[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14133-14134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5871]


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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: [email protected]); 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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