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DOC/NOAA RIN: 0648-BC18 Publication ID: Spring 2014 
Title: U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System; Guidelines to Certify and Integrate Non-Federal Assets 
Abstract: Program guidelines are being issued pursuant to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's authority to certify and integrate non-federal assets into the United States Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) under the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 (ICOOS Act). The ICOOS Act authorized the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) to develop and approve certification criteria establishing eligibility for integration into the IOOS. These criteria assure that the necessary policies, standards, data, information, and services associated with IOOS are appropriately established, coordinated, overseen and enforced. The program guidelines described in this action identify the process and requirements for certifying non-federal assets that meet the IOOC approved criteria, as Regional Information Coordination Entities (RICEs), and development and implementation of these are not expected to be controversial. When certified, a RICE is incorporated into the IOOS and for the purposes of determining liability arising from the dissemination and use of observation data shall be considered part of NOAA, extending specific protection from civil liability. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 15 CFR 996   
Legal Authority: 33 USC 3601 to 3610   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/02/2013  78 FR 39638   
Final Action  08/00/2014 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Scott Kuester
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1100 Wayne Avenue,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone:301 427-2443