[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71604-71605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28008]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB); Draft Report of the NOAA Science 
Advisory Board Social Science Working Group

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of availability of report and request for public 
comment.

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SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the 
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the 
draft report of the SAB Social Science Working Group (here called SSWG) 
for public comment. The draft report of the SSWG has been prepared 
pursuant to the request initiated from the NOAA for an external panel 
of experts to carry out an independent review of current social science 
research conducted by NOAA and examine how the results of the research 
are being developed and incorporated into the operations of NOAA.

DATES: Comments on this draft report must be received by December 26, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: The draft report of the SSWG will be available on the NOAA 
Science Advisory Board Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Reports/SSWG.pdf. The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to 
[email protected]. For individuals who do not have access to 
the Internet, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science 
Advisory Board (SAB), c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, 1315 East-West Highway-R/
SAB, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway-R/SAB, 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-713-1459) 
during normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 
through Friday, or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its charge, the SSWG was tasked 
to examine social science related research

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efforts by NOAA. The SSWG was requested to develop findings and 
recommendations to enhance NOAA's social science research capabilities. 
The complete terms of reference for the working group can be found at 
http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Working_Groups/current/socialscience/SAB%20_SSWG07_ToR_FINAL.pdf. The SAB is chartered under the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the 
responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere on long- and short-term strategies for research, education, 
and application of science to resource management and environmental 
assessment and prediction.
    NOAA welcomes all comments on the content of this draft report. We 
also request comments on any inconsistencies perceived within the 
report, and possible omissions of important topics or issues. This 
draft report is issued for comment only and is not intended for 
external purposes. For any inadequacies noted within the draft report, 
please propose specific remedies. Suggested changes will be 
incorporated where appropriate, and a final report will be posted on 
the SAB Web site.
    Please follow these instructions for preparing and submitting 
comments. Using the format guidance described below will facilitate the 
comments process and assure that all comments are appropriately 
considered. Overview comments should be provided first and should be 
numbered. Comments that are specific to particular pages, paragraphs or 
lines of the section should follow any overview comments and should 
identify the page and line numbers to which they apply. Please number 
each page of your comments.

    Dated: November 20, 2008.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmosphere Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-28008 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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