[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 3438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1003]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposed Establishment and Organizational Meeting

    NSF plans to establish an Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of the 
NSF Supercomputer Centers Program in the near future. The Director of 
the National Science Foundation has determined that the establishment 
of the proposed committee is necessary and in the public interest. 
Establishment documents are currently under review by OMB and GSA in 
accord with Executive Order No. 12838. Details about the proposed 
establishment are listed below. This notice also announces that NSF 
will conduct an organizational meeting of the proposed committee on 
January 30 and its notice appears at the end of this announcement.

    Name: Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of the NSF Supercomputer 
Centers Program
    Purpose: To advise NSF on the future of its Supercomputing 
Centers Program in the light of the changing nature of the computing 
and information science and technology fields. Its scope will be 
limited to NSF's support for advanced computational science.
    Expected Duration: It is expected that the Task Force will 
complete its activities on or before September 30, 1995
    Balanced Membership Plans: To attain a balanced point of view, 
members will be selected from academic institutions and private 
industry. Six will represent academic institutions, both public and 
private, one will be a representative from the National Labs, and 
one will be an industrial member. Membership will also be diverse 
regarding the perspective towards computational science. There will 
be representatives from computer science, engineering, and the basic 
sciences, as well as members experienced in operating modern high 
performance computing facilities, and administration of research 
organizations.
    Responsible NSF Official: Dr. Robert Borchers, Director, 
Division of Advanced Scientific Computing, Directorate for Computer 
and Information Science and Engineering, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 703/306-
1970.

Notice of Organizational Meeting

    The National Science Foundation announces the following meeting 
of the proposed Ad Hoc Task Force on the Future of the NSF 
Supercomputer Centers Program.
    Date and Time: January 30, 1995, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Place: Room 1150, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Richard Kaplan, Program Director, Centers 
Program, Division of Advanced Scientific Computing, Directorate for 
Computer and Information Science and Engineering, National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 703/306-
1970.
    Minutes: May be obtained from the contact person listed above.
    Meeting Purpose: The objective of the Task Force is to advise 
the NSF on the future of its Supercomputing Centers Program in the 
light of the changing nature of the computing and information 
science and technology fields. Its scope will be limited to NSF's 
support for advanced computational science. This meeting is to 
organize and set the agenda for subsequent meetings.
    Agenda: January 30, 1995:

AM--Introductory Remarks and Background
PM--Discussion on procedures, locations, and agenda for subsequent 
meetings

    Dated: January 10, 1995.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-1003 Filed 1-13-95; 8:45 am]
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