Notices. Notice of open meetings

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BILLING CODE 5001-06-M DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy Meeting of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD. ACTION: Notice of open meetings. SUMMARY: The Ocean Research Advisory Panel

(ORAP)will meet to discuss National Oceanographic Partnership Program

(NOPP)activities. All sessions of the meetings will remain open to the public. DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, January 5, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, January 6, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In order to maintain the meetings time schedules, members of the public will be limited in their time to speak to the Panel. Members of the public should submit their comments one week in advance of the meetings to the meeting Point of Contact. ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, 1201 New York Ave, NW., Suite 420, Washington, DC 20005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Melbourne G. Briscoe, Office of Naval Research, 800 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22217-5660, telephone

(703)696-4120. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of open meetings is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss NOPP activities. The meetings will include discussions on ocean observations, current and future NOPP activities, and other current issues in the ocean sciences community. Dated: December 15, 2004. J.H. Wagshul, Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 04-27927 Filed 12-21-04; 8:45 am]