[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10888-10889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4354]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Science Advisory Board (SAB); 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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Wednesday, March 9, 2011, from
9:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 10, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to
2:30 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 at the Hilton Washington Embassy Row,
2015 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
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 March 9 at 5 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 March 1, 2011 to provide sufficient time for SAB
review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after
March 1, 2011 will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date. Seats will be
[[Page 10889]]
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following
topics: (1) SAB Ecosystem Sciences and Management Working Group Report
on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning; (2) Discussion of NOAA and SAB
Activities on Ocean Policy and Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning; (3)
SAB Data Archive and Access Requirements Working Group Report; (4)
Update of the SAB Working Group Subcommittee; (5) NOAA Response to the
SAB Recommendations on Implementing Integrated Ecosystem Assessments;
(6) NOAA Response to the SAB Recommendations on Integrated Ecosystem
Assessments, the Ecosystem Approach to Management and Coastal and
Marine Spatial Planning; (7) NOAA Response to the SAB Recommendations
on Oceans and Human Health; (8) Presentation on NOAA's Space Weather
Program; (9) Connecting Climate and Ecosystems: Progress and Challenges
and (10) 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: February 22, 2011.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrator Officer, Office of Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-4354 Filed 2-25-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-KD-P