[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 39909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14966]


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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 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, July 13, 2004, 
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, July 14, 2004, from 9:30 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below may be 
subject to change. Refer to the Web page listed below for the most up-
to-date meeting agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held both days at the Key Bridge 
Marriott Hotel, 1401 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute time period set aside on Wednesday, July 14, 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 July 6, 
2004, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments 
received by the SAB Executive Director after July 6, 2004, 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) NOAA Research Review, (2) Report of the U.S. Commission on 
Ocean Policy, (3) Reports of Cooperative/Joint Institute reviews, (4) 
Ocean Modeling review, (5) Global Observations, (6) National Polar-
orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System, (7) Climate 
Monitoring Working Group and Climate and Global Change Working Group 
Reports, (8) NOAA Strategic Plan, (9) NOAA Social Science Research 
Initiative, (10) NOAA 5-year Research Plan, (11) NOAA Organic Act and 
(12) 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 Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: June 25, 2004.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-14966 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]
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