[Federal Register: March 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 47)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Science Advisory Board; Notice of 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 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.
DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 20 2001, from 10:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
and Thursday, March 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting on Tuesday, March 20 and Thursday, March 22 will
be held at the Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th
and Constitution Avenues, Washington, DC. On Wednesday, March 21, the
meeting will be held at the NOAA Science Center, 1305 East West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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
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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 March 12, 2001, in
order to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments
received by the SAB Executive Director after March 12 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) National Undersea Research Program Strategic Plan, (2)
Reviews of the Office of Global Program's September 2000 Panel Meeting,
the Report of the Panel Review of the National Environmental Satellite
and Data Information Service's (NESDIS) Office of Research and
Applications and the Report of the Panel on Strategies for Climate
Monitoring, (3) the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Programs,
(4) the National Sea Grant College Program, (5) Public Input Sessions
with SAB discussion, (6) SAB Sub-Committee and Working Group Reports,
(7) NOAA's Long-term Climate Monitoring Council, and (8) the U.S.
Weather Research Program.
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 a http://
www.sab.noaa.gov.
Dated: March 5, 2001.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research.
[FR Doc. 01-5871 Filed 3-8-01; 8:45 am]
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