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Science Advisory Board; The
Preliminary Report of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board, Extension,
Outreach and Education Working
Group
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.
AGENCY:
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
Extension, Outreach, and Education
Working Group’s (here called the
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EOEWG) external review of NOAA’s
activities in extension, outreach and
education activities for public comment.
The preliminary report of the EOEWG
has been prepared pursuant to the
request initiated by the NOAA Science
Advisory Board, and approved by the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere, for an external
panel of experts to conduct a review of
NOAA’s extension, outreach and
education programs and provide advice
to NOAA on ways to strengthen,
coordinate, organize and improve its
extension, outreach and education
activities to fully engage its
constituents.
DATES: Comments on this preliminary
report must be received by 5 p.m. EDT
on February 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of
the EOEWG will be available on the
NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site
at https://www.sab.noaa.gov/Reports/
EOEWG.
The public is encouraged to submit
comments electronically to
noaa.sab.comments@noaa.gov. For
individuals who do not have access to
the Internet, comments may be
submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia
Decker, 1315 East-West Highway-R/
SAB, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, 1315
East-West Highway-R/SAB, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301–
734–1156, Fax: 301–734–1459, 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 EOEWG has
been drafted pursuant to the request
initiated by the NOAA Science
Advisory Board and approved by the
Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct an
external review of NOAA’s extension,
outreach and education activities. This
report was prepared in response to the
charge to the working group to explore
opportunities to enhance the impact of
NOAA’s extension, outreach and
education activities with its
constituents, including, but not limited
to, the following:
1. Define NOAA’s purpose and
unique role in extension, outreach, and
education.
2. Identify opportunities at different
levels of geographic granularity (e.g.,
local, state, regional, national, and
international).
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3. Identify opportunities for NOAA’s
research enterprise to better connect
with constituencies through extension,
outreach, and education.
4. Review the legislative authorities of
NOAA in extension, outreach, and
education and the opportunities to
expand these authorities.
5. Explore the communication paths
between NOAA and its constituents
with the goal to improve channels and
enhance processes.
6. Cite best management practices and
examples that could be broadly utilized
within NOAA.
7. Review training opportunities and
funding support for NOAA programs
and staff involved in extension,
outreach, and education.
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. Overview
comments should be provided first 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 and line numbers to which
they apply. Please number each page of
your comments.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket Number: 080108032-8033-01]
Science Advisory Board; The Preliminary Report of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board, Extension, Outreach and Education Working Group
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 Extension, Outreach, and Education
Working Group's (here called the EOEWG) external review of NOAA's
activities in extension, outreach and education activities for public
comment. The preliminary report of the EOEWG has been prepared pursuant
to the request initiated by the NOAA Science Advisory Board, and
approved by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere,
for an external panel of experts to conduct a review of NOAA's
extension, outreach and education programs and provide advice to NOAA
on ways to strengthen, coordinate, organize and improve its extension,
outreach and education activities to fully engage its constituents.
DATES: Comments on this preliminary report must be received by 5 p.m.
EDT on February 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Preliminary Report of the EOEWG will be available on the
NOAA Science Advisory Board Web site at https://www.sab.noaa.gov/
Reports/EOEWG.
The public is encouraged to submit comments electronically to
noaa.sab.comments@noaa.gov. For individuals who do not have access to
the Internet, comments may be submitted in writing to: NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB) c/o Dr. Cynthia Decker, 1315 East-West Highway-R/
SAB, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway-R/SAB,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-734-1459,
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 EOEWG has been
drafted pursuant to the request initiated by the NOAA Science Advisory
Board and approved by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere to conduct an external review of NOAA's extension, outreach
and education activities. This report was prepared in response to the
charge to the working group to explore opportunities to enhance the
impact of NOAA's extension, outreach and education activities with its
constituents, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. Define NOAA's purpose and unique role in extension, outreach,
and education.
2. Identify opportunities at different levels of geographic
granularity (e.g., local, state, regional, national, and
international).
3. Identify opportunities for NOAA's research enterprise to better
connect with constituencies through extension, outreach, and education.
4. Review the legislative authorities of NOAA in extension,
outreach, and education and the opportunities to expand these
authorities.
5. Explore the communication paths between NOAA and its
constituents with the goal to improve channels and enhance processes.
6. Cite best management practices and examples that could be
broadly utilized within NOAA.
7. Review training opportunities and funding support for NOAA
programs and staff involved in extension, outreach, and education.
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. Overview comments should be provided first 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 and line numbers to which they apply. Please number
each page of your comments.
Dated: January 10, 2008.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-704 Filed 1-15-08; 8:45 am]
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