[Federal Register: September
21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Science Advisory Board; Open
Meeting
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 Friday, September 29, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: The meeting will be held
in Room 1414 at the Department of Commerce, 14th and Constitution
Avenues, Washington, DC.
Status: The meeting will be open
to public participation with a 1 hour time period 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 and in electronic
format, if possible) should be received in the SAB Executive
Directors's Office by September 22, 2000 in order to provide
sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by
the SAB Executive Director after September 22 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) Review of the
Oceans Exploration Panel Report to the President, (2) Presentation
and SAB discussion of the National Science Foundations' new environmental
initiative, and (3) Presentations and SAB discussions of other
oceans-related issues. |