[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7400-7401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3186]


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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 Monday, March 9, 2009, from 
10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, March 10, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 
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 and for directions.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on March 9 at 5:30 p.m. (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 4, 2009 to provide sufficient time for SAB 
review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after 
March 4, 2009, 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.

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    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Final Report from the Social Science Working Group; (2) SAB 
Strategic Planning Session: Transition and Beyond; (3) SAB 
Recommendations on Options for a National Climate Service; (4) NOAA 
Response to ``Engaging NOAA's Constituents: A Report from the NOAA 
Science Advisory Board''; (5) NOAA Response to the SAB Report ``Fire 
Weather Research: A Burning Agenda for NOAA''; (6) NOAA Response to the 
SAB Recommendations on High Performance Computing; and (7) SAB Census 
of Marine Life Subcommittee Update.

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 9, 2009.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-3186 Filed 2-13-09; 8:45 am]
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