[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 200 (Monday, October 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61147-61148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26462]


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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 with 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.

Time and Date: The meeting will be held Tuesday, October 31, 200, from 
1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., and Thursday, November 2, 2000, from 8 a.m to 12:30 p.m.

Place: The meeting on Tuesday, October 31 and Thursday, November 2 will 
be held at the DoubleTree Alana Waikiki Hotel, 1956 Ala Moana 
Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii. On Wednesday, November 1, the meeting will 
be held at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center at The East-
West Center, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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 vertab 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 October 20, 2000, in 
order to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments 
received by the SAB Executive Director after October 20 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 Hawaiian and Pacific region science and 
research programs, (2) Presentation and SAB discussion of the 
University of Hawaii Sea Level Center and the Tsunami Warning Program, 
(3) Discussion of the Report of the Panel on Ocean Exploration, (4) 
Public Input Sessions with SAB discussion, (5) Presentation and SAB 
discussion of aquaculture in the Hawaii region, (6) SAB Sub-Committee 
and Working Group Reports, (7) SAB debriefing of NOAA response to SAB 
recommendations to the Under Secretary, (8) Presentations and SAB 
discussions of University of Hawaii Joint Institute for Marine and 
Atmospheric Research (JIMAR) major NOAA activities and research 
programs, (9) Update on Implementation of the Marine Protected Area 
Executive Order and SAB Discussion, and (10) Status report on the 
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force and Invasive Species Council.

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: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: October 10, 2000.
David L. Evans,
Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 00-26462 Filed 10-13-00; 8:45 am]
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