[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69920-69921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28594]


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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, November 30, 2010, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, December 1, 2010, 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 Dupont Hotel, 1500 New 
Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 483 6000.
    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 November 30 at 5:15 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

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Office by November 19, 2010 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after November 
19, 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 Overview, Background and Introduction to the Climate 
Service, including Responses to the Reviews and Reports from the SAB 
Climate Working Group; (2) Strategic Framework for the Climate Service; 
(3) Report on the Climate Service Study by the National Academy of 
Public Administration; (4) The Plan for NOAA Reorganization to Form the 
Climate Service and Strengthen Science; (5) The Future of NOAA Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Research; (6) NOAA Response to the Ecosystem Science 
and Management Working Group Recommendations on the Ocean Color 
Satellite Continuity Mitigation Study; (8) NOAA Response to the 
Ecosystem Sciences and Management Working Group Recommendations on the 
NOAA Coastal Strategy Initiative; (9) Report on the Review of the 
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER); 
(10) NOAA Cooperative Institutes: New CIs and New Models for CIs; (11) 
NOAA Education Programs: Results of the National Academy of Sciences 
Report; (12) NOAA Educational Partnership Program Cooperative Science 
Centers; (13) Update of the SAB Working Group Subcommittee and (14) 
Updates from SAB 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: November 9, 2010.
Leon M. Cammen,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28594 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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