§3602 — Title 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Administrator is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere when acting as NOAA’s Administrator. Council is the National Ocean Research Leadership Council (established by section 8932 of title 10). Interagency Ocean Observation Committee is the committee set up under section 3603(c)(2). Federal assets are the non‑classified civilian coastal and ocean observation tools, technologies, models, research, data management, technology R&D, and public education programs run by the Council’s member agencies. Non‑Federal assets are similar observation and R&D tools and programs run by States, regional groups, universities, NGOs, or the private sector and brought into the System by regional systems, NOAA, or agencies in the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee. Regional coastal observing system is an organization certified or set up by the lead Federal agency named in section 3603(c)(3) to coordinate local, State, tribal, and private involvement. Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce acting through the Administrator. System means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 3603. System Plan means the plan in Ocean. US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan, as updated by the Council.

Title 33, §3602

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In this chapter:

(1)The term “Administrator” means the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere in the Under Secretary’s capacity as Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(2)The term “Council” means the National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by section 8932 of title 10.11 See References in Text note below.

(3)The term “Federal assets” means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management, basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs, that are managed by member agencies of the Council.

(4)The term “Interagency Ocean Observation Committee” means the committee established under section 3603(c)(2) of this title.

(5)The term “non-Federal assets” means all relevant coastal and ocean observation technologies, related basic and applied technology research and development, and public education and outreach programs that are managed through States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector and integrated into the System by a regional coastal observing system, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the agencies participating in the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee.

(6)The term “regional coastal observing system” means an organizational body that is certified or established by contract or memorandum by the lead Federal agency designated in section 3603(c)(3) of this title and coordinates State, Federal, local, tribal, and private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional coastal observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data and information that meet the needs of user groups from the respective regions.

(7)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator.

(8)The term “System” means the National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System established under section 3603 of this title.

(9)The term “System Plan” means the plan contained in the document entitled “Ocean. US Publication No. 9, The First Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Development Plan”, as updated by the Council under this chapter.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The reference to the National Ocean Research Leadership Council established by section 8932 of title 10, referred to in par. (2), is no longer accurate insofar as section 8932 of title 10 was amended by Pub. L. 116–283 so as to instead refer to the Ocean Policy Committee.

Amendments

2020—Par. (2). Pub. L. 116–271, § 102(1), substituted “section 8932” for “section 7902”. Par. (5). Pub. L. 116–271, § 102(2), substituted “managed through States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector and integrated into the System by a regional coastal observing system, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the agencies participating in the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee” for “integrated into the System and are managed through States, regional organizations, universities, nongovernmental organizations, or the private sector”. Par. (6). Pub. L. 116–271, § 102(3), amended par. (6) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (6) related to regional information coordination entities. Par. (7). Pub. L. 116–271, § 102(4), substituted “Administrator” for “National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration”.

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