Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 1180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-371]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary and Administrator, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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 long- and short-range strategies for 
research, education and application of science to resource management. 
SAB activities and advice will 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 PLACE: Thursday, January 28, 1999 from 8 AM to 4:30 PM. The 
meeting will take place in the main conference room at the Clarion 
Hotel & Suites, Downtown Convention Center, 100 SE 4th Street, Miami, 
FL, 33131.

AGENDA:
    1. Update on FY99 NOAA science programs and budget.
    2. Overview of NOAA-wide Line Office consensus research priorities 
with focus on cross-cutting initiatives.
    3. Presentation of NOAA Strategic Planning Team examples at a 
general level (i.e., Sustain Health Coasts with focus on ``Harmful 
Algal Blooms'' and Advance Short-Term Weather Forecast Systems with 
focus on ``Hurricanes at Landfall'').
    4. SAB Discussion on NOAA Strategic Planning related to science 
priorities.
    5. SAB Sub-committee reports.
    6. SAB Discussion on NOAA Science Policy with reference to the U.S. 
House of Representatives Committee on Science Report on Science Policy 
(``Ehler Report''), the National Association of State Universities and 
Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) ``White Paper'', and the National 
Research Council (NRC) report on ``Research Pathways for the Next 
Decade''.
    7. Discussion on potential SAB participation in NOAA Science panel 
Reviews.
    8. Closing discussion on Priority Science-related issues for NOAA 
by SAB, with Sub-Committee Action Items, Next Steps and/or Preliminary 
Recommendations identified as appropriate.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to public participation 
with at least 45 minutes set aside during the meeting for direct verbal 
comments or questions from the public. 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 (at least 35 copies) 
should be received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by January 
18, 1999, in order to provide sufficient time for SAB review prior to 
meeting date. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director 
after January 18 wil be distributed to the SAB, but may possibly not be 
reviewed prior to the meeting date. Approximately twenty (20) seats 
will be available for the public including five (5) seats reserved for 
the media. Seats will be available on a first-come first-served bases.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Michael P. Crosby, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, NCHB, Rm. 5128, 14th St. & 
Constitution Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20230. (Phone: 202-482-2977, Fax: 
202-501-3068, E-mail: MICHAEL.CROSBY@NOAA.GOV).

    Dated: December 30, 1998.
D. James Baker,
Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for NOAA.
[FR Doc. 99-371 Filed 1-7-99; 8:45 am]
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