[Federal Register: February 25, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 37)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XF71

 
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment 
Product Draft Report 4.1: ``Coastal Elevation and Sensitivity to Sea 
Level Rise''

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comments.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration publishes 
this notice to announce a 45-day public comment period for the draft 
document titled, U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and 
Assessment Product 4.1: ``Coastal elevation and sensitivity to sea 
level rise.''
    This draft document is being released solely for the purpose of 
pre-dissemination peer review under applicable information quality 
guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by NOAA. 
It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any 
Agency policy or determination. Any public comments submitted in 
accordance with this notice will be considered when revising the 
document.

DATES: Comments must be received by April 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The draft of Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1: ``Coastal 
elevation and sensitivity to sea level rise'' is posted on the CCSP Web 
site at:

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www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap4-1/default.php
    Detailed instructions for making comments on the draft Report is 
provided on the SAP 4.1 webpage. Comments MUST be prepared and 
submitted in accordance with these instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Fabien Laurier, Climate Change 
Science Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 250, 
Washington, DC 20006, Telephone: (202) 419-3481.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) 
was established by the President in 2002 to coordinate and integrate 
scientific research on global change and climate change sponsored by 13 
participating departments and agencies of the U.S. Government. The CCSP 
is charged with preparing information resources that promote climate-
related discussions and decisions, including scientific synthesis and 
assessment analyses that support evaluation of important policy issues. 
Synthesis and Assessment Product 4.1 analyzes information from the 
ongoing mapping efforts by federal and non-federal researchers related 
to the implications of rising sea level. The report will also develop a 
plan for sea level rise research to answer the questions that are most 
urgent for near-term decision-making. This report will provide 
information that supports the specific goal in Chapter 9 of the 
Strategic Plan for the Climate Change Science Program to analyze how 
coastal environmental programs can be improved to adapt to sea level 
rise while enhancing economic growth.

    Dated: February 19, 2008.
William J. Brennan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs, and 
Acting Director, Climate Change Science Program.
[FR Doc. E8-3513 Filed 2-22-08; 8:45 am]

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