Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Review of Utilities Data Content Standard

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Public Review of

Utilities Data Content Standard

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The FGDC is conducting a public review of the Utilities Data

Content Standard. The purpose of this public review is to provide data

users and producers with an opportunity to comment on this standard in

order to ensure that it meets their needs. Specifically, the FGDC

request responses in three areas: (1) Identify any ``ad hoc'' or

``defacto'' standards being used that address data content for

utilities systems; (2) identify additional feature classes, feature

types, attributes, and domains not contained in this standard that are

necessary to meet a user's requirements; (3) identify any issues that a

user may have in implementing the information contained in the

utilities standard into a system's feature schema.

Participants in the public review are encouraged to provide

comments that address specific issues/changes/additions that may result

in revisions to the draft utilities standard. All participants who make

comments during the public review period will receive an acknowledgment

of the receipt of their comment. After comments have been considered,

participants will receive notification of how their comments were

addressed. After the formal adoption of the standard by the FGDC, the

revised standard and a summary analysis of the changes will be made

available.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The standard can be downloaded from

the following Internet address: http://www.fgdc.gov/Standards/

Documents/Standards/Utility.

Requests for written copies of the standard should be addressed to

``Utilities Data Content Standard'', FGDC Secretariat (attn: Jennifer

Fox), U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192; or telephone 703-648-5514; facsimile

703-648-5755; or Internet ``[email protected].''

Reviewer's comments may be sent to the FGDC via Internet mail to:

www.fgdc.gov">[email protected]www.fgdc.gov. Reviewer comments may also be sent to the FGDC

Secretariat at the above address. Please send one hardcopy version of

the comments and a soft copy version, preferably on a 3.5 x 3.5

diskette in WordPerfect 5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format.

For answers to questions related to the content of the standard

please contact the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Facilities

Working Group, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, General Engineering Branch

20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000; voice telephone

numbers: Kevin Backe (703) 428-6505, Nancy Blyler facsimile telephone

number: (703) 428-6991.

Dated: October 10, 1997.

John Fischer,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division, U.S. Geological Survey.

[FR Doc. 97-30167 Filed 11-17-97; 8:45 am]

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