National Weather Service, Modernization Transition Committee

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Weather Service, Modernization Transition Committee

Time and Date: March 16, 1994 from 10 a.m.-12 noon and 1-3 p.m.;

and March 17, 1994 from 10 a.m.-12 noon and 1-2:30 p.m. The Committee

will tour the San Francisco WSFO before the meeting on March 16, and

will tour the proposed Monterey WFO and the Naval Research Lab the

morning of March 17.

Place: The meeting on March 16, 1994 will be held at the Dunfey San

Mateo Hotel, 1770 S. Amphlett Boulevard, San Mateo, CA, 94402 in the

Cypress room. The continuation of the meeting on March 17, 1994 will be

held at the Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanographic Center,

Building 702, 7 Grace Hopper Avenue, Monterey, CA, 93943-5501.

Status: The meeting will be open to the public. Approximately 180

seats will be available on a first-come first-served basis for the

public on March 16 and approximately 50 seats will be available on a

first-come first-served basis for the March 17 portion of the meeting.

On March 16, 1994 the last hour will be set aside for oral comments

from the public and on March 17, 1994, 11 am to 12 noon will be set

aside for oral comments from the public. Persons wishing to speak

during the public comment period must register on a sign-up sheet as

they enter the meeting.

In order to conserve the time for the transaction of Committee

business, these periods for oral public comment must be limited.

Therefore, it may be necessary to allocate the time available for each

speaker and/or limit the number of speakers. Time could be limited to 5

minutes per speaker and the number of speakers to 12 on a first-come

first-serve basis. Accordingly, those wishing to comment on the

proposed certification of the relocation are strongly encouraged to

submit these comments in writing during the 60-day comment period

following publication of the proposed certification in the Federal

Register. It is anticipated that the proposed relocation certification

will be published in the Federal Register shortly after the Committee

completes consideration of this action. This comment period is

established by section 706 of the Weather Service Modernization Act and

provides the primary opportunity for such comments.

Matters to Be Considered: This meeting will include: (1) A brief on

the Certification Package for the proposed relocation of the San

Francisco office; (2) a presentation by Jan Null, meteorologist at WSFO

San Francisco; (3) a presentation by Norman Hoffmann, Meteorologist-In-

Charge of WSFO San Francisco; and (4) a briefing by Chet Hendrickson on

a previous office move.

Contact Person for More Information: Mr. Senator Raygor, National

Weather Service, Wx211, 1325 East-West Highway, SSMC2, Silver Spring,

MD 20910, telephone: (301) 713-0391.

Dated: February 22, 1994.

Elbert W. Friday, Jr.,

Assistant Administrator for Weather Services.

[FR Doc. 94-4403 Filed 2-25-94; 8:45 am]

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