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[FR Doc No: 94-27469]
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[Federal Register: November 7, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Sea Grant Review Panel Meeting
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Sea Grant Review Panel. The meeting will
have several purposes. Panel members will provide and discuss follow-up
reports of business transacted at the last Sea Grant Review Panel
meeting in the areas of management and organization, budget status,
strategic and tactical issues, law and policy, new technology and
research, economic development, outreach for enhancement of Department
of Commerce goals, and new business.
DATES: The announced meeting is scheduled during 2 days: Thursday,
November 17, 1994, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, November 18,
1994, 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn--Silver Spring 8777 Georgia Avenue Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David B. Duane, Director, National
Sea Grant College Program, National Oceanic & Atmospheric
Administration, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 11618, Silver Spring,
Maryland 20910, (301) 713-2448.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel, which consists of balanced
representation from academia, industry, state government, and citizens
groups, was established in 1976 by Section 209 of the Sea Grant
Improvement Act (Public Law 94-461, 33 U.S.C. 1128) and advises the
Secretary of Commerce, the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere,
also the Administrator of NOAA, and the Director of the National Sea
Grant College Program with respect to operations under the act, and
such other matters as the Secretary refers to the Panel for review and
advice. The agenda for the meeting is:
Thursday, November 17, 1994, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
8:00 Opening Remarks
8:15 Logistics
8:30 OSB/NRC Report
9:15 Legislative Activities
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Panel Position Papers
1. Potential Changes to Sea Grant Legislation
2. Response to OSB Critique of Panel Role and Responsibility of
Panel Panel Review of National Office
12:15 Working Lunch
1:15 Small Business Innovation Research
2:15 National Sea Grant Office Report
Regionalization
Multiple Entities
Performance Criteria
Economic Impact Publication
SG Making a Difference
Poster
Industrial Fellows
Aquaculture
3:45 National Media Communicator Report
4:15 Council of Sea Grant Directors Report
5:00 Adjourn
Friday, November 18, 1994
8:00 Biennium Reports
9:00 Evaluation of Grants & Proposals
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Positioning Sea Grant for the 21st Century
Business/International Environment
Technical/Scientific Environment
10:30 Two Imaginative Visions
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
11:30 Review of Vision and Strategic Plan
12:00 Working Lunch
1:00 Long Range Planning Committee Report
1:30 Management for Achievement
Office of Ocean & Earth Sciences, NOS NOAA/SG Interface
Improvement
2:20 Business and Economic Development
2:40 1994 Review Panel Accomplishments
3:00 Changing of the Guard
3:10 Election of Vice Chair
New Business
Date of Next Meeting
3:30 Adjourn
The meeting will be open to the public.
Dated: November 1, 1994.
Ned A. Ostenso,
Assistant Administrator for Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
[FR Doc. 94-27469 Filed 11-4-94; 8:45 am]
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