The Preliminary Report of the NOAA Science Advisory Board, Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group, External Review of NOAA's Hurricane Intensity Research and Development Enterprise, 29926-29927 [E6-7966]

Download as PDF 29926 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES emergency rule is effective for 180 days (and may be extended for another 180 days), it is unlikely to be in effect for the 2007 fishing season. The Council will therefore consider changes to the Pelagics FMP that would allow immediate closure of the fishery when either of the turtle limits are reached. Subsequently, the Pelagics Plan Team recommended in its May 2006 meeting that the Council also consider methods to smooth the adverse markets effect of these closures. These include consideration of an interim trigger level of turtle takes by the Hawaii swordfish longline fishery that might be used to establish a short term (1–4 week) temporary closures, to prevent the fishery reaching its limits prematurely. The Council may, therefore, take action at this meeting to amend the Pelagics Fishery Management Plan to modify the current swordfish longline fishery closure mechanism. The Council will also consider these measures at its 133rd meeting. 3. NWHI Fishing Regulations (ACTION ITEM) On January 18, 2006, the Council was informed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, that NOAA is developing alternatives in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) National Marine Sanctuary that would enable the Council to continue to recommend management measures to limit bottomfish and pelagic fisheries through regulations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), consistent with the goals and objectives of the proposed sanctuary. In response to this notice, the Council, relying on guidance provided by NOAA, took initial action at its 131st meeting held March 13–16, 2006 and recommended that limited commercial bottomfish and non-longline pelagic fishing be allowed to continue in Federal waters of the proposed NWHI National Marine under the following permit and catch limits: 1. Limited-entry NWHI bottomfish permits be capped at 14, with 7 permits for the Ho’omalu Zone and 7 permits for the Mau Zone (the two Community Development Program permits for indigenous use to be included in the latter and issued as previously recommended by the Council); 2. The annual bottomfish catch be limited to 381,500 lbs (85% of MSY); 3. Non-longline commercial pelagic fishing permits be capped at three (3); and VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 4. The annual commercial pelagic catch by the non-longline pelagic fishery and the limited-entry bottomfish fishery be limited to 180,000 lbs. 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AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of availability and request for public comment. ACTION: SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the preliminary report of the SAB Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group (here called the HIRWG) external review of NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity Research and Development Enterprise for public comment. The preliminary report of the HIRWG has been prepared pursuant to the request from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an external review of NOAA’s Hurricane Intensity research and development enterprise. DATES: Comments on this preliminary report must be submitted by 5 p.m. EDT on June 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of the HIRWG will be available on the NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site at https://www.sab.noaa.gov/reports/ SAB_HIRWG_0506.pdf. The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to noaa.sab.comments2@noaa.gov. For individuals who do not have access to a computer, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, Silver Spring Metro Center Bldg 3 Room 11117, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11117, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301– 713–9121, Fax: 301–713–3515, E-mail: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov) during normal business hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or visit the NOAA SAB Web site at https://www.sab.noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary report of the HIRWG has been drafted pursuant to the request from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an external review of NOAA’s hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. This review addresses questions and draft recommendations regarding the appropriateness of the mix of scientific activities conducted and/or sponsored by NOAA to its mission and on the organization of NOAA hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. The report recommends that NOAA strengthen its efforts to develop numerical models which incorporate essential physics and have sufficient E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES resolution to resolve hurricane structure. The essential physics includes full representation of clouds and a much improved representation of the exchanges of heat, moisture, and momentum at the atmosphere-ocean surface. Development of these representations will require extensive analysis of data from carefully planned field studies using both traditional airborne and ground-based observing systems and novel observing platforms such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The SAB is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the responsibility to advise the Under Secretary on long- and short-term strategies for research, education, and application of science to resource management and environmental assessment and prediction. NOAA welcomes all comments on the content of the preliminary report. We also request comments on any inconsistencies perceived within the report, and possible omissions of important topics or issues. This preliminary report is being issued for comment only and is not intended for interim use. For any shortcoming noted within the preliminary report, please propose specific remedies. Suggested changes will be incorporated where appropriate, and a final report will be posted on the SAB Web site. Please follow these instructions for preparing and submitting comments. Using the format guidance described below will facilitate the processing of comments and assure that all comments are appropriately considered. Please provide background information about yourself on the first page of your comments: Your name(s), organization(s), area(s) of expertise, mailing address(es), telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address(es). Overview comments on the section should follow your background information and should be numbered. Comments that are specific to particular pages, paragraphs or lines of the section should follow any overview comments and should identify the page numbers to which they apply. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: E6-7966]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 060516133-6133-01]


