[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21032]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia
Environmental Modeling
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior
(DOI).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The annual public meeting of the Federal Interagency Steering
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Modeling (ISCMEM) will convene to
discuss some of the latest developments in environmental modeling
applications, tools and frameworks, as well as new operational
initiatives for FY 2010 among the participating agencies.
Dates of Meeting: October 13-15, 2009.
Place: Two White Flint North (TWFN) Auditorium, Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
Time: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pierre D. Glynn, ISCMEM Chair, U.S.
Geological Survey, National Research Program, Branch of Regional
Research, Eastern Region, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 432,
Reston, VA 20192. TEL 703-648-5823. FAX 703-648-5857. [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Nine Federal agencies have been
cooperating under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the research
and development of multimedia environmental models. The MOU, which was
revised in 2006, continues an effort that began in 2001. It establishes
a framework for facilitating cooperation and coordination among the
following agencies (the specific research organization within the
agency is in parenthesis): National Science Foundation; U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Engineer Research and Development Center); U.S.
Department of Agriculture (Natural Resources Conservation Service);
U.S. Department of Energy (Office of Biological and Environmental
Research); U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Geological
Survey; U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmosphere Administration; U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research);
and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. These agencies are cooperating and
coordinating in the research and development (R&D) of multimedia
environmental models, software and related databases, including
development, enhancements, applications and assessments of site
specific, generic, and process-oriented multimedia environmental models
as they pertain to human and environmental health risk assessment.
Multimedia model development and simulation supports interagency
interests in risk assessment, uncertainty analyses, water supply issues
and contaminant transport.
Purpose of the Public Meeting: The annual public meeting and
workshop provides an opportunity for the scientific community, other
Federal and State agencies, and the public to be briefed on ISCMEM
activities and their initiatives for the upcoming year, and to discuss
technological advancements in multimedia environmental modeling.
Proposed Agenda: The ISCMEM Chair will open the meeting with a
brief overview of the goals of the MOU and an update on current
activities of ISCMEM. This introduction will be followed by a series of
invited presentations starting on Tuesday morning, Oct 13, and ending
on Thursday afternoon, Oct 15. A detailed agenda with presentation
titles and speakers will be posted on the MOU public Web site: http://www.environmental-modeling.org. The topics covered will include:
Environmental modeling frameworks, databases and cyberinfrastructure,
community modeling efforts, parameter estimation, uncertainty and
sensitivity analyses, optimization modeling, reactive transport
modeling, watershed and distributed water quality modeling, modeling of
ecosystem services and ecosystem functions.
Meeting Access: The auditorium of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Headquarters building at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
is across the street from the White Flint Metro stop. The most
convenient transportation to the meeting venue is via Metro since there
is extremely limited on-street parking. Please take Metro to the White
Flint Metro stop on the Red Line. To obtain access to the auditorium,
all visitors must register with NRC security and have a valid photo-
identification card.
Map location for White Flint METRO Stop adjacent to NRC
Headquarters is: http://www.wmata.com/rail/maps/map.cfm#.
Pierre D. Glynn,
Chair, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia
Environmental Modeling.
[FR Doc. E9-21032 Filed 8-31-09; 8:45 am]
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