15 CFR § 946.10 - Liaison officer.

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title: "15 CFR § 946.10 - Liaison officer."
title_number: 15
title_name: "Commerce and Foreign Trade"
section_number: "946.10"
section_name: "Liaison officer."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE"
part_number: "946"
part_name: "MODERNIZATION OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Title VII of Pub. L. 102-567, 106 Stat. 4303 15 U.S.C. 313 note"
regulatory_source: "58 FR 64091, Dec. 3, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
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# 946.10 Liaison officer.

Prior to restructuring a field office, the Responsible Meteorologist shall designate at least one person in the affected service area to act as a liaison officer for at least a 2-year period whose duties shall be:

(a) Provide timely information regarding the activities of the NWS which may affect service to the community including specifically modernization and restructuring activities; and

(b) Work with area users, including persons associated with general aviation, civil defense, emergency preparedness, and the news media, with respect to the provision of timely weather warnings and forecasts.