### Question
How does the law define regional information coordination entity?


### Answer
Under *33 U.S.C. § 3602*, **regional information coordination entity** is defined as:

> 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, and private interests at a regional level with the responsibility of engaging the private and public sectors in designing, operating, and improving regional coastal and ocean observing systems in order to ensure the provision of data and information that meet the needs of user groups from the respective regions

#### Citation:
  - *33 U.S.C. § 3602*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 49-INTEGRATED COASTAL AND OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM**

