FACA Committee Purpose & Justification The information in this plan was imported from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) database and transformed into StratML Part 1, Strategic Plan, format. Fiscal Year:2011 Committee Type: Other United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee DOC 0a1e033b-5563-44c7-aaa8-abced7fe8f88 [ Location : (http://stratml.fido.gov/dick/DOCFACA75341.xml) ][ Federated Name : (urn:www.doc.gov:agency:12:committee:75341:) ][ Agency Name : (Department of Commerce) ][ Agency Acronym : (DOC) ][ Agency Domain : (www.doc.gov) ] [ Agency Web Site : (http://www.doc.gov ) ][ Committee Name : (United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Advisory Committee) ][ Committee Type : (Other) ][ Committee Web Site : () ][ Goal? : (yes) ][ Vision? : (yes) ][ Mission? : (yes) ] Department of Commerce http://www.doc.gov The Committee will balance its membership based on a clear standardized basis in accordance with applicable Department of Commerce guidance. Advisory Committee members will be qualified based on education, training, geography, expertise in ocean observing issues, experience working productively with Committees and workgroups, and representation of ethnic and gender diversity. Candidates will be identified through a call for applications through: the Federal Register, the IOOS.gov website, newsletters and organizations representing the interest groups represented on the Committee while balancing diversity and expertise. A review group from the IOOS Program Office and the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee will recommend a slate of nominees and alternates to the NOAA Administrator. Once approved by the NOAA Administrator, these nominees will be offered an appointment. The Committee will accomplish its purpose, according to its Charter and Balance Plan:"The Committee, per Section 12304 of the Act, shall advise the NOAA Administrator and the IOOC on:- administration, operation, management, and maintenance of the U.S. IOOS, including integration of federal and non-federal assets and data management and communication aspects of U.S. IOOS, in fulfillment of the ICOOS Act;- expansion and periodic modernization and upgrade of technology components of U.S. IOOS;- identification of end-user communities, their needs for information provided by U.S. IOOS, and U.S. IOOS’ effectiveness in disseminating information to end-user communities and the general public; and- any other purpose identified by the Administrator or the IOOC."This diverse and balanced Committee of ocean observing experts will serve to advise the NOAA Administrator and the IOOC on their mission of building out a regional to national scale IOOS. 78d4c946-cfc5-4b4f-b238-3d1061ea24f8 This Committee does not yet have confirmed members, nor a scheduled first meeting (tentative Spring 2012). After the first meeting, better performance details can be provided. e03f8581-f210-404a-9dfb-f65a80c555e3 This Committee is mandated by the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009. While required by law, this Committee is also necessary to advance NOAA's mission as well as the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee's strategic plan. Ocean observing remains in the President's budget, and is strongly supported by NOAA. e3102b97-0297-4551-bb9c-b9919bee5c3b 43e72a74-837d-4f4e-adc4-ee1d15ceea64 42e274b8-285d-4f13-b684-423a77380273 2010-10-01 2011-09-30 2013-07-09 http://explore.data.gov/resource/datasets/c5i3-bb9j Gannon (J.) Dick gannon_dick@yahoo.com