NOAA SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, Apr 29, 2025, virtual, 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET

The NOAA Science Advisory Board will meet virtually on April 29, 2025 from 10:00 am-5:00 pm ET.

The agenda is posted.

More information is in the Federal Register notice, which is reproduced below.

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 the schedule and proposed agenda for a 
meeting of the Science Advisory Board (SAB). The members will discuss 
issues outlined in the section on Matters to be considered.

DATES: The meeting date is April 29, 2025. The meeting is scheduled on 
April 29, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time 
(EDT). 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/.

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ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held virtually. 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 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.
    Status: The April 29, 2025 meeting will be open to public 
participation with a 15-minute public comment period at 4:45 p.m. EDT 
on April 29, 2025. The SAB expects that public statements presented at 
its meetings will 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 April 29, 2025 meeting should be received by 
the SAB Executive Director's Office 
(noaa.scienceadvisoryboard@noaa.gov) by April 22, 2025 to provide 
sufficient time for SAB review. Written comments received by the SAB 
Executive Director after these dates will be distributed to the SAB, 
but may not be reviewed prior to the meeting date.
    Special Accommodations: Requests for special accommodations may be 
directed to the Executive Director no later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time (EST) on April 14, 2025.
    Matters To Be Considered: The meeting on April 29, 2025 will 
include, but is not limited to, the following topics: (1) the SAB 
Consent Calendar, (2) Working Group Updates, (3) updates from NOAA 
leadership and (4) discussion of current and/or future matters 
regarding the Board's work plan. Meeting materials, including work 
products, will also be available on the SAB website:
 https://sab.noaa.gov/currentmeetings/current-meeting-documents/.