[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 88 (Monday, May 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 24395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9227]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research; External Review of
NOAA's Hurricane Intensity Research and Development Enterprise
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members of a NOAA hurricane
intensity research and development enterprise review panel.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere has
requested the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to conduct an external
review of NOAA's hurricane intensity research and development
enterprise. The SAB is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the responsibility
to advise the Under Secretary on long- and short-range strategies for
research, education, and application of science to resource management
and environmental assessment and prediction. The SAB is forming an
external panel to conduct a review and draft recommendations that will
lead to future generations of numerical hurricane model forecasts as
well as improvements in operational forecasting. Nominations to the
panel are being solicited. The intent is to select from the nominees;
however, the SAB retains the prerogative to name people to the review
team that were not nominated if it deems it necessary to achieve the
desired balance. Once selected, the SAB will post the review panel
members' names at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
DATES: Nominations must be received by twenty-one days from publication
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael Uhart: 301-713-9121, ext.
159.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The external review team will consist of no
less than eight members whose expertise as a group covers tropical
cyclone instrumentation; observations and modeling; atmospheric and
ocean dynamics, data assimilation, and modeling; vortex dynamics; fluid
mechanics; operational numerical environmental modeling; and forecast
operations. The reviewers should have the following qualifications:
1. National and international professional recognition;
2. Knowledge of and experience with the science which supports
NOAA's tropical cyclone research and operations;
3. Knowledge of and experience with the organization and management
of complex mission-oriented research and development programs;
4. No perceived or actual vested interest or conflict of interest
that might undermine the credibility of the review.
It is of note here that except for qualification criteria 4, the
criteria are not absolute requirements. The qualifications of some
individuals are expected to be outstanding with respect to one or more
of the criteria, so that being unqualified with respect to other
criteria would not make them ineligible. The Terms of Reference for the
review is posted at: http://www.sab.noaa.gov/doc/documents.html. The
working group will prepare a preliminary report of its analysis and
findings for the March 2006 SAB meeting and a final report, including
recommendations, for the July 2006 SAB meeting. The working group will
be dissolved after completing any follow-on requests by the SAB
following the July 2006 meeting.
Nominations: Anyone is eligible to nominate and self-nominations
will be accepted. Nominations should provide: (1) The nominee's full
name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact information; (2)
the nominee's area(s) of expertise; and (3) a short description of
their qualifications relative to the kinds of advice being solicited.
Inclusion of a resume is desirable.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-9227 Filed 5-6-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-KD-P 1