[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10469-10470]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02894]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate 
Assessment will hold its next meeting at the time and location listed 
below.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 7 and 
Wednesday, March 8, 2017. Registration, written statements, requests to 
make oral comments, and requests for special accommodations should be 
received at one of the addresses below on or before February 28, 2017.
    The meeting is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. EST to 5:30 p.m. EST both 
days. There will be a 30-minute public comment period on March 7 from 
4:30 to 5:00 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are 
subject to change. Please refer to the Web page http://sncaadvisorycommittee.noaa.gov/Meetings.aspx for the most up-to-date 
meeting times and agenda.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the DoubleTree, 8120 Wisconsin 
Ave., Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3624.
    Individuals and groups may register, submit written statements, 
request to make oral comments, and/or request special accommodations 
(see additional information below) by either of the following methods:
     Send an email message to [email protected]. 
Please include `March 2017 Meeting' on the subject line; or
     Send paper statements to Laura Letson, Advisory Committee 
Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11359, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Letson, Advisory Committee 
Executive Director, SSMC3, Room 11359, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910; Email: [email protected]; or visit the 
Advisory Committee Web site http://sncaadvisorycommittee.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include updates on:(1) 
The Fourth National Climate Assessment process; (2) data and tools 
developed to support sustained assessment; (3) approaches to sustained 
partnerships developed in regional science organizations and other 
groups; (4) state-level assessment activities; and (5) the Advisory 
Committee's work plan. Meeting material, including work products will 
be made available on the Advisory Committee's Web site: http://sncaadvisorycommittee.noaa.gov/Meetings.aspx.
    Written Comments: Pursuant to section 10(a) (3) of the FACA and 41 
CFR 102-3.105(j) and 102-3.140, the public or interested organizations 
may submit written comments to the Advisory Committee in response to 
the stated agenda and meeting material. The Advisory Committee expects 
that public statements presented at its meetings will not be repetitive 
of previously submitted verbal or written statements. Comments may be 
submitted to Executive Director at the contact information indicated 
above. Written comments should be received in the Executive Director's 
Office by February 28 to provide sufficient time for Advisory Committee 
review. Written comments received by the Executive Director after 
February 28, will be distributed to the Advisory Committee, but may not 
be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
    Oral Comments: In addition to written statements, members of the 
public may present oral comments during the public comment period on 
March 7, 2017. Time will be allocated on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Time allotted for an individual's comment period will be limited 
to no more than 3 minutes. If the number of registrants requesting to 
speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated during the 
scheduled public comment periods, written comments can be submitted in 
lieu of oral comments. To request to make oral comments, please use the 
contact information indicated above.
    Registration: Individuals and groups who wish to attend the public 
meeting are requested to pre-register by February 28, 2017. To 
register, please use the contact information indicated above.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Please submit requests for special 
accommodations by 5:00 p.m. ET on February 28, 2017 to the contact 
information indicated above.


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    Dated: _February 8, 2017.
Paul Johnson
Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-02894 Filed 2-10-17; 8:45 am]
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