[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 57739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23630]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability of a Draft NOAA Climate Service Strategic
Vision and Framework for Public Review, and Notice of Informational
Webinar Meetings
ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft NOAA Climate Service
strategic vision and framework for public review, and notice of
informational webinar meetings.
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SUMMARY: On February 8, 2010, the Department of Commerce and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced their
intent to establish a new NOAA Climate Service (NCS). The new service
will directly support NOAA's vision of ``an informed society that uses
a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and
atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic
decisions.'' It will also contribute to NOAA's mission ``to understand
and anticipate changes in Earth's environment, and conserve and manage
coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation's economic, social and
environmental needs.'' The reorganization of existing agency assets is
intended to help NOAA better work with our partners to respond to the
growing demands for climate information from the public, business,
industry, local, state and Federal agencies, and decision makers.
As part of the process to establish a new NCS, NOAA recently
completed a strategic vision and framework document that describes how
NOAA proposes to respond to society's growing need for climate
services. The document describes the vision and outlines how the NCS
can achieve new strategic goals related to the delivery and development
of reliable, timely, and authoritative climate science and service to
enable a climate-resilient society to grow and prosper.
NOAA will accept comments on the strategic vision from September 21
to midnight on October 18, 2010. A copy of the draft document and
instructions on how to submit comments can be found at http://www.noaa.gov/climate.
NOAA is also hosting a series of informational webinars for
individuals and organizations to learn more about the proposed NCS
vision and timeline and to provide an opportunity for to answer
questions, and obtain feedback. Each webinar is targeted to a specific
sector, and will begin with a presentation from Dr. Chet Koblinsky,
Director, NOAA Climate Program Office and Transitional Deputy Director,
NOAA Climate service, and will be followed by a question and answer
session.
DATES: The webinar meeting dates are:
1. Friday, September 24, 2010, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST, for the
academic research community.
2. Friday, September 24, 2010, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST, for state
and local government officials.
3. Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST, for the
corporate and business community.
4. Thursday, September 30, 2010, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. EST, for non-
governmental and non-profit organizations.
For specific instructions for each webinar, please visit http://www.noaa.gov/climateresources/meetings. Additional information about
the proposed NOAA Climate Service, including questions and answers can
be found at http://www.noaa.gov/climate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brady Phillips, NOAA Office of
Communications and External Affairs, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-482-2365, Fax: 202-482-3154, E-mail:
[email protected]); or visit http://www.noaa.gov/climateresources/meetings.
Dated: September 16, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-23630 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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