[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 242 (Monday, December 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 75716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9733]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Meeting: Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product 
Development Committee (CPDC) for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3

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 Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) Product Development 
Committee for Synthesis and Assessment Product 3.3 (CPDC-S&A 3.3) was 
established by a Decision Memorandum dated October 17, 2006. CPDC-S&A 
3.3 is the Federal Advisory Committee charged with responsibility to 
develop a draft Synthesis and Assessment Product that addresses CCSP 
Topic 3.3: ``Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate''.
    Place: The meeting will be held at the Chicago O'Hare Airport 
Hilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, 60666.

Time and Date: The meeting will convene at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 
January 9, 2007 and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. the same day. Meeting 
information will be available online on the CPDC-S&A 3.3 Web site 
(http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./ccsp/33.jsp). Please note 
that meeting location, times, and agenda topics described below are 
subject to change.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation and will 
include a 30-minute public comment period on January 9 from 7:30 a.m. 
to 8 a.m. (check Web site to confirm this time and the room in which 
the meeting will be held). The CPDC--S&A 3.3 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 five (5) minutes. Written comments (at least 35 copies) 
should be received by the CPDC--S&A 3.3 Designated Federal Official 
(DFO) by January 2, 2007 to provide sufficient time for review. Written 
comments received after January 2 will be distributed to the CPDC--S&A 
3.3, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seats will be 
available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting will (1) work on written 
material for inclusion in an initial draft document; (2) finalize plans 
for completion and submission of the First Draft of Synthesis and 
Assessment Product 3.3 to the National Research Council for expert 
review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher D. Miller, CPDC--S&A 
3.3 DFO and the Program Manager, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, 
Climate Change Data and Detection Program Element, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 12239, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 301-734-
1241, e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: December 12, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-9733 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
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