[Federal Register: January 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 5)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision Memorandum date September 25, 1997 and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and short-range strategies for research, education and application of science to resource management. SAB activities and advice will provide necessary input to ensure that National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management.

TIME AND PLACE: Thursday, January 28, 1999 from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. The meeting will take place in the main conference room at the Clarion Hotel & Suites, Downtown Convention Center, 100 SE 4th Street, Miami, FL, 33131.

AGENDA:
1. Update on FY99 NOAA science programs and budget.
2. Overview of NOAA-wide Line Office consensus research priorities with focus on cross-cutting initiatives.
3. Presentation of NOAA Strategic Planning Team examples at a general level (i.e., Sustain Health Coasts with focus on "Harmful Algal Blooms" and Advance Short-Term Weather Forecast Systems with focus on "Hurricanes at Landfall").
4. SAB Discussion on NOAA Strategic Planning related to science priorities.
5. SAB Sub-committee reports.
6. SAB Discussion on NOAA Science Policy with reference to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science Report on Science Policy ("Ehlers Report"), the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) "White Paper", and the National Research Council (NRC) report on "Research Pathways for the Next Decade".
7. Discussion on potential SAB participation in NOAA Science panel Reviews.
8. Closing discussion on Priority Science-related issues for NOAA by SAB, with Sub Committee Action Items, Next Steps and/or Preliminary Recommendations identified as appropriate.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to public participation with at least 45 minutes set aside during the meeting for direct verbal comments or questions from the public. The SAB expects that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of five (5) minutes. Written comments (at least 35 copies) should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by January 18, 1999, in order to provide sufficient time for SAB review prior to meeting date. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after January 18 will be distributed to the SAB, but may possibly not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Approximately twenty (20) seats will be available for the public including five (5) seats reserved for the media. Seats will be available on a first-come first-served bases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael P. Crosby, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, NCHB, Rm. 5128, 14th St. & Constitution Ave., NW. Washington, D.C. 20230. (Phone: 202-482-2977, Fax: 202-501-3068, E-mail: MICHAEL.CROSBY@NOAA.GOV).

Dated: December 30, 1998.
D. James Baker,
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for NOAA
[FR Doc. 99-371 Filed 1-7-99; 8:45 am]
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