[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41446-41447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16943]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board

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 will 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 Wednesday, July 19, 2000, from 8 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, July 20, 2000, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 
Friday, July 21, 2000, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: On July 19 and 21, the meeting will be held at the Westmark 
Hotel, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, AK. On Thursday, July 20, 2000, the 
meeting will be held at the International Arctic Research Center 
(IARC), University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with two 
30-minute time periods set aside during the meeting 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

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copies) should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by 
July 5, 2000, in order to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after July 5 
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) Overview of NOAA's Alaskan, Arctic and Northern Pacific 
Region Science and Research programs, (2) NOAA's involvement in the 
National Oceanographic Partnership Program, (3) Discussion of the SAB 
Report for the next NOAA Administrator, (4) Public Input Session with 
SAB discussion, (5) Presentation and SAB discussion of the proposal for 
Lab and Joint Institute Reviews, (6) SAB Sub-Committee and Working 
Group Reports, (7) SAB debriefing of NOAA response to SAB commendations 
on Northwest Salmon, (8) Presentations of University of Alaska 
Fairbanks Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research (CIFAR) major NOAA 
activities and research programs.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Dr. Michael S. 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: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB 
website at www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: June 28, 2000.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 00-16943 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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