[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 38079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16071]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 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 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 Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, July 21, 2010, from 8:30 
a.m. to 2:45 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 John and Mable 
Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Education/Conservation 
Bldg., Room 1003-1004, Sarasota, Florida, Phone: 941-359-5700. 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 21 at 2:15 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 13, 2010 to provide sufficient time for SAB 
review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after 
July 13, 2010, 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 activities in response to the Deep Water Horizon Oil 
Spill in the Gulf of Mexico; (2) Grand Scientific Challenges: Results 
From the NOAA Science Workshop; (3) NOAA Strategic Energy Review; (4) 
SAB discussion on its comments to the NOAA Next Generation Strategic 
Plan; (5) SAB discussion on the current and future operation of its 
working groups; (6) Regional response to an ecological disaster-
integrating Federal, State, academia and NGO science capabilities 
within a regional framework; (8) Strategies for Regional Coastal and 
Marine Spatial Planning--engaging other Federal and State partners, 
with the Gulf of Mexico as an example; (9) Regional Engagement in the 
Gulf of Mexico--applying regional education, outreach and extension 
capabilities around a unified science message; (10) Updates from SAB 
Standing 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 25, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-16071 Filed 6-30-10; 8:45 am]
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