[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32117-32118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15851]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Science Advisory Board (SAB)
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 Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and
application
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of science to operations and information services. SAB activities and
advice provide necessary input to ensure that National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest
quality and provide optimal support to resource management.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held Wednesday, July 22, 2009
from 10:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday, July 23, 2009, from 8 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are
subject to change. Please refer to the web page http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/meetings.html for the most up-to-date meeting
agenda.
Place: The meeting will be held both days at the Aquarium of the
Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, California 90802. Please check
the SAB Web site http://www.sab.noaa.gov for confirmation of the venue
and for directions.
Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on July 22 at 3 p.m. (check Web site to
confirm time). The SAB 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 should be received in the SAB Executive
Director's Office by July 16, 2009 to provide sufficient time for SAB
review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after
July 16, 2009, will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be available on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include the following
topics: (1) NOAA Next Generation Strategic Plan for SAB comments; (2)
National Weather Service Strategic Plan; (3) Marine Transportation in
the U.S.; (4) NOAA's Marine Transportation Programs, Commerce and
Transportation Goal; (5) Panel Discussion on NOAA's Transportation
Services; and (6) Updates from the Ocean Exploration, Oceans and
Health, and Ecosystem Sciences and Management Working Groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-
713-1459, E-mail: [email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB Web
site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.
Dated: June 29, 2009.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-15851 Filed 7-6-09; 8:45 am]
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