Circular A16 Revision 6 February Milo Robinson Framework

Circular A-16 Revision 6 February Milo Robinson Framework Coordinator, FGDC

Reasons for Revision • • • 10 Years since last update NSDI Executive Order 12906 Design Study Team Recommendation OMB interest Opportunity to expand geospatial data in government services , like Ggov

History/Background on A-16 • • 1840’s First Coordination Proposal 1906 EO US Geographic Board 1919 EO Federal Board of Surveys & Maps 1942 EO Bureau of Budget Lead 1953 Circular A-16 issued 1967 A-16 Revised 1973 OMB Report Federal Mapping Task Force on Mapping, Charting, Geodesy and Surveying

…More Background • 1983 Federal Interagency Coordinating Committee on Digital Cartography OMB Memorandum M-83 -12 • 1990 A-16 Revised • EO 12906

Section 1 Review Old New • Purpose • Federal Responsibilities • Purpose • Affirms & Describes NSDI • Federal Responsibilities • Establishes FGDC • OMB Vice Chair

Section 2 Review Old New • Coverage • Eliminated • Woven into new Federal Responsibilities section • Authorities • List of Statutes, EO, & Circulars

Section 3 Review Old New • Responsibility for Coordination • Lists for various Federal Programs and responsible Depart. • Major focus of Old A 16 Woven into new Federal Responsibilities section • Applicability • Similar to Old language • All encompassing, should apply in widest possible way • Exemptions-- Tribal, National Security, Intelligence

Old Sections 4, 5, 6 & 7 • Section 4 – Interagency Coordinating Mechanism (Old) – Establishes FGDC as Interagency Committee – Chair FGDC to be DOI – Lists FGDC Objectives – Names current Member agencies (Appendix in New) • • Section 5 -- Responsib. of Other Federal agencies Section 6 – Differences among agencies (Old) Section 7 – Reporting (Old) 5, 6, &7 Woven into new Federal Responsibilities (section 6)

New Sections 4, 5, & 6 • Section 4 – Benefits (short) • Section 5– NSDI – FW, Metadata, Clearinghouse, Standards, Collaboration, Fed. Responsibilities • Section 6 – Federal Responsibilities – General agency responsibilities – Lead agency responsibilities – FGDC structure and responsibilities • Appendices

Major Changes from 11 Jan Version • Based on 15 Comments and Review team Meeting • Refinements and improvements • Additional Appendices – Definitions – Theme Descriptions – A-16 History and Background – Authorities – NSDI Strategy

Review Team Meeting • Feb 1 st • 9 Different Representatives, including Non Feds • 28 unresolved issues that were discussed and resolved (more or less)

Example of some Unresolved issues and outcome • Formal review by an Editor--will do • FACA Waiver-- will consider outside of A 16 process • How FGDC funds are spent--not appropriate for A-16 • How to implement NSDI not provided--No “hows” in A-16 NSDI strategy document

Questions & Discussion

Next. . . • Work-in-Progress – Definitions • Analog, Archive, Clearinghouse, Data Theme, Data, Framework, Geographic Information, Georeference, Metadata, NSDI, Proven Practices, Requirements Analysis, Spatial Data Standards, Spatial Data, & Technology – Theme descriptions • 25 Words or less from lead agency – Final Draft by next Coordination Group Meeting

…Steps • Review Draft and Contact FGDC if you have further concerns or questions • Steering Committee forward to OMB