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NOAA seeks comments on five-year program to end production of paper nautical charts and raster navigational charts

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a five-year program to end production of all paper nautical charts and raster navigational charts. Comments on the program must be received by February 1, 2020.

As stated in the announcement summary: Ultimately, production of all NOAA paper nautical charts, raster navigational charts - NOAA RNC (R) - and related products, such as Booklet Charts (TM), will cease. NOAA is seeking feedback from chart users and companies that provide products and services based on NOAA raster and electronic navigational chart - NOAA ENC (R) - products. This information will shape the manner and timing in which the product sunsetting process will proceed. More detailed information regarding this transition is available online. Submit comments on the Sunsetting of Raster Nautical Charts through NOAA's ASSIST feedback tool, or via mail to National Ocean Service, NOAA (NCS2), ATTN Sunset of Raster Charts, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282.

The complete NOAA announcement is available online.
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