[Federal Register: June 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 120)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Science Advisory Board; Meeting
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (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
and environmental assessment and prediction. SAB activities and advice
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, July 9, 2002, from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, July 10, 2002, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and
Thursday, July 11, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Place: The meeting will be held all three days in the Canyon Room
at the Millenium Harvest House, 1345 28th Street, in Boulder, CO.
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 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 Monday July 1, 2002,
to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by
the SAB Executive Director after July 1, 2002, 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) the NOAA Climate Change Research Initiative, (2) reports on
program and laboratory reviews conducted under the auspices of the SAB,
(3) briefings and discussions on activities of SAB subcommittees and
working groups and (4) public statements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Uhart, Exeuctive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11142, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-9121, Fax: 301-713-0163, E-
mail: Michael.Uhart@noaa.gov); or visit the NOAA SAB website at http://
www.sab.noaa.gov.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 02-15677 Filed 6-20-02; 8:45 am]
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