# Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, Meeting of the Data Management and Communications Steering Team
**AGENCY:**
National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC).
**ACTION:**
Notice of open meeting.
**SUMMARY:**
NOAA's Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Program publishes this notice on behalf of the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) to announce a formal meeting of the IOOC's Data Management and Communications Steering Team (DMAC-ST). The DMAC-ST membership is comprised of IOOC-approved federal agency representatives and non-federal participants representing academic, non-profit, private, regional and state sectors who will discuss issues outlined in the agenda.
**DATES:**
The meeting is scheduled for January 18, 2012, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. and January 19, 2012 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time.
**ADDRESSES:**
The meeting will be broadcast via a conference telephone call. Public access is available at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership, 1201 New York Avenue NW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
For further information about this notice, please contact the U.S. IOOS Program (Charles Alexander, (301) 427-2429, *[email protected]* ) or the IOOC Support Office (Joshua Young, (202) 787-1622, *[email protected]* ).
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The IOOC was established by Congress under the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 and created under the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (NORLC). The DMAC-ST was subsequently chartered by the IOOC in December 2010 to assist with technical guidance with respect to the management of ocean data collected under the U.S. IOOS®. The IOOC's Web site ( *http://www.iooc.us/* ) contains more information about their charter and responsibilities. A summary of the DMAC-ST meetings, documentations, activities and terms of reference can also be found on-line, at the following address: *http://www.iooc.us/committee-news/dmac.*
**Authority:**
33 U.S.C. 3601-3610.
Dated: November 2, 2011.
Zdenka S. Willis,
Director, Integrated Ocean Observing System Program.