[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60321-60322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-20866]


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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), 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 Monday, November 5, 2007, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, November 6, 2007, from 8 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 in the NOAA Nickles 
Conference Room 3910 at the National Weather Center on the campus of 
the University of Oklahoma, 120 David L. Boren Blvd., Norman, Oklahoma 
73072-7303. 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 November 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 should be received in the SAB Executive Director's 
Office by October 29, 2007 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after October 
29, 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 final NOAA response to the Reports from the Hurricane 
Intensity Research Working Group (HIRWG); (2) the final NOAA response 
to the External Review of NOAA's Ecosystem Research and Science 
Enterprise; (3) the draft report from the SAB's Extension, Outreach, 
and Education Working Group; (4) a presentation on Laboratory Reviews 
in the NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; (5) tours and 
discussions of the University of Oklahoma and NOAA components of the 
National Weather Center; and (6) Updates from SAB Working Groups on 
Fire Weather Research, Social Science, and Partnerships.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director,

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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: October 18, 2007
Terry Bevels,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-20866 Filed 10-23-07; 8:45 am]
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