Advisory Committee on Water Information; Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Advisory Committee on Water Information; Meeting

BUREAU: Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Water

Information (ACWI).

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SUMMARY: This is to inform the public about the February 1998 meeting

of the ACWI. The meeting is open to the public.

DATE: The meeting will begin on February 17, 1998, at 9 a.m. EST, and

will adjourn on February 18 at 12:45 p.m.

LOCATION: Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Lopez, Executive Secretary of

the ACWI, at telephone number: (703) 648-5014 or facsimile number:

(703) 648-5644. Her address is 417 National Center, U.S. Geological

Survey, Reston, VA 20192. Anyone needing special arrangements of

services to participate effectively in the meeting is requested to

inform Beth Cox at telephone number (703) 648-6832. For special

arrangements please let Ms. Cox know by noon EST, Friday 13, so that

your needs can be accommodated.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACWI is the major national mechanism for

implementing Office of Management and Budget Memorandum No. 92-01,

Coordination of Water Resources Information. With over 30 member

organizations, the ACWI represents a wide range of water-resources

interests and functions. The members include all levels of government

and the private sector. The ACWI advises the Federal Government on

activities and plans related to Federal water-information programs and

the effectiveness of those programs in meeting the Nation's water

information needs. Also, member organizations of the ACWI collaborate

with others to sponsor workshops, symposia, and other forums to foster

better communication among Federal and non-Federal sectors about water-

information activities and needs.

At this meeting, the ACWI will discuss a variety of topics

including water-resources aspects of the President's Fiscal Year 1999

Budget Request, the Clean Water Action Plan, water-resources decision

support systems, geospatial data priorities for water-resources

management, streamgaging concerns, the need for a subordinate group to

address water quantity information issues, and water-quality monitoring

and assessment. For more detailed information about the program, please

contact Ms. Lopez as shown above.

The meeting will include an opportunity for public comments. To

make public comments, please provide a written request by noon EST,

February 12, 1998, to Ms. Lopez. The request should include the name of

the person that will be speaking and the general topic. Verbal comments

to the ACWI should not exceed 5 minutes. At the meeting please provide

40 written copies of the comments to the registration desk for

distribution and archiving as required by law. Anyone wishing to

provide written information to the ACWI may do so at anytime by

providing 40 copies to Ms. Lopez.

Dated: January 23, 1998.

Lewis Wade,

Acting Assistant Chief Hydrologist, Office of Information.

[FR Doc. 98-2164 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]

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