[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3259]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board

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, March 12, 2008, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and Thursday, March 13, 2008, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:30 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 Hilton Washington 
DC/Silver Spring, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 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 12 (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 March 7, 2008 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after March 7, 
2008, 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) Draft Report from the Working Group to Examine Advisory 
Options for Improving Communications among NOAA's Partners 
(Partnerships WG or PWG); (2) Final Report from the Extension, Outreach 
& Education Working Group (EOEWG); (3) Report on the Final Results from 
the Ocean Exploration Advisory Working Group workshops; (4) NOAA 
Response to the SAB High-Performance Computing Recommendations and the 
Way Forward; (5) Discussion of a proposed SAB standing working group on 
ecosystems; (6) NOAA Monitoring Research Committee process updates and 
SAB Benchmark Review Discussion; (7) Discussion of SAB Strategic 
Planning; (8) the Census of Marine Life (CoML) Program; (9) the NOAA 
Hydrographic Services Review Panel; (10) results of the Review of the 
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program; (11) Report on NOAA Activities in 
Support of the International Year of the Reef (IYR); (12) Report on 
NOAA Activities in Support of the International Polar Year (IPY); and 
(13) the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Board on Atmospheric 
Sciences and Climate (BASC).

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 13, 2008.
Mark Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-3259 Filed 2-20-08; 8:45 am]
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