[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53685-53686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7600]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Notice of Release of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the 
United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade

ACTION: Notice of release of Charting the Course for Ocean Science in 
the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade and request 
for public comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the release of the Charting the Course 
for Ocean Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the 
Next Decade and Request for Public Comment by the National Science and 
Technology Council's (NSTC) Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and 
Technology (JSOST). This draft document describes the ocean research 
priorities for the United States for the next decade.
    Dates and Addresses: Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the 
United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade, a draft 
document that describes the ocean research priorities for the United 
States for the next decade is now available for public review (http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_public_comment.html). Please note that 
all comments submitted will be available for public viewing. The NSTC 
JSOST must receive comments on this draft document no later than the 
close of business on October 20, 2006.
    Address for comments: Only electronic (e-mail) comments will be 
accepted. Individuals who wish to provide comments should refer to the 
guidelines for comment submission available at http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/sup_jsost_public_comment.html. Comments should be sent to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this notice, 
please contact Shelby Walker, Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and 
Technology, CCSP/USGCRP Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., Suite 250, 
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 419-3464. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the reformulation of ocean 
policy, the U.S. Ocean Action Plan developed a governance structure 
that coordinates the tasks and goals of all of the Federal agencies 
involved in ocean science and management. This multi-tiered governance 
structure has the goal of advancing ocean science and use in an 
integrated and productive manner. To that end, the JSOST, as directed 
by the OAP and governed by the Committee on Ocean Policy (COP), the 
NSTC, and the Interagency Committee on Ocean Science and Resource 
Management Integration (ICOSRMI), is developing an Ocean Research 
Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy. The goal of the Ocean 
Research Priorities Plan and Implementation Strategy is to formulate 
the priorities for ocean science and technology initiatives across the 
wide scope of societal interests and to define the fundamental 
principles for guiding actions and programs in support of the

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research priorities. This draft document, Charting the Course for Ocean 
Science in the United States: Research Priorities for the Next Decade, 
describes the national ocean research priorities and was formulated 
using the input from a public comment period on the ocean research 
priorities planning materials, a public workshop held April 18-20, 
2006, in Denver, CO, and a series of internal reviews. The NSTC JSOST 
now seeks input and comment from all relevant communities on the 
national ocean research priorities. Additional information on the 
development of the national ocean research priorities and the public 
comment period is available at: http://ocean.ceq.gov/about/jsost.html.

M. David Hodge,
Operations Manager.
[FR Doc. 06-7600 Filed 9-11-06; 8:45 am]
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