NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, Mar 10-11, 2026, College Park, MD/online

NOAA’s Science Advisory Board will meet March 10-11, 2026 at the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction’s Conference Center, 5830 University Blvd, College Park, MD. A public webinar link will be available.  (This meeting originally was to take place November 5-6, 2025, but postponed due to the government shutdown.)

More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below, and on the event’s website.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Science Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth a new schedule and proposed agenda for 
a meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Board (SAB) that was originally 
scheduled for November 5-6, 2025. During this new scheduled SAB 
meeting, the members will discuss issues outlined in the section on 
Matters to be considered.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 10-11, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The time and the agenda topics 
described below are subject to change. For the latest agenda please 
refer to the SAB website: https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.

ADDRESSES: The March 10-11, 2026 meeting will take place at the NOAA 
Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) Conference Center, 
5830 University Research Court, College Park, MD 20740. The link for 
the webinar registration will be posted, when available, on the SAB 
website: https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Casey Stewart, Executive Director, 
SSMC3, Room 11360, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910; Phone 
Number: 240-381-0833; Email: noaa.scienceadvisoryboard@noaa.gov; or 
visit the SAB website at https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA's Science Advisory Board (SAB)

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was originally established by a Decision Memorandum dated September 25, 
1997. In 2017, the SAB became a non-discretionary committee when 
Congress mandated that the SAB shall continue to maintain two specific 
subcommittees [Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 
(Pub. L. 115-25) Sec. Sec.  401, 508]. The SAB is the only Federal 
Advisory Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere on long- and short-range strategies 
for research, education and the application of science to resource 
management and environmental assessment and prediction. 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.
    Status: The March 10-11, 2026, meeting will be open to public 
participation with a 20-minute public comment period at time allocated 
on the published agenda. Public statements presented at the meeting 
should not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal or written 
statements. In general, each individual or group making a verbal 
presentation will be limited to a total time of three minutes. Written 
comments for the March 10-11, 2026 meeting should be received by the 
SAB Executive Director's Office (noaa.scienceadvisoryboard@noaa.gov) by 
February 22, 2026 to provide sufficient time for SAB review. Written 
comments received by the SAB Executive Director after this date will be 
distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting 
date.
    Special Accommodations: This meeting is physically accessible to 
people with disabilities. Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed to the SAB Executive Director no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on 
February 22, 2026.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting on March 10-11, 2026, will 
include the following topic(s): (1) A consent calendar for approval of 
Working Groups Membership and Terms of References, (2) Working groups 
reports on several different topics for approval and submission to 
NOAA, (3) NOAA Science Update and NOAA responses to previous SAB 
reports, and (4) Working Groups Updates.
    Meeting materials, including work products, will also be available 
on the SAB website: https://sab.noaa.gov/current-meetings/.