[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48989-48990]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19910]
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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 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 2011 among the participating agencies. The meeting
this year will emphasize ecosystem modeling and monitoring.
Dates of Meeting: September 13-16, 2010.
Place: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909
Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inquiries and notice of intent to
attend the meeting may be e-mailed to: 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. [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 parentheses): 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
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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, Sept. 14, and ending
on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 16. ISCMEM members, presenters and active
participants are also invited to visit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ERDC facility on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 13. 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
this year focus on (1) ecosystem modeling frameworks, (2) ecosystem
monitoring and modeling, (3) ecosystem variability, reference states
and modeling, and (4) incorporating climate change into ecosystem
models. Other topics also include modeling frameworks, databases and
cyberinfrastructure, community modeling efforts, parameter estimation,
uncertainty and sensitivity analyses, optimization modeling, reactive
transport modeling, and watershed and distributed water quality
modeling.
Meeting Access: To obtain access to the ISCMEM September 13-16
meeting and workshop, all interested attendees will need to pre-
register by e-mailing Marilyn Butler ([email protected])
and La Tisa Osbourne ([email protected]), indicating their intent to
attend the meeting and providing their full contact information and
affiliation. Attendees will also need to present a valid photo-
identification card in order to enter the ERDC facility.
Pierre D. Glynn,
Chair, Federal Interagency Steering Committee on Multimedia
Environmental Modeling.
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