[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65338-65339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27166]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Science Advisory 
Board

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, Commerce.

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 
and environmental assessment and prediction. 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, November 5, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 12 p.m.; Wednesday, November 6, 2002, from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; and 
Thursday, November 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. These times and the 
agenda topics described below may be subject to change. Refer to the 
web page listed below for a final meeting agenda.

Place:
    The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 5 in Conference Room 
A at the Oklahoma College of Continuing Education Forum at 1700 Asp 
Avenue in Norman, OK. On Wednesday November 6 and Thursday November 7 
the meeting will be held in Conference Rooms D and E at the United 
States Postal Service National Center for Employee Development, 
Training and Conference Center, 2805 Highway 9 East, in Norman.

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 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 Monday October 28, 2002, to 
provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by 
the SAB Executive Director after October 28, 2002, 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) The NOAA Climate Change Research Initiative, (2) reports on 
program and laboratory reviews conducted under the auspices of the SAB, 
(3) briefings and discussions on activities of SAB subcommittees and 
working groups, (4) the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory, (5) the 
Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (6) House of 
Representatives proposed language to institutionalize the SAB, (7) 
Fiscal Year 2003 Appropriations for NOAA, (8) the National Weather 
Service--NOAA Research Technology Transfer Program, and (9) public 
statements.

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: 301-713-0163, E-
mail: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

Louisa Koch,
Acting Assistant Administrator, OAR.
[FR Doc. 02-27166 Filed 10-23-02; 8:45 am]
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