[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 42566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20268]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Geosciences; Committee of Visitors; 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 Geosciences; Committee of Visitors 
for the Instrumentation and Facilities Program in the Division of 
Earth Sciences (1755).
    Date/Time: September 12-14, 2001; 8:30 am-5:00 pm each day.
    Place: Room 380, NSF, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.
    Type of Meeting: Part-Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. David Lambert, Program Director, 
Instrumentation and Facilities Program, Division of Earth Sciences, 
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 
22230. Telephone: (703) 292-8558.
    Purpose of Meeting: To carry out Committee of Visitors (COV) 
review, including program evaluation, GPRA assessments, and access 
to privileged materials.

Agenda

    Closed: September 12 from 11:00-5:00--To review the merit review 
processes covering funding decisions made during the immediately 
preceding three fiscal years of the Instrumentation and Facilities 
Program
    Open: September 12 from 8:30-11:00--Introductions, charge and 
general discussion of selection process. September 13 from 8:30-5:00 
and September 14 from 8:30-5:00--To assess the results of NSF 
program investments in the Instrumentation and Facilities Program. 
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 fiscal years. These results may be based on NSF 
grants or other investments made in earlier years.
    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.

    Dated: August 8, 2001.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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