for our country. And let me just add a little point about the arctic. I think most of us are worried with the new administration and that the United States is no longer chair of this Arctic Council, but in fact, be less interest in arctic things, particularly arctic charting and hydrography. And what many of us are concerned about is the individual agencies, but here whatever arctic strategy is developed within the new NOAA with its new administrator that there wouldn't be any loss in interest in the economic and national security issues related to hydrography and charting in the arctic. So I just throw that in as public comment because I think there's great concern. I serve on a couple committees, one for the Council on Foreign Relations, and we're coming up with a list of infrastructure. And right at the top of it with some pressure from me and others is the place isn't charted, so we don't have a safety net. So, in fact, we have a lot to do over the next century or so, but maybe -- but shorter than a century. So huge issue but kind of a side issue related to the economic security issues and how we argue those issues on the Hill. CHAIR HANSON: Okay. Scott, following a tradition of not being on time, taught me well. But we would like to go ahead and take a short break here, if we can reconvene at 10:25. I would like to again thank our panelists. Thanks for kicking us off with great challenge and appreciate your time. Thank you. (Whereupon, the aboveentitled matter went off the record at 10:10 a.m. and resumed at 10:30 a.m.) CHAIR HANSON: All right. Well, the canned line is, "Thanks for your punctual return," or maybe we should just say, "We'll get it right next time." Our final speakers for this morning are the directors of NOAA's navigation-related service programs and the co-directors of the NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center for Coastal
for our country. And let me just add a little point about the arctic. I think most of us are worried with the new administration and that the United States is no longer chair of this Arctic Council, but in fact, be less interest in arctic things, particularly arctic charting and hydrography. And what many of us are concerned about is the individual agencies, but here whatever arctic strategy is developed within the new NOAA with its new administrator that there wouldn't be any loss in interest in the economic and national security issues related to hydrography and charting in the arctic. So I just throw that in as public comment because I think there's great concern. I serve on a couple committees, one for the Council on Foreign Relations, and we're coming up with a list of infrastructure. And right at the top of it with some pressure from me and others is the place isn't charted, so we don't have a safety net. So, in fact, we have a lot to do over the next century or so, but maybe -- but shorter than a century. So huge issue but kind of a side issue related to the economic security issues and how we argue those issues on the Hill. CHAIR HANSON: Okay. Scott, following a tradition of not being on time, taught me well. But we would like to go ahead and take a short break here, if we can reconvene at 10:25. I would like to again thank our panelists. Thanks for kicking us off with great challenge and appreciate your time. Thank you. (Whereupon, the aboveentitled matter went off the record at 10:10 a.m. and resumed at 10:30 a.m.) CHAIR HANSON: All right. Well, the canned line is, "Thanks for your punctual return," or maybe we should just say, "We'll get it right next time." Our final speakers for this morning are the directors of NOAA's navigation-related service programs and the co-directors of the NOAA/UNH Joint Hydrographic Center for Coastal
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