[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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