Meetings: Ocean Research Advisory Panel,

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Federal Register: September 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 172)NoticesPage 47275From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

DOCID:fr04se98-59

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

Meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Ocean Research Advisory Panel will meet to acquaint Panel members with National Oceanographic Partnership Program activities. The session of the meeting from 9:00 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. will be open to the public. The remaining session of the meeting from 1:30 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. will be closed to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 9, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In order to maintain the meeting time schedule, members of the public will be limited in their time to speak to the Panel. Members of the public should submit their comments one week in advance of the meeting to the meeting Point of Contact.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the White House Conference Center, The Eisenhower Room, 726 Jackson Place, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Steven E. Ramberg, Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660, telephone number (703) 696-4358.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and 10 U.S.C. section 7903. The purpose of this meeting is to acquaint Panel members with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) activities and discuss FY 2000 and out-year NOPP research funding opportunities. The open session of the meeting will include a briefing and discussion that address current issues in the ocean sciences community and NOPP activities to date. The remaining session of the meeting will involve proprietary information and sensitive information that would be likely to significantly frustrate proposed agency action if it is disclosed to the public prematurely. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d), the Secretary of the Navy has determined in writing that the public interest requires that this meeting will be partially closed to the public because it will be concerned with matters listed in 5 U.S.C. section 552b(c)(4) and (9)(b). Due to unavoidable delay in administrative processing, the normal 15 days notice could not be provided.

Dated: September 1, 1998. Ralph W. Corey, Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer.

FR Doc. 98-23859Filed9-3-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 3810-FF-P

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