[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65472-65473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18869]


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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

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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 December 5, 2006, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday December 6, 2006, from 8:30 
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 Courtyard by 
Marriott, 8506 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on December 5 (check Web site 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 November 27, 2006 to provide sufficient 
time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive 
Director after November 27 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) The Revision of NOAA Information Quality Guidelines to 
Conform with the OMB Peer Review Bulletin; (2) NOAA High Performance 
Computing Needs; (3) NOAA Space-Based Sensors; (4) Sound in the Marine 
Environment and Associated Science Challenges and Opportunities for 
NOAA; (5) the NOAA Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group (HIRWG) 
and National Science Foundation (NSF) National Science Board Hurricane 
Reports; (6) Research Goals to Improve Operational Support of Wildland 
Fire Management; (7) the NOAA Five-Year Research Plan and (8) Reviews 
of the NOAA Cooperative Institutes and the SAB's Role in them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 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 Web 
site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: November 2, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-18869 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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