[Federal Register: March 26, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 57)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Public Meeting; The Advisory Committee on Commercial
Remote Sensing (ACCRES)
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing (ACCRES)
will meet April 7, 2009.
Date and Time: The meeting is scheduled as follows: April 7, 2009,
9 a.m.-3 p.m. The first part of this meeting will be closed to the
public. The public portion of the meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel located
at 8777 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. 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
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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 Regulatory Affairs
activities. 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 Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs
Office, 1335 East-West Highway, Room 8260, 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
Jane D'Aguanno, Designated Federal Officer for ACCRES, NOAA/NESDIS
Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, 1335 East-West
Highway, Room 8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Copies of the draft
meeting agenda can be obtained from David Hasenauer at (301) 713-1644,
fax (301) 713-0204, or e-mail David.Hasenauer@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 Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office on or before
March 31, 2009, 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: Jane D'Aguanno, NOAA/NESDIS Commercial
Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office, 1335 East-West Highway, Room
8260, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone (301) 713-3385, fax
(301) 713-0204, e-mail Jane.Daguanno@noaa.gov, David Hasenauer at (301)
713-1644, fax (301) 713-0204, or e-mail David.Hasenauer@noaa.gov.
Mary E. Kicza,
Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Service.
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