[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 161 (Thursday, August 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44658-44659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22439]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Engineering, Committee of Visitors, 
Division of Engineering Education and Centers; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting.

    Name: Advisory Committee for Engineering, Committee of Visitors, 
Division of Engineering Education and Centers (1170)
    Date & Time: September 9, 9:00 am-5:00 and September 10 and 11, 
8:30 am-5:00 pm
    Place: NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA (see Agenda for 
Rooms)
    Type of Meeting: Part-Open (see Agenda, below)
    Contact Person: Dr. William S. Butcher, Senior Engineering 
Advisor, Division of Engineering Education and Centers, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 
(703) 306-1380.
    Purpose of Meeting: To carry out Committee of Visitors (COV) 
review, including program evaluation, GPRA assessments, and access 
to privileged materials.
    Agenda: Closed: September 9, 1998, 9:00 am-5:00 pm--To review 
the merit review processes covering funding decisions made during 
the immediately preceding three/four fiscal years of the Division of 
Engineering Education and Centers' programs.
    Open: September 10, 1998 from 8:30 am-5:00 pm and September 11, 
1998 8:30 am to 3:00 pm--To assess the results of NSF program 
investments in the Engineering Education and Centers Division. This 
shall involve a discussion and review of results focused on NSF and 
grantee outputs and related outcomes achieved or realized during the 
preceding three/four fiscal years. These results may be based on NSF 
grants or other investments made in earlier years. The Committee 
will meet as a whole or in sub-groups, as required.

                       Sub-Group Meeting Locations                      
                   [Room # when COV meets as a whole]                   
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                                      9/9/98      9/10/98      9/11/98  
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Engineering Research Centers.....          390          580          580
Engineering Education (Coalitions/                                      
 CRCD/Action Agenda).............          365          530          530
Industry/University/Cooperative                                         
 Research Centers--(IUCRC/SIUCRC)          730         1020          630
Human Resources..................          770    1295/1280          680
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    Reason for Closing: During the closed session, the Committee 
will be reviewing proposal actions that will include privileged 
intellectual property and personal information that could harm 
individuals if they are disclosed. If discussions were open to the 
public, these matters that are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and 
(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act would be improperly 
disclosed.


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    Dated: August 17, 1998.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22439 Filed 8-19-98; 8:45 am]
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