[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 56 (Thursday, March 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15309-15310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7096]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Opportunity for Public Comment on the Fourth Biennial Revision of 
the U.S. Arctic Research Plan

    In accordance with the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984, Pub. 
L. 98-373, the National Science Foundation announces an Opportunity for 
Public Comment on the Fourth Biennial Revision of the U.S. Arctic 
Research Plan.

PURPOSE: Section 109(a) of the Arctic Research and Policy Act requires 
a biennial revision of the U.S. Arctic Research Plan (due in July 
1995). Section 109(a) of the Act further requires the Interagency 
Arctic Research Policy Committee to consult with a number of groups 
during development of the Plan. The Interagency Committee and its staff 
and working groups have prepared a draft revision to the Plan, which 
will be available for review in the following locations:

Arlington, Virginia: Office of Polar Programs, Room 755, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia;
Anchorage, Alaska: The Alaska Resource Library, Federal Building, 222 
W. 7th St., 1st Floor;
Juneau, Alaska: The Alaska State Library, State Office Building, 333 
Willoughby Avenue, Circulation Desk, 8th Floor;
Fairbanks, Alaska: The Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska, 
Fairbanks, Reserve Desk.

    Representatives of the groups named in section 109(a) of the Act 
(residents of the Arctic, the private sector and public interest 
groups) as well as members of the general public, are invited to obtain 
a copy of the draft revision for review. The biennial revision to the 
Arctic Research Plan is organized to address research needs in the 
following area:
    1. Arctic Oceans and Marginal Seas;
    2. Atmosphere and Climate;
    3. Land and Offshore Resources;
    4. Land-Atmosphere Interactions;
    5. Engineering and Technology;
    6. Social Science; and
    7. Health.
    Coordinated interagency efforts and supporting programs are also 
discussed. These include research in the Arctic ocean, cultural and 
natural characteristics of the Bering region, environmental monitoring, 
arctic contamination studies, data and information, logistics, and 
international activities.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Comments from representatives of groups named in 
the Arctic Research and Policy Act are encouraged. Written comments 
should be submitted to the address below by April 25, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to review a copy of 
the draft biennial revision, but are unable to visit one of the above 
locations, please write to the following address: Arctic Research 
Staff, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, 
Virginia 22230, or call (703) 306-1031, or FAX to (703) 306-0139. 
Information will be available after March 24, 1995.

[[Page 15310]] COSTS: None.
Charles E. Myers,
Head, Arctic Staff, National Science Foundation.
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