[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13276-13277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04979]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), 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 
the 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 Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 9:30 
a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and Thursday, April 28, 
2022, 8:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The 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/current-meetings/.

ADDRESSES: The April 27 and 28, 2022 venue is to be determined; please 
check the website for the location. The link for the webinar 
registration for the April 27-28, 2022 meeting may be found here: 
https://sab.noaa.gov/index.php/current-meetings/.

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 https://sab.noaa.gov/index.php/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

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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 April 27-28, 2022 meeting will be open to public 
participation with a 15-minute public comment period at 4:45 p.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Wednesday, April 27, 2022. 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 
April 27-28, 2022 meeting should be received in the SAB Executive 
Director's Office by April 20, 2022 to provide sufficient time for SAB 
review. Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after 
this date 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 April 20, 
2022.
    Matters to be Considered: The meeting on April 27-28 will include 
the (1) NOAA Update, (2) NOAA Science Update (3) Leadership in Coastal 
Resilience (4) NOAA Response to SAB Ecosystem Science and Management 
Working Group Report: Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, (5) 
Presentation and Discussion of SAB 2022 Work Plan Topics (6) NOAA 
Response to SAB Data Archiving and Access Requirements Working Group 
Report: Recommendations Concerning the NOAA Cloud Strategic Plan 
Actions and the NOAA Data Strategic Plan Actions (7) NOAA Response to 
SAB Climate Working Group Report: Advancing Earth System Prediction (8) 
NOAA Response to SAB Climate Working Group Report: Opportunity for 
COVID-19-related Earth System monitoring and prediction efforts as a 
result of worldwide shelter in place/stay at home policies (9) Review 
of the Draft 2022 Report to the United States Congress from the 
Environmental Information Services Working Group. Meeting materials, 
including work products, will be made available on the SAB website: 
https://sab.noaa.gov/index.php/current-meetings/.

Dave Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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