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[Federal Register: October 16,
2000 (Volume 65, Number 200)]
[Notices]
[Page 61147-61148]
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 with 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 Tuesday, October 31, 200, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday,
November 1, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Thursday,
November 2, 2000, from 8 a.m to 12:30 p.m.
Place: The meeting on Tuesday,
October 31 and Thursday, November 2 will be held at the DoubleTree
Alana Waikiki Hotel, 1956 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii.
On Wednesday, November 1, the meeting will be held at the Hawaii
Imin International Conference Center at The East-West Center,
1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Status: The meeting will be open
to public participation with two 30-minute time periods set aside
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 vertab
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 October 20, 2000, in order
to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received
by the SAB Executive Director after October 20 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 of NOAA's
Hawaiian and Pacific region science and research programs, (2)
Presentation and SAB discussion of the University of Hawaii Sea
Level Center and the Tsunami Warning Program, (3) Discussion
of the Report of the Panel on Ocean Exploration, (4) Public Input
Sessions with SAB discussion, (5) Presentation and SAB discussion
of aquaculture in the Hawaii region, (6) SAB Sub-Committee and
Working Group Reports, (7) SAB debriefing of NOAA response to
SAB recommendations to the Under Secretary, (8) Presentations
and SAB discussions of University of Hawaii Joint Institute for
Marine and Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) major NOAA activities
and research programs, (9) Update on Implementation of the Marine
Protected Area Executive Order and SAB Discussion, and (10) Status
report on the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and Invasive
Species Council.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Michael 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 http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
Dated: October 10, 2000
David L. Evans,
Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 00-26462 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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