[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14265]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


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 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, June 26, 2001, from 1 
p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday, June 27, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 
Thursday, June 28, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting on Tuesday, June 26 will be held at the National 
Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory, 110 Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA. 
On Wednesday, June 27, and Thursday, June 28, the meeting will be held 
at the West Coast Santa Cruz Hotel, 175 West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, 
CA.

STATUS: The meeting will be open to public participation with four 15-
minute time periods set aside for questions or direct verbal comments 
from the public on agenda items and two 30-minute periods for public 
statements on any NOAA-related subject. 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 copies) 
should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by June 18, 
2001, in order to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written 
comments received by the SAB Executive Director after June 18 will be 
distributed to the SAB, but many not be reviewed prior to the meeting 
date. Approximately thirty (30) sets 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) Fisheries science in the NOAA line offices and their 
programs, (2) The role of academia and other partners in fisheries 
science, (3) Impediments to effective NMFS management and science 
practices, (4) Briefings on outcomes of NOAA Constituents Workshop, (5) 
Review of Department of Commerce's Aquaculture Guidelines, (6) Review 
and discussion of the Report of the Panel on Strategies for Climate 
Monitoring, (7) Public Input Sessions with SAB discussion, and (8) SAB 
Sub-Committee and Working Group Reports.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Uhart, Executive Director, 
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 10600, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-9121, E-mail: 
[email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: June 1, 2001.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research.
[FR Doc. 01-14265 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
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