[Federal Register: May 24, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 060516133-6133-01]
The Preliminary Report of the NOAA Science Advisory Board,
Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group, External Review of NOAA's
Hurricane Intensity Research and Development Enterprise
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the
preliminary report of the SAB Hurricane Intensity Research Working
Group (here called the HIRWG) external review of NOAA's Hurricane
Intensity Research and Development Enterprise for public comment. The
preliminary report of the HIRWG has been prepared pursuant to the
request from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
to the SAB to conduct an external review of NOAA's Hurricane Intensity
research and development enterprise.
DATES: Comments on this preliminary report must be submitted by 5 p.m.
EDT on June 23, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of the HIRWG will be available on the
NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site at
http://www.sab.noaa.gov/reports/SAB_HIRWG_0506.pdf.
The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to
Noaa.sab.comments2@noaa.gov. For individuals who do not have access to
a computer, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, Silver Spring Metro Center
Bldg 3 Room 11117, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland
20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11117, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-9121, Fax: 301-
713-3515, E-mail: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov) during normal business hours
of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or visit the
NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary report of the HIRWG has been
drafted pursuant to the request from the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an external review of
NOAA's hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. This
review addresses questions and draft recommendations regarding the
appropriateness of the mix of scientific activities conducted and/or
sponsored by NOAA to its mission and on the organization of NOAA
hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. The report
recommends that NOAA strengthen its efforts to develop numerical models
which incorporate essential physics and have sufficient
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resolution to resolve hurricane structure. The essential physics
includes full representation of clouds and a much improved
representation of the exchanges of heat, moisture, and momentum at the
atmosphere-ocean surface. Development of these representations will
require extensive analysis of data from carefully planned field studies
using both traditional airborne and ground-based observing systems and
novel observing platforms such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
The SAB is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and
is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the responsibility to
advise the Under Secretary on long- and short-term strategies for
research, education, and application of science to resource management
and environmental assessment and prediction.
NOAA welcomes all comments on the content of the preliminary
report. We also request comments on any inconsistencies perceived
within the report, and possible omissions of important topics or
issues. This preliminary report is being issued for comment only and is
not intended for interim use. For any shortcoming noted within the
preliminary report, please propose specific remedies. Suggested changes
will be incorporated where appropriate, and a final report will be
posted on the SAB Web site.
Please follow these instructions for preparing and submitting
comments. Using the format guidance described below will facilitate the
processing of comments and assure that all comments are appropriately
considered. Please provide background information about yourself on the
first page of your comments: Your name(s), organization(s), area(s) of
expertise, mailing address(es), telephone and fax numbers, e-mail
address(es).
Overview comments on the section should follow your background
information and should be numbered. Comments that are specific to
particular pages, paragraphs or lines of the section should follow any
overview comments and should identify the page numbers to which they
apply. Please number all pages and place your name at the top of each
page.
Dated: May 18, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Administrative Officer, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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