[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7201]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XO40


Unified Synthesis Product Development Committee

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: A major activity of the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) 
is the production of a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products 
(SAPs) that are designed to inform and aid decision making by policy 
makers, resource managers, stakeholders, the media, and the general 
public on issues related to global climate change. The Unified 
Synthesis Product (USP) Development Committee (USPDC), established by a 
Decision Memorandum on February 29, 2008, is the Federal Advisory 
Committee charged with responsibility to develop a draft USP that will 
synthesize the information contained in the 21 SAPs in the context of 
other recent climate and global change scientific studies and formal 
assessments. Please note that meeting location, times, and agenda 
topics described here are subject to change. Meeting information will 
be available online on the USPDC website:
http://www.climate.noaa.gov/index.jsp?pg=./ccsp/unified_synthesis.jsp

DATES: The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 16, 2009 
and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on that day. The location will be the US 
Climate Change Science Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, 
Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Christopher D. Miller, USPDC DFO 
and the Program Manager, NOAA/OAR/Climate Program Office, Climate 
Change Data and Detection Program Element, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 
12239, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 301-734-1241, e-mail: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8dcee5ffe4fef9e2fde5e8ffa3c9a3c0e4e1e1e8ffcde3e2ececa3eae2fb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="57143f253e242338273f32257913791a3e3b3b3225173938363679303821">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Status

    The meeting will be open to public participation and will include a 
30-minute public comment period on April 16, 8 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (check 
the USPDC website to confirm this time and the room in which the 
meeting will be held). Seats will be available to the public on a 
first-come, first-served basis. In general, each individual or group 
wishing to make a statement that addresses the agenda topics (see 
Matters To Be Considered) will be allotted a total time of five (5) 
minutes. Written comments (at least 35 copies) that address the agenda 
topics will also be accepted and should be received by the USPDC 
Designated Federal Official (DFO) by April 6, 2009 to provide 
sufficient time for review. Written comments received after April 6 
will be distributed to the USPDC, but may not be reviewed prior to the 
meeting date.

Matters To Be Considered

    The meeting will discuss a roll-out strategy for the USP and 
various aspects of outreach activities that will be employed to 
disseminate the information in the final report.

    Dated: March, 23, 2009.
Captain Todd Stiles,
Executive Director, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[FR Doc. E9-7201 Filed 3-31-09; 8:45 am]
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