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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration



 
Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing; Meeting



ACTION: Notice of public meeting.



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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES) 

will meet October 7, 2008.



Date and Time: The meeting is scheduled as follows:

    October 7, 2008, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The first part of this meeting will 

be closed to the public. The public portion of the meeting will begin 

at 1 p.m.



ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Auditorium of the National 

Association of Home Builders Building, Washington, DC, located at 1201 

15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. While open to the public, 

seating capacity may be limited.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by section 10(a)(2)of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1982), notice is hereby 

given of the meeting of ACCRES. ACCRES was established by the Secretary 

of Commerce (Secretary) on May 21, 2002, to advise the Secretary 

through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on 

long- and short-range strategies for the licensing of commercial remote 

sensing satellite systems.



Matters To Be Considered



    The first part of the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant 

to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in Sunshine Act, Public 

Law 94-409 and in accordance with Section 552b(C)(1) of Title 5, United 

States Code. Accordingly, portions of this meeting which involve the 

ongoing review and implementation of the April 2003 U.S. Commercial 

Remote Sensing Space Policy and related national security and foreign 

policy considerations for NOAA's licensing decisions are closed to the 

public. These briefings are likely to disclose matters that are 

specifically authorized under criteria established by Executive Order 

12958 to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign 

policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such Executive 

Order.

    All other portions of the meeting will be open to the public. 

During the open portion of the meeting, the Committee will receive 

updates on NOAA's commercial remote sensing licensing activities and 

foreign systems. The committee will also be available to receive public 

comments on its activities.



Special Accommodations



    These meetings are physically accessible to people with 

disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be directed to 

ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Office, 1335 

East-West Highway,



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Room 7311, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.



Additional Information and Public Comments



    Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the 

meeting or who wishes to submit oral or written comments should contact 

Kay Weston, Designated Federal Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS 

International and Interagency Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, 

Room 7311, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Copies of the draft meeting 

agenda can be obtained from Alan Robinson at (301) 713-2024 ext. 213, 

fax (301) 713-2032, or e-mail Alan.Robinson@noaa.gov.

    The ACCRES expects that public statements presented at its meetings 

will not be repetitive of previously-submitted oral or written 

statements. In general, each individual or group making an oral 

presentation may be limited to a total time of five minutes. Written 

comments (please provide at least 13 copies) received in the NOAA/

NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Office on or before 

September 29, 2008, will be provided to Committee members in advance of 

the meeting. Comments received too close to the meeting date will 

normally be provided to Committee members at the meeting.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay Weston, NOAA/NESDIS International 

and Interagency Affairs, 1335 East West Highway, Room 7313, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone (301) 713-2024 x205, fax (301) 713-

2032, e-mail Kay.Weston@noaa.gov, Alan Robinson at (301) 713-2024 ext. 

213, fax (301) 713-2032, or e-mail Alan.Robinson@noaa.gov.



Mary E. Kicza,

Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.

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