[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69669-69670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23899]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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 Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development 
Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 5.3 (CPDC-S&A 5.3) was 
established by a Decision Memorandum dated October 12, 2006. CPDC-S&A 
5.3 is the Federal Advisory Committee charged with responsibility to 
develop a draft Synthesis and Assessment Product that addresses CCSP 
Topic 5.3: ``Decision Support Experiments and Evaluations Using 
Seasonal to Interannual Forecasts and Observational Data''.
    Place: The meeting will be held at the Southwest Center, 1052 North 
Highland Ave, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721.
    Time and Date: The meeting will convene at 9 a.m. on Thursday, 
January 10, 2008 and adjourn the afternoon of January 11, 2008. Meeting 
information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 5.3 Web site 
(http://www.fxsp0;climate.noaa.gov/

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fxsp0;index.jsp?pg=./ccsp/53.fxsp0;jsp). Please note that meeting 
location, times, and agenda topics described below are subject to 
change.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation and will 
include a 30-minute public comment period on January 10 from 9-9:30 
a.m. The CPDC--S&A 5.3 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 by 
the CPDC--S&A 5.3 Designated Federal Official (DFO) by December 31, 
2007 to provide sufficient time for review. Written comments received 
after December 31 will be distributed to the CPDC--S&A 5.3, but may not 
be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seats will be available to the 
public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will (1) formulate responses 
to the comments received from the special committee of the National 
Academies of Science (NAS) Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global 
Change tasked to review the First Draft of Synthesis and Assessment 
Product 5.3 and revise the First Draft accordingly; (2) finalize plans 
for completion and submission of the Second Draft of the Synthesis and 
Assessment Product 5.3 for public review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Beller-Simms, CPDC--S&A 5.3 
DFO and the Program Manager, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, Sectoral 
Applications Research Program, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 12221, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 301-734-1205, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated: December 4, 2007.
Sharon L. Schroeder,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-23899 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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