[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54615-54616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-15472]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development 
Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

ACTION: Notice to establish the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product 
Development Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3

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(CPDC-S&A 5.3) under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, and the General Services Administration 
(GSA) rule of Federal Advisory Committee Management, 41 CFR part 102-3, 
and after consultation with GSA, the Secretary of Commerce has 
determined that the establishment of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) 
Product Development Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment 
Product 5.3 (CPDC-S&A 5.3) is in the public interest, in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department by law. The 
CPDC-S&A 5.3 will advise the Secretary, through the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, on CCSP Topic 5.3: ``Decision 
Support Experiments and Evaluations using Seasonal to Interannual 
Forecasts and Observational Data''. This advice will be provided in the 
form of a draft Synthesis and Assessment product intended to be used by 
NOAA to develop a final product in accordance with the Guidelines for 
Producing the CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Products, the OMB Peer 
Review Bulletin, and the Information Quality Act Guidelines. The CPDC-
S&A 5.3 will consist of no more than 30 members to be appointed by the 
Under Secretary to assure a balanced representation among preeminent 
scientists, educators, and experts reflecting the full scope of the 
scientific issues addressed in CCSP Synthesis and Assessment Product 
5.3. The CPDC--S&A 5.3 will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
Its charter will be filed under the Act, fifteen days from the date of 
publication of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Beller-Simms, Program 
Manager, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, Sectoral Applications 
Research Program, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910; telephone 301-427-2351, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: September 12, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-15472 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
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