[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49173-49174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19210]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket Number: 0808141100-81101-01]
Science Advisory Board; Preliminary Report of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board Fire Weather Research Working Group
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the
preliminary draft report of the SAB Fire Weather Research Working
Group's (here called the FWRWG) for public comment. The preliminary
draft report
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of the FWRWG has been prepared pursuant to the request initiated from
NOAA for an external panel of experts to carry out an independent
review of current fire weather research being conducted by NOAA and
other federal agencies, and in universities and elsewhere, and examine
how the results of that research are being further developed and
transitioned to operations by NOAA.
DATES: Comments on this preliminary report must be received by 5 p.m.
on September 19, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Draft Report of the FWRWG will be available
on the NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Reports/FWRWG.
The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to
[email protected]. For individuals who do not have access to
the Internet, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB), c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, 1315 East-West Highway-R/
SAB, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway-R/SAB,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-734-1459)
during normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its charge, the FWRWG was tasked
to examine fire weather-related research efforts conducted by groups
external to NOAA and identify areas of commonality where research
activities might be leveraged for mutual benefit. The FWRWG was
requested to develop findings and recommendations to ensure these
research results lead to improved operational fire weather information
and forecasts and to examine related research within NOAA not
necessarily specific to fire but which could result in improved fire
weather services or other NOAA emergency support operations. The
complete terms of reference for the working group can be found at
http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Working_Groups/current/fireweather/FWRWG_terms.pdf.
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-term strategies for
research, education, and application of science to resource management
and environmental assessment and prediction.
NOAA welcomes all comments on the content of the preliminary draft
report. We also request comments on any inconsistencies perceived
within the report, and possible omissions of important topics or
issues. This preliminary draft report is being issued for comment only
and is not intended for interim use. For any shortcoming noted within
the preliminary report, please propose specific remedies. Suggested
changes will be incorporated where appropriate, and a final report will
be posted on the SAB Web site.
Please follow these instructions for preparing and submitting
comments. Using the format guidance described below will facilitate the
processing of comments and assure that all comments are appropriately
considered. Overview comments should be provided first and should be
numbered. Comments that are specific to particular pages, paragraphs or
lines of the section should follow any overview comments and should
identify the page and line numbers to which they apply. Please number
each page of your comments.
Dated: August 14, 2008.
Terry Bevels,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-19210 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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