[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16140-16141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06554]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Science Advisory Board (SAB)

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 Thursday April 28 from 9:45 
a.m. EDT to 5:45 p.m. EDT and on Friday April 29, from 9:00 a.m. EDT to 
1:00 p.m. EDT. 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 
times and agenda.
    Place: The meeting will be held at Sheraton Silver Spring Magnolia 
Ballroom, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland. Please check 
the SAB Web site http://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/meetings.html for 
directions to the meeting location.
    Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 15-
minute public comment period on April 28 from 5:30-5:45 p.m. EDT (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 
two (2) minutes. Individuals or groups planning to make a verbal 
presentation should contact the SAB Acting Executive Director by April 
21, 2016 to schedule their presentation. Written comments should be 
received in the SAB Executive Director's Office by April 21, 2016, to 
provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by 
the SAB Executive Director after April 21, 2016, will be distributed to 
the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date. Seating at 
the meeting will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
    Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed no later than 12:00 p.m. on April 21, 2016, to Dr. Elizabeth 
Turner, Acting SAB Executive Director, Room 146, Gregg Hall, 35 Colovos 
Road, Durham, NH 03824; Email: [email protected].
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting will include the following 
topics: (1) Report on Ecosystem Services Valuation from the Ecosystem 
Sciences and Management Working Group; (2) Updates from the NOAA 
Administrator, Chief Scientist and the Chief Economist; (3)SAB Strategy 
Discussion and

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Implications for NOAA; and (4) Discussion of Working Group Issues and 
Working Group Concept of Operations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Elizabeth Turner, Acting Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Room 146 Gregg Hall, 35 Colovos 
Road, Durham, NH 03824. Email: [email protected]; or visit the 
NOAA SAB Web site at http://www.sab.noaa.gov.

    Dated: March 15, 2016.
Jason Donaldson,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06554 Filed 3-24-16; 8:45 am]
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