[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 44022]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21780]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Committee Management; Notice of Establishment

    The Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation and the 
Chairman of the National Science Board have determined that the 
establishment of the NSB Public Service Award Committee is necessary 
and in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed upon the Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 
U.S.C. 1861 et seq. This determination follows consultation with the 
Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration and 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Name of Committee: NSB Public Service Award Committee.
    Purpose: To provide advice and recommendations to the National 
Science Board on the selection of the NSB Public Service Award 
recipient. The NSB Public Service Award is a nonmonetary annual award 
designed to recognize individuals, a company, corporation, or 
organization, for their contribution in increasing the public's 
understanding of science.
    Balanced Membership Plans. The Committee will be balanced with 
eight members, six appointed and two ex officio, selected from the 
academic, scientific, and the private sectors who are knowledgeable 
about the public's view and understanding of science and technology and 
its importance in today's society. The two ex officio members are the 
Director, National Science Foundation; and Chairman, National Science 
Board.
    Responsible NSF Official: Susan Fannoney, Executive Secretary of 
the Public Service Award Committee, National Science Board, Room 1225, 
National Science Foundation, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22300, telephone (703) 306-2000.

    Dated: August 12, 1997.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-21780 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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