[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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