[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13793]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB)

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, July 16, 2008, 
from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday, July 17, 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 Kalahari Resort, 
7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870. Please check the SAB Web 
site http://www.sab.noaa.gov for confirmation of the venue and for 
directions.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on July 17 (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 July 11, 2008 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after July 11, 
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) Final Report from the Working Group to Examine Advisory 
Options for Improving Communications among NOAA's Partners 
(Partnerships WG or PWG); (2) Preliminary Draft Report from the Fire 
Weather Research Working Group (FWRWG); (3) National Climate Service; 
(4) Climate Working Group Update on Climate Services; (5) Climate 
Working Group Review on Research and Modeling Review; (6) Oceans and 
Human Health; (7) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in NOAA; (8) NOAA 
Transition to the Next Administration; (9) SAB Benchmark Review 
Discussion; (10) SAB Strategic Planning Discussion; and (11) a series 
of brief presentations on NOAA activities in the Great Lakes.

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: June 12, 2008.
Terry Bevels,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-13793 Filed 6-17-08; 8:45 am]
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