Interagency Ocean Observation Committee, Meeting of the Data Management and Communications Steering Team

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#  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:**

The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) Program in NOAA 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 February 27, 2013, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and February 28, 2013, between 8 a.m. and 12 p.m., Eastern Standard 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: February 13, 2013.

Christopher C. Cartwright,

Associate Assistant Administrator for  Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.