Science Advisory Board

• Published date: 28 February 2024
• Record Number: 2024-04082
• Citation: 89 FR 14632
• Court: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2024)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 14632-14633]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2024-04082]
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                DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
                Science Advisory Board
                AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                Department of Commerce (DOC).
                ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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                SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a
                meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members will discuss
                issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered.
                DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 19, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
                p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and March 20, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
                p.m. EST. These times and the agenda topics described below are subject
                to change. For the latest agenda please refer to the SAB website:
                https://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings/.
                ADDRESSES: The meeting location is at the Westin Center City,
                Washington, DC, 1400 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20005. The exact
                meeting location and a link for the webinar registration will be
                posted, when available, on the SAB website: https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey Stewart, Executive Director,
                SSMC3, Room 11360, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone
                Number: 240-381-0833; Email: [email protected]; or
                visit the SAB website at https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA 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
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                Administration (NOAA) science programs are of the highest quality and
                provide optimal support to resource management.
                 Status: The March 19-20, 2024 meeting will be open to public
                participation with a 15-minute public comment period at 4:45 p.m. EST
                on March 20, 2024. 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 three minutes.
                Written comments for the March 19 and 20, 2024 meeting should be
                received by the SAB Executive Director's Office
                ([email protected]) by March 12, 2024 to provide
                sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB
                Executive Director after these dates will be distributed to the SAB,
                but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
                 Special Accommodations: These meetings are physically accessible to
                people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be
                directed to the Executive Director no later than 12 p.m. on March 12,
                2024.
                 Matters to be Considered: The meeting on March 19-20, 2024 will
                include the following topics: (1) the NOAA Update, (2) NOAA Science
                Update, (3) Presentation on the EISWG Annual Report to Congress, (6)
                TSTAP Annual Report and white paper on complicated water ways, (7) NOAA
                DEIA Report Response, (8) Presentation on NOAA Report Response for
                Rapidly Changing Marine Environment Report, (9) Presentation on NOAA
                Response to White Paper on Air Quality in a Changing Climate, and (10)
                NOAA Response to DAARWG Report on the NESDIS Common Cloud Framework.
                Meeting materials, including work products, will also be available on
                the SAB website: https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/current-meeting-documents/.
                David Holst,
                Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
                Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
                [FR Doc. 2024-04082 Filed 2-27-24; 8:45 am]
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