[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64443-64444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22616]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board (SAB); Meeting

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 Thursday November 17, 2016 
from 9:45 a.m. EST to 5:45 p.m. EST and on Friday November 18, 2016 
from 8:30 a.m. EST to 1:45 p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. Please refer to the Web page 
www.sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx for the most up-to-date meeting times 
and agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held at The Nature Conservancy, 4245 
North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, Virginia 22203.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on November 17 from 5:30-5:45 p.m. EST 
(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 two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a 
verbal presentation should contact the SAB Executive Director by 
November 10, 2016 to schedule their presentation. Written comments 
should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by November 
10, 2016, to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments 
received by the SAB Executive Director after November 10, 2016, will be 
distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting 
date. Seating at the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on November 10, 2016, to Dr. Cynthia 
Decker, SAB Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Email: [email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Report from the Review of the Cooperative Institute for 
Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES); (2) Updates from the NOAA 
Administrator and Chief Scientist; (3) Discussion on the Ecosystem 
Services Valuation Report; (4) Discussion on the GOES-R Level 0 Data 
report; (5) Discussion on RESTORE Act Metrics and Communication report; 
(6) SAB Strategy Discussion and Implications for NOAA; and (7) 
Discussion of the SAB Working Group Concept of Operations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 11230, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Email: [email protected]; or 
visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.


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    Dated: September 14, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-22616 Filed 9-19-16; 8:45 am]
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