)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

 
National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY:  U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106-148, the NCGMP Advisory Committee 
will meet in Room 3B457 of the John Wesley Powell Building, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA. The Advisory Committee, composed of 
scientists from Federal Agencies, State Agencies, academic 
institutions, and private companies, will advise the Director of the 
U.S. Geological Survey on planning and implementation of the geologic 
mapping program.
    At this meeting, the Advisory Committee will participate in the 
following efforts:
     An external review of the NCGMP by the American 
Association for the Advancement of Science.
     Discussion with the Program Coordinator on the progress of 
the USGS National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program.

DATES: October 11-12, 2006 commencing at 9 a.m. on October 11 and 
adjourning by early afternoon on October 12.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randall Orndorff, U.S. Geological 
Survey, 908 National Center, Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648-4316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Cooperative 
Geological Mapping Program Advisory Committee are open to the Pubic.

    Dated: September 13, 2006.
Peter T. Lyttle,
Acting Associate Director for Geology.
[FR Doc. 06-7741 Filed 9-18-06; 8:45 am]

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