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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

 

Notice of Sea Grant Review Panel Meeting

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant Review Panel. The meeting will 
have several purposes. Panel members will provide and discuss follow-up 
reports of business transacted at the last Sea Grant Review Panel 
meeting in the areas of management and organization, budget status, 
strategic and tactical issues, law and policy, new technology and 
research, economic development, outreach for enhancement of Department 
of Commerce goals, and new business.

DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled during 2 days: Thursday, 
November 17, 1994, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, November 18, 
1994, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn--Silver Spring 8777 Georgia Avenue Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David B. Duane, Director, National 
Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic & Atmospheric 
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11618, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, (301) 713-2448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel, which consists of balanced 
representation from academia, industry, state government, and citizens 
groups, was established in 1976 by Section 209 of the Sea Grant 
Improvement Act (Public Law 94-461, 33 U.S.C. 1128) and advises the 
Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
also the Administrator of NOAA, and the Director of the National Sea 
Grant College Program with respect to operations under the act, and 
such other matters as the Secretary refers to the Panel for review and 
advice. The agenda for the meeting is:

Thursday, November 17, 1994, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

8:00  Opening Remarks
8:15  Logistics
8:30  OSB/NRC Report
9:15  Legislative Activities
9:45  BREAK
10:00  Panel Position Papers

    1. Potential Changes to Sea Grant Legislation
    2. Response to OSB Critique of Panel Role and Responsibility of 
Panel Panel Review of National Office

12:15  Working Lunch
1:15  Small Business Innovation Research
2:15  National Sea Grant Office Report

     Regionalization
     Multiple Entities
     Performance Criteria
     Economic Impact Publication
     SG Making a Difference
     Poster
     Industrial Fellows
     Aquaculture

3:45  National Media Communicator Report
4:15  Council of Sea Grant Directors Report
5:00  Adjourn

Friday, November 18, 1994

8:00  Biennium Reports
9:00  Evaluation of Grants & Proposals
9:45  BREAK
10:00  Positioning Sea Grant for the 21st Century

     Business/International Environment
     Technical/Scientific Environment

10:30  Two Imaginative Visions

     Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
     Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

11:30  Review of Vision and Strategic Plan
12:00  Working Lunch
1:00  Long Range Planning Committee Report
1:30  Management for Achievement

     Office of Ocean & Earth Sciences, NOS NOAA/SG Interface 
Improvement

2:20  Business and Economic Development
2:40  1994 Review Panel Accomplishments
3:00  Changing of the Guard
3:10  Election of Vice Chair

     New Business
     Date of Next Meeting

3:30  Adjourn

    The meeting will be open to the public.

    Dated: November 1, 1994.
Ned A. Ostenso,
Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. 94-27469 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]
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