[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9876-9877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4522]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

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 March 23, 2010, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 24, 2010, from 8:45 
a.m. to 3 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 Dupont Hotel, 1500 
New Hampshire Avenue, Washington, DC 20036. Telephone: 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

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public comment period on March 23 at 5 p.m. (check website 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 March 16, 2010 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. 
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after March 16, 
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) Final Report from the Oceans and Health Working Group; (2) 
Recommendations from the Ecosystem Sciences and Management Working 
Group; (3) NOAA Response to the SAB Report on Social Sciences in NOAA; 
(4) NOAA Response to the SAB Report on Stakeholder Engagement; (5) NOAA 
Response to the SAB Recommendations on Ocean Acidification; (6) NOAA 
Integrated Weather Radar Plan and 2025 Vision; (7) An Update on the 
NOAA Hurricane Forecast Improvement Project; (8) Draft U.S. Integrated 
Ocean Observing System Road Map: Executive Overview; (9) NOAA Response 
to the SAB Climate Service Options Report and (10) NOAA Next Generation 
Strategic Plan.

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 
Website at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: February 26, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-4522 Filed 3-3-10; 8:45 am]
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