[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 43 (Friday, March 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 10309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4664]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Announcement of National Geospatial Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) will meet on 
March 24-25, 2010 at the One Washington Circle Hotel, 1 Washington 
Circle, NW., Washington, DC 20037. The meeting will be held in the 
Meridian Room. The NGAC, which is composed of representatives from 
governmental, private sector, non-profit, and academic organizations, 
was established to advise the Chair of the Federal Geographic Data 
Committee on management of Federal geospatial programs, the development 
of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, and the implementation of 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-16. Topics to be 
addressed at the meeting include:

--Welcome to New Committee Members
--NGAC Overview/History of Federal Geospatial Coordination
--Leadership Dialogue
--Place-Based Policies
--Subcommittee Reports
--Current FGDC Activities
--Review of FGDC Guidance/NGAC Action Plan
    The meeting will include an opportunity for public comment on March 
25. Comments may also be submitted to the NGAC in writing. Members of 
the public who wish to attend the meeting must register in advance. 
Please register by contacting Arista Maher at the U.S. Geological 
Survey (703-648-6283, [email protected]). Registrations are due by March 
19, 2010. While the meeting will be open to the public, seating may be 
limited due to room capacity.

DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 24 
and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on March 25.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Mahoney, U.S. Geological Survey 
(206-220-4621).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings of the National Geospatial Advisory 
Committee are open to the public. Additional information about the NGAC 
and the meeting is available at http://www.fgdc.gov/ngac.

    Dated: March 1, 2010.
Ken Shaffer,
Deputy Executive Director, Federal Geographic Data Committee.
[FR Doc. 2010-4664 Filed 3-4-10; 8:45 am]
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