[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6197]



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Science Advisory Board; Meeting; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce 
(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 strategies for research, education, and 
application of science to operations and information services. 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 25, 2006, from 1 
p.m. to 5:20 p.m. and Wednesday July 26, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject to 
change. Please refer to the web page <http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/meetings.html for the most up-to-date meeting agenda.

PLACE: The meeting will be held both days at the Best Western Beach 
Resort Monterey, 2600 Sand Dunes Drive, Monterey, California 93940.

STATUS: he meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on July 26 (check website to confirm 
time). 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 17, 2006 to provide sufficient time 
for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director 
after July 17 will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed 
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be available on a first-come, 
first-served basis.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Discussion of the Final Report of the External Review of 
NOAA's Ecosystem Research and Science Enterprise; (2) Discussion of the 
Final Report of the Physical and Social Sciences Research Task Team (3) 
Discussion of the Final Report of the Hurricane Intensity Research 
Working Group; (4) Report on Building the Scientific Foundation for an 
Effective Regional System of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with a focus 
on NOAA's West Coast Pilot Project; (5) Update on the Integrated Ocean 
Observing System (IOOS) addressing its Status and NOAA's Contributions; 
(6) Discussion of the Pacific Coast Ocean Observing System (PaCOOS) as 
a Regional Ecosystem Coordinating Group and (7) Approval of the NOAA 
Cooperative Institute Review of the Cooperative Institute for Climate 
Science (CICS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11117, 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: July 7, 2006.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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