[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 63 (Friday, April 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7438]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Public Review of Draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and
Postal Address Data Standard
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on draft United States
Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard through June
16, 2010.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) is conducting a
public review of the draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and
Postal Address Data Standard. The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark,
and Postal Address Data Standard covers data content, data
classification, data exchange, and data quality. The Urban and Regional
Information Systems Association (URISA), in conjunction with the FGDC
Subcommittee on Cultural and Demographic Statistics chaired by the U.S.
Census Bureau, developed this draft standard. The FGDC Coordination
Group, comprised of representatives of Federal agencies, approved
releasing this draft standard for public review at its March 16, 2010
meeting. The FGDC invites both public and private sector data users,
producers and software vendors to comment on this standard to ensure
that the standard meets their needs.
The draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address
Data Standard may be downloaded at: ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/va/reston/FGDC/AddressStandardJanuary_22_2010_formatted.doc (No user
name or password required). Reviewer's comments shall be sent to Julie
Binder Maitra, of the FGDC Secretariat via electronic mail,
[email protected] by June 16, 2010. Reviewers should follow Directive
2d, Standards Working Group Review Guidelines: Review Comment
Template, http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/directive-2d-standards-working-group-review-guidelines-review-comment-template, when preparing their comments. The review comment template is
available at http://www.fgdc.gov/standards/process/standards-directives/template.doc.
Comments that concern specific issues/changes/additions may result
in revisions to the draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and
Postal Address Data Standard. After evaluation of comments,
participants will receive written notification of how their comments
were addressed by electronic or postal mail. After formal endorsement
of the standard by the FGDC, the standard and a summary analysis of the
changes will be made available to the public on the FGDC Web site.
DATES: Comments on the draft United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and
Postal Address Data Standard must be received by the FGDC on or before
Wednesday, June 16, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Julie Binder Maitra, U.S.
Geological Survey, Federal Geographic Data Committee, [email protected],
703-648-4627.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGDC coordinates the development of the
National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI), which encompasses the
policies, standards, and procedures for organizations to cooperatively
produce and share geospatial data. Federal agencies that make up the
FGDC develop the NSDI in cooperation with organizations from State,
local and tribal governments, the academic community, and the private
sector. Authority for the FGDC is OMB Circular No. A-16 Revised on
Coordination of Geographic Information and Related Spatial Data
Activities (Revised August 19, 2002). More information on the FGDC and
the NSDI is available at http://www.fgdc.gov. Standards are a
foundational component of the NSDI.
Organizations often have detailed specifications about the
structure of their address information but have not defined the
elements that constitute an address. Knowledge of structure, content,
and quality is required to successfully share information in a digital
environment. The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal
Address Data Standard codifies discrete elements of address information
and provides standardized terminology and definitions to alleviate
inconsistencies in the use of these elements and to simplify
documentation.
The United States Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data
Standard applies to addresses of entities having a spatial component.
It does not apply to addresses of entities lacking a spatial component
and specifically excludes electronic addresses such as e-mail
addresses. It recognizes that some organizations are prohibited by
statute from sharing addresses or other address information, due to
requirements for confidentiality and security: Therefore, it does not
require that addresses be shared and does not provide guidelines for
determining whether addresses can be shared. The United States
Thoroughfare, Landmark, and Postal Address Data Standard places no
requirement on internal organization of use or structure of address
data: however, its principles can be extended to all addresses.
Dated: March 18, 2010.
Ivan DeLoatch,
FGDC Executive Director.
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