[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 37 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8354-8355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-866]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB); Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

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.
    Times and Dates: The meeting will be held Tuesday March 6, 2007, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday March 7, 2007, from 7:45 
a.m. to 4 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 tentatively at the Hilton 
Washington DC/Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910, pending approval of a purchase order. Please check the 
SAB Web site http://www.sab.noaa.gov for confirmation of the venue.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on March 6 (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 March 2, 2007, to provide sufficient 
time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive 
Director after March 2, 2007, 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) NOAA's Regional Collaboration Initiative; (2) NOAA's Role 
in Research on Ocean Acidification; (3) Monitoring the Performance of 
Research in NOAA; (4) update on the NOAA Response to the Reports of the 
Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group (HIRWG); (5) update on the 
NOAA Response to the Report of the External Ecosystem Task Team (EETT); 
(6) Report on the Review of the Cooperative Institute for Climate 
Applications and Research (CICAR); and (7) Report on the Review of the 
Cooperative Institute for Oceanographic Satellite Studies (CIOSS). 
There will also be a joint meeting of the SAB and the NOAA Research 
Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-
713-1459, E-mail: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB Web 
site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: February 21, 2007.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-866 Filed 2-23-07; 8:45 am]
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