Science Advisory Board; Notice of Open Meeting

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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: [email protected]).

Dated: December 30, 1998.

D. James Baker,

Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator for NOAA.

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