[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11442]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee 
(NCADAC); Notice of Open Public Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the DoC NOAA National Climate Assessment and 
Development Advisory Committee (NCADAC).
    The members will discuss and provide advice on issues outlined 
below.
    Date and Time: The meeting is scheduled for: Friday, May 20, from 
1-5 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Conference call. Public access will be available at the 
office of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Conference Room A, 
Suite 250, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20006. Please 
check the National Climate Assessment Web site for additional 
information at http://www.globalchange.gov/what-we-do/assessment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Designated Federal 
Official, National Climate Assessment and Development 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]). Individuals planning to attend are requested 
to RSVP to Dr. Decker because space may be limited at the venue.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Climate Assessment and 
Development Advisory Committee was established in December 2010. The 
committee's mission is to synthesize and summarize the science and 
information pertaining to current and future impacts of climate change 
upon the United States; and to provide advice and recommendations 
toward the development of an ongoing, sustainable national assessment 
of global change impacts and adaptation and mitigation strategies for 
the Nation. Within the scope of its mission, the committee's specific 
objective is to produce a National Climate Assessment.

Matters To Be Considered

    Consideration of white papers provided by ad hoc working groups on 
the subjects of:
    1. The National Climate Assessment Interim Strategy, the NCA Draft 
Outline, and Federal Activities.
    2. Engagement Strategy and Requests for Information.
    3. Scenarios and Regional Summaries.
    4. Peer Review, Data Management and Development of a NCA Portal.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 10-
minute public comment period from 4:45-4:55 p.m. The NCADAC 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 two minutes. Written comments should be received in the 
NCADAC DFO's office by May 16, 2011 to provide sufficient time for 
NCADAC review. Written comments received by the NCADAC DFO after May 
16, 2011, will be distributed to the NCADAC, but may not be reviewed 
prior to the meeting date.

    Dated: May 4, 2011.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-11442 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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