[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22376]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory Committee 
(NCADAC)

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: This notice sets forth the schedule of a forthcoming meeting 
of the DoC NOAA National Climate Assessment and Development Advisory 
Committee (NCADAC).

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 3-5 
p.m. Eastern time.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be a 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. The public will not be able to dial into the call. 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 
Committee, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-713-1459, Email: 
[email protected].

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.
    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 Monday, September 24, 2012, to provide 
sufficient time for NCADAC review. Written comments received by the 
NCADAC DFO after Monday, September 24, 2012, will be distributed to the 
NCADAC, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12 p.m. on Monday, September 21, 2012, to Dr. 
Cynthia Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-
West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    Matters To Be Considered: Please refer to the Web page http://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/NCADAC/index.html for the most up-to-date meeting 
agenda, when available.

    Dated: September 6, 2012.
Andy Baldus,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-22376 Filed 9-11-12; 8:45 am]
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