[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 198 (Thursday, October 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26016]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee

    In accordance with the Arctic Research and Policy Act, Pub. L. 98-
373, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following 
meeting:

    Name: Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC)--
Meeting to Receive Comments on the U.S. Arctic Research Plan.
    Date and Time: Wednesday, November 13, 1996, 2:00-3:30 PM.
    Place: National Science Foundation, Room 390, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
    Type of Meeting: Open. The meeting is open to the public.
    Contact Person: Charles E. Myers, Office of Polar Programs, Room 
755, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: 
(703) 306-1029.
    Purpose of Meeting: Section 109(a) of the Arctic Research and 
Policy Act requires a biennial revision of the United States Arctic 
Research Plan (the next revision is due in July 1997). Section 
109(a) of the Act further requires the Interagency Arctic Research 
Policy Committee to consult with the public during development of 
the Plan. Representatives of the groups named in section 109(a) of 
the Act as well as members of the general public are invited to 
obtain a copy of the current plan (available from: Arctic Research 
and Policy Staff, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Room 755, Arlington, VA 22230, telephone (703) 306-1029), 
and to bring any comments they may have to the meeting. Staff of the 
Interagency Committee will be present to receive comments and answer 
questions. The Interagency Committee and its staff and working 
groups are preparing the revision to the Plan.
    The U.S. Arctic Research Plan is organized to address research 
needs in the following areas:

1. Arctic Oceans and Marginal Seas;
2. Atmosphere and Climate;
3. Land and Offshore Resources;
4. Land-Atmosphere Interactions;
5. Engineering and Technology;
6. Social Science; and
7. Health.

    Coordinated interagency efforts and supporting programs are also 
discussed. These include arctic contamination studies, data and 
information, logistics, and international activities.
    Public Participation: This meeting is open to the public. 
Comments from representatives of groups named in the Arctic Research 
and Policy Act are encouraged. Written comments should be submitted 
at the public meeting or mailed to the address below by November 12, 
1996. If you would like to address the Committee, please call 703-
306-1029 to reserve a time.
    Costs to Public: None.
Charles E. Myers,
Head, Arctic Interagency Staff, National Science Foundation.
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