The Preliminary Report of the NOAA Science Advisory Board, 
Hurricane Intensity Research Working Group, External Review of NOAA's 
Hurricane Intensity Research and Development Enterprise

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce 
(DOC).

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: NOAA Research (OAR) publishes this notice on behalf of the 
NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) to announce the availability of the 
preliminary report of the SAB Hurricane Intensity Research Working 
Group (here called the HIRWG) external review of NOAA's Hurricane 
Intensity Research and Development Enterprise for public comment. The 
preliminary report of the HIRWG has been prepared pursuant to the 
request from the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere 
to the SAB to conduct an external review of NOAA's Hurricane Intensity 
research and development enterprise.

DATES: Comments on this preliminary report must be submitted by 5 p.m. 
EDT on June 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of the HIRWG will be available on the 
NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site at 
https://www.sab.noaa.gov/reports/SAB_HIRWG_0506.pdf.
    The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to 
Noaa.sab.comments2@noaa.gov. For individuals who do not have access to 
a computer, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science 
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, Silver Spring Metro Center 
Bldg 3 Room 11117, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 
20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive 
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11117, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-713-9121, Fax: 301-
713-3515, E-mail: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov) during normal business hours 
of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, or visit the 
NOAA SAB Web site at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary report of the HIRWG has been 
drafted pursuant to the request from the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Oceans and Atmosphere to the SAB to conduct an external review of 
NOAA's hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. This 
review addresses questions and draft recommendations regarding the 
appropriateness of the mix of scientific activities conducted and/or 
sponsored by NOAA to its mission and on the organization of NOAA 
hurricane intensity research and development enterprise. The report 
recommends that NOAA strengthen its efforts to develop numerical models 
which incorporate essential physics and have sufficient

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resolution to resolve hurricane structure. The essential physics 
includes full representation of clouds and a much improved 
representation of the exchanges of heat, moisture, and momentum at the 
atmosphere-ocean surface. Development of these representations will 
require extensive analysis of data from carefully planned field studies 
using both traditional airborne and ground-based observing systems and 
novel observing platforms such as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
    The SAB is chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act and 
is the only Federal Advisory Committee with the responsibility to 
advise the Under Secretary on long- and short-term strategies for 
research, education, and application of science to resource management 
and environmental assessment and prediction.
    NOAA welcomes all comments on the content of the preliminary 
report. We also request comments on any inconsistencies perceived 
within the report, and possible omissions of important topics or 
issues. This preliminary report is being issued for comment only and is 
not intended for interim use. For any shortcoming noted within the 
preliminary report, please propose specific remedies. Suggested changes 
will be incorporated where appropriate, and a final report will be 
posted on the SAB Web site.
    Please follow these instructions for preparing and submitting 
comments. Using the format guidance described below will facilitate the 
processing of comments and assure that all comments are appropriately 
considered. Please provide background information about yourself on the 
first page of your comments: Your name(s), organization(s), area(s) of 
expertise, mailing address(es), telephone and fax numbers, e-mail 
address(es).
    Overview comments on the section should follow your background 
information and should be numbered. Comments that are specific to 
particular pages, paragraphs or lines of the section should follow any 
overview comments and should identify the page numbers to which they 
apply. Please number all pages and place your name at the top of each 
page.

    Dated: May 18, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Administrative Officer, Office of 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-7966 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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