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and gather ideas for other data sources.
NOAA hopes to come out of the
meetings with a strengthened
relationship with the public and a list
of best available data and data gaps.
III. Specific Information Requested To
Inform Marine Spatial Studies in
Virginia, North Carolina, and South
Carolina
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inform marine spatial studies in the
Southeast U.S. NOAA is particularly
interested in receiving input concerning
the items listed below. Responses to this
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1. Specific datasets related to ocean
sectors, natural resources, and/or
human activities you recommend
NOAA use in marine spatial studies.
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used in marine spatial studies.
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gaps in scientific knowledge or data that
could impact marine spatial planning
efforts.
4. Specific data or information you
recommend NOAA or other partners
collect, if it is not currently available or
has not been previously collected.
5. Ways in which NOAA can better
engage and collaborate with the public
and local communities to promote
economic, social, and ecological
resilience as well as protect trust
resources.
Sean Corson,
Director, National Centers for Coastal Ocean
Science, National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel
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Number of Respondents: 417.
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and float. In the coral reef ecosystem
fisheries, the vessel number must be
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activity to the vessel, aids law
enforcement, and is valuable in actions
concerning the damage to or loss of gear,
and civil proceedings.
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and Individuals.
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Administration
Solicitation for Members of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for
members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board.
AGENCY:
NOAA is soliciting
nominations for members of the NOAA
Science Advisory Board (SAB). The
SAB is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with the responsibility to
advise the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Oceans, Atmosphere, and
NOAA Administrator on long- and
short-range strategies for research,
education, and application of science to
resource management and
SUMMARY:
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environmental assessment and
prediction. The SAB consists of
approximately twenty members
reflecting the full breadth of NOAA’s
areas of responsibility and assists
NOAA in maintaining a complete and
accurate understanding of scientific
issues critical to the agency’s missions.
DATES: Nominations should be sent to
the web address specified below and
must be received by May 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be
submitted electronically to
noaa.scienceadvisoryboard@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Casey Stewart, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.
11360, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 240–
653–8297, Email: casey.stewart@
noaa.gov); or visit the NOAA SAB
website at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
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
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management. At this time, individuals
are sought with expertise in artificial
intelligence and machine learning;
environmental remote sensing; social
and behavioral sciences; storytelling.
Individuals with expertise in other
NOAA mission areas are also welcome
to apply. NOAA is also interested in
expanding the diversity of viewpoints
represented on the SAB. The agency
welcomes scientists in the listed areas of
expertise and other relevant ones who
come from diverse ethnic backgrounds
and races, Native and Tribal
communities, and gender as well as
those who are differently abled.
Composition and Points of View: The
Board will consist of approximately
twenty members, including a Chair,
designated by the Under Secretary in
accordance with FACA requirements.
Members will be appointed for threeyear terms, renewable once, and serve at
the discretion of the Under Secretary.
Members will be appointed as special
government employees (SGEs) and will
be subject to the ethical standards
applicable to SGEs. Members are
reimbursed for actual and reasonable
travel and per diem expenses incurred
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in performing such duties but will not
be reimbursed for their time. As a
Federal Advisory Committee, the
Board’s membership is required to be
balanced in terms of viewpoints
represented and the functions to be
performed as well as the interests of
geographic regions of the country and
the diverse sectors of U.S. society. The
SAB meets in person three times each
year, exclusive of teleconferences or
subcommittee, task force, and working
group meetings. Board members must be
willing to serve as liaisons to SAB
working groups and/or participate in
periodic reviews of the NOAA
Cooperative Institutes and overarching
reviews of NOAA’s research enterprise.
Nominations: Interested persons may
nominate themselves or third parties.
Applications: An application is
required to be considered for Board
membership, regardless of whether a
person is nominated by a third party or
self-nominated. The application package
must include: (1) the nominee’s full
name, title, institutional affiliation, and
contact information, including mailing
address; (2) the nominee’s area(s) of
expertise; (3) a short description of his/
her qualifications relative to the kinds of
advice being solicited by NOAA in this
Notice; and (4) a current resume
(maximum length four [4] pages).
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative
Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Space Weather Advisory Group
Meeting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Space Weather Advisory
Group (SWAG) will meet for a half day
on April 12, 2024.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled as
follows: April 12, 2024 from 10 a.m.–2
p.m. eastern daylight saving time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
a virtual event. For details on how to
connect to the webinar or to submit
comments, please visit https://
www.weather.gov/swag or contact Amy
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Macpherson, National Weather Service;
telephone: 816–287–1344; email:
amy.macpherson@noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Macpherson, National Weather
Service, NOAA, 7220 NW 101st Terrace,
Kansas City, MO 64153; 816–287–1344
or amy.macpherson@noaa.gov; or visit
the SWAG website: https://
www.weather.gov/swag.
