[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 221 (Friday, November 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64911-64912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25250]


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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 meeting.

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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 December 7, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and December 8, 2021 from 1:00 
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). This time and the agenda 
topics described below are subject to change. For the latest agenda, 
please refer to the SAB website: https://sab.noaa.gov/index.php/sab-meetings/.

ADDRESSES: This is a virtual meeting. The webinar registration links 
for the December 7 and December 8, 2021 meeting may be found on the 
website at http://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, SSMC3, Room 11230, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 
20910; Phone Number: 301-734-1156; Email: [email protected]; or 
visit the SAB website at http://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.

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

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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.
    Status: The December 7, 2021 meeting will be open to public 
participation with a 15-minute public comment period at 4:45 p.m., EST. 
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 
December 7 and December 8, 2021 meeting should be received by the SAB 
Executive Director's Office by November 29, 2021 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: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed to the Executive Director no later than 12 p.m. on November 
29, 2021.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting on December 7-8, 2021 will 
consider (1) NOAA Update; (2) NOAA Science Update; (3) NOAA Response to 
the SAB Environmental Information Services Working Group: Statement 
Concerning the Ongoing NWS Data Dissemination Challenges; (4) 
Priorities of Weather Research (PWR) Final Report; (5) Tsunami Science 
& Technology Advisory Panel Final Report; (6) NOAA Response to SAB 
Environmental Information Services Working Group Report: 
Recommendations to the NOAA Concerning the Hurricane Forecast 
Improvement Program; (7) Review of the Draft 2021 Report to the United 
States Congress from the Environmental Information Services Working 
Group (EISWG); (8) NOAA Response to SAB Climate Working Group Report 
(CWG): Precipitation Prediction Grand Challenge Strategic Plan Review. 
The full agenda will be published on the SAB website. Meeting 
materials, including work products, will be available on the SAB 
website: http://sab.noaa.gov/SABMeetings.aspx.

Eric Locklear,
Acting Chief Financial Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-25250 Filed 11-18-21; 8:45 am]
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