[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.
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: September 14, 2000.
David L. Evans,
Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 00-24197 Filed 9-20-00; 8:45 am]
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