Pursuant
to the Promoting Research and
Observations of Space Weather to
Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow
(PROSWIFT) Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et
seq., the Administrator of NOAA and
the National Science and Technology
Council’s Space Weather Operations,
Research, and Mitigation (SWORM)
Subcommittee established the SWAG on
April 21, 2021. The SWAG is the only
Federal Advisory SWAG that advises
and informs the interest and work of the
SWORM. The SWAG is to receive
advice from the academic community,
the commercial space weather sector,
and nongovernmental space weather
end users to carry out the
responsibilities of the SWAG set forth in
the PROSWIFT Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et
seq.
The SWAG is directed to advise the
SWORM on the following: facilitating
advances in the space weather
enterprise of the United States;
improving the ability of the United
States to prepare for, mitigate, respond
to, and recover from space weather
phenomena; enabling the coordination
and facilitation of research to operations
and operations to research, as described
in 51 U.S.C 60604(d); and developing
and implementing the integrated
strategy under 51 U.S.C. 60601(c),
including subsequent updates and
reevaluations. The SWAG shall also
conduct a comprehensive survey of the
needs of users of space weather
products to identify the space weather
research, observations, forecasting,
prediction, and modeling advances
required to improve space weather
products, as required by 51 U.S.C.
60601(d)(3).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Matters To Be Considered
The meeting will be open to the
public. During the meeting, the SWAG
will discuss the PROSWIFT Act, 51
U.S.C. 60601 et seq., directed duties of
the SWAG including the required 51
U.S.C. 60601(d)(3) user survey. The full
agenda and meeting materials will be
published on the SWAG website:
https://www.weather.gov/swag.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Solicitation for Members of the NOAA Science Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for members of the NOAA Science Advisory
Board.
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SUMMARY: NOAA is soliciting nominations for members of the NOAA Science
Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB is the only Federal Advisory Committee
with the responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans, Atmosphere, and NOAA Administrator on long- and short-range
strategies for research, education, and application of science to
resource management and
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environmental assessment and prediction. The SAB consists of
approximately twenty members reflecting the full breadth of NOAA's
areas of responsibility and assists NOAA in maintaining a complete and
accurate understanding of scientific issues critical to the agency's
missions.
DATES: Nominations should be sent to the web address specified below
and must be received by May 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Applications should be submitted electronically to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Casey Stewart, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11360, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. (Phone: 240-653-8297, Email:
[email protected]); or visit the NOAA SAB website at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
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 Administration (NOAA)
science programs are of the highest quality and provide optimal support
to resource management. At this time, individuals are sought with
expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning;
environmental remote sensing; social and behavioral sciences;
storytelling. Individuals with expertise in other NOAA mission areas
are also welcome to apply. NOAA is also interested in expanding the
diversity of viewpoints represented on the SAB. The agency welcomes
scientists in the listed areas of expertise and other relevant ones who
come from diverse ethnic backgrounds and races, Native and Tribal
communities, and gender as well as those who are differently abled.
Composition and Points of View: The Board will consist of
approximately twenty members, including a Chair, designated by the
Under Secretary in accordance with FACA requirements. Members will be
appointed for three-year terms, renewable once, and serve at the
discretion of the Under Secretary. Members will be appointed as special
government employees (SGEs) and will be subject to the ethical
standards applicable to SGEs. Members are reimbursed for actual and
reasonable travel and per diem expenses incurred in performing such
duties but will not be reimbursed for their time. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the Board's membership is required to be balanced in terms
of viewpoints represented and the functions to be performed as well as
the interests of geographic regions of the country and the diverse
sectors of U.S. society. The SAB meets in person three times each year,
exclusive of teleconferences or subcommittee, task force, and working
group meetings. Board members must be willing to serve as liaisons to
SAB working groups and/or participate in periodic reviews of the NOAA
Cooperative Institutes and overarching reviews of NOAA's research
enterprise.
Nominations: Interested persons may nominate themselves or third
parties.
Applications: An application is required to be considered for Board
membership, regardless of whether a person is nominated by a third
party or self-nominated. The application package must include: (1) the
nominee's full name, title, institutional affiliation, and contact
information, including mailing address; (2) the nominee's area(s) of
expertise; (3) a short description of his/her qualifications relative
to the kinds of advice being solicited by NOAA in this Notice; and (4)
a current resume (maximum length four [4] pages).
David Holst,
Chief Financial Officer/Administrative Officer, Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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