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[Federal Register: March 21,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, NOAA, DOC.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory
Board (SAB) was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated 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 Date: The meeting will be held Wednesday, April
5, 2000,
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Thursday, April 6, 2000, from 8:00
a.m. to
5:00 p.m.; and Friday, April 7, 2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Place: American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC.
Status: The meeting will be open to public participation
with two
30-minute time periods set aside during the meeting for direct
verbal
comments or questions from the public. The SAB expects that public
statements presented at its meeting swill 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
March 29,
2000, in order to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written
comments received by the SAB Executive Director after March 29
will be
distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the
meeting
date. Approximately thirty (30) 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 basis.
Matters to Be Considered: The meeting will include the following
topics: (1) Overview and SAB discussion of FY 2000 NOAA budget,
(2)
NOAA update to SAB recommendations concerning the establishment
of
three pilot SAB Working Groups to develop review processes that
will be
used to review
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various NOAA science efforts
(see http://www.sab.noaa.gov/
oct1999finalminutes.html, (3) NOAA response to SAB request to
establish
an Ocean and Coastal Information Dissemination Service (see http://
www.sab.noaa.gov/oct1999finalminutes.html), (4) Discussion of
the SAB
Report for the next NOAA Administrator, (5) Public Input Session
with
SAB discussion, (6) Presentations and SAB discussion of the ``Census
of
Marine Life'' and NOAA's Ocean Exploration and Research Initiative,
(7)
Overview and SAB discussion of potential recommendations relating
to
the NOAA FY 2002 budget request, (8) SAB Sub-Committee and Issue
Group
Reports, (9) Overview and SAB discussion of NOAA/Universities
Administrative Efficiencies Subcommittee, (10) Presentation and
SAB
discussion of Aquaculture Initiative.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Michael S. Uhart, Executive
Director Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11142, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (Phone: 301-713-9121,
Fax: 301-
713-3515, E-mail: Michael.Uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the NOAA
SAB
website at www.sab.noaa.gov.
Dated: March 15, 2000.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 00-6873 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]
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