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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...COMMENT REQUEST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
948 AM EDT FRI APR 23 2010
TO: SUBSCRIBERS:
-FAMILY OF SERVICES
-NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE
-EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
-NOAAPORT
-OTHER NWS PARTNERS...USERS AND EMPLOYEES
FROM: DAVID B. CALDWELL
DIRECTOR
NWS OFFICE OF CLIMATE WATER AND WEATHER SERVICES
SUBJECT: SOLICITING PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH MAY 31 2011
ON THE EXPERIMENTAL COLD ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
AN EXPERIMENTAL COLD ADVISORY FOR NEWBORN LIVESTOCK /CANL/ PRODUCT IS BEING PRODUCED AT FIVE NWS WEATHER FORECAST OFFICES /WFOS/ AND IS OPEN FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND REVIEW UNTIL MAY 31 2011. THIS GRAPHIC DEPICTING THE POTENTIAL FOR WEATHER RELATED IMPACTS TO NEWBORN LIVESTOCK IS BEING ISSUED TO HELP USERS REDUCE NEWBORN LIVESTOCK LOSSES DUE TO HAZARDOUS WEATHER. THE CANL PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING NWS WFOS /USE LOWERCASE/:
ABERDEEN SD HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/ABR/CANL/FORECAST.PHP BILLINGS MT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/BYZ/CANL/FORECASTS.PHP BISMARK ND HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/BIS/?N=CANL GLASGOW MT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/GGW/CANL/CANL.HTML GREAT FALLS MT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/TFX/CANL/CANL.PHP?WFO=TFXTHE NWS IS SEEKING COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT IN KEEPING WITH NOAA/S POLICY ON PARTNERSHIPS IN THE PROVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. GO TO /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.NOAA.GOV/PARTNERSHIPPOLICYNWS RECOGNIZES THAT THE CANL PRODUCT HAS POTENTIAL USAGE RELATED TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR. IN JULY 1995 NWS ISSUED A FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE /60 FED. REG. 34969/ INDICATING THAT NWS ROUTINE AGRICULTURAL WEATHER SERVICES AND FRUIT FROST PROGRAMS WOULD BE ELIMINATED AND IDENTIFIED SPECIFIC PRODUCTS THAT WOULD NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FROM NWS. THE NWS IS NOT DEVIATING FROM THE SPECIFIC SERVICE CHANGES IDENTIFIED IN THAT FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE. THE NOAA PARTNERSHIP POLICY IS THE CURRENT POLICY VEHICLE USED TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF CHANGES TO NWS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICES SERVING ANY PARTICULAR ECONOMIC SECTOR OR THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. FOR THIS REASON...NWS IS SEEKING COMMENTS ON THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT THAT SERVES THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
A PRODUCT DESCRIPTION DOCUMENT /PDD/ FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL CANL PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://PRODUCTS.WEATHER.GOV/PDD/CANL_NATIONAL_PDD.PDFONCE THE EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD END THE CLOSE OF THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ENDS...NWS WILL EVALUATE ALL COMMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER TO PROCEED WITH OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PRODUCT. OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION IS EXPECTED TO BE ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS...AS DETERMINED BY USER NEED.
COMMENTS ON THIS EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT MAY BE PROVIDED AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=GGW-CANLIF YOU HAVE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:
ELI JACKS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY SILVER SPRING MARYLAND 20910 301-713-1858 X110 ELLIOTT.JACKS@xxxxxxxxNATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM $$ -
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