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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=TFX
THE 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/PARTNERSHIPPOLICY
NWS 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.PDF
ONCE 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-CANL
IF 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@xxxxxxxx
NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS ARE ONLINE AT /USE
LOWERCASE/:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OS/NOTIF.HTM
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