[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 145 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41497-41498]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14581]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open 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 Wednesday August 22, 2007, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday August 23, 2007, from 10 a.m. 
to 3:45 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 Mystic Hilton 
Hotel, 20 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, Connecticut 06355, 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 August 22 (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 August 15, 2007 to provide sufficient 
time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive 
Director after August 15, 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) the Merger of the Ocean Exploration and National Undersea 
Research Programs; (2) the Results from the Ocean Exploration Advisory 
Working Group Workshop on Planning the Maiden Voyage of the Okeanos 
Explorer; (3) Nekton Studies around Bear Seamount; (4) Extended 
Continental Shelf Exploration; (5) Update on the NOAA Response to the 
External Review of NOAA's Ecosystem Research and Science Enterprise; 
(6) Report on the NOAA Response to the National Research Council 
Decadal Survey; (7) Update on the NOAA Response to the Hurricane 
Intensity Research Working Group Reports; (8) the Results of the SAB 
Climate Working Group's Climate Observations and Analysis Program 
Review; (9) Report on the Recommendations from the Data Archive and 
Access Requirements Working Group; and (10) Updates from

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SAB Working Groups on Partnerships, Fire Weather Research, and Social 
Science.

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: July 23, 2007.
Mark E. Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-14581 Filed 7-27-07; 8:45 am]
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