[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12356-12357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5984]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meeting

Agency Holding Meeting: National Science Foundation; National Science 
Board and its Subdivisions.

Date and Time: March 24, 25, 2004.
March 24, 2004: 9:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
    9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Open Session
    10:30 a.m.-12 noon Open Session
    12 noon-12:30 p.m. Closed Session
    12:30 p.m.-1 p.m. Open Session
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Closed Session
    1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Open Session
    2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Open Session
March 25: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions:
    8 a.m.-8:15 a.m. Open Session
    8:15 a.m.-9 a.m. Closed Session
    9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Open Session
    11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Closed Session
    12:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Open Session

Place: The National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 
Arlington, VA 22230, www.nsf.gov/nsb.

Contact for Information: NSF Information Center (703) 292-5111.

Status: Part of this meeting will be closed to the public.
    Part of this meeting will be open to the public.

Matters to be Considered: 

Wednesday, March 24, 2004

Open

Committee on Strategy and Budget (9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.)
Room 1235
     Approval of Minutes
     Discussion of NSF Response to CSB Inquiries from 
February, 2004 CSB Meeting
     Discussion of a Process for NSB Review and 
Approval of the NSF FY 2006 Budget Request

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Committee on Audit and Oversight (10:30 a.m.-12 noon)
Room 1235
     Approval of Minutes
     National Academy of Public Administration's 
Review of NSF--Update
     CFO Update--Grants Monitoring
     NSB Sunshine Act Audit
Executive Committee (12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.)
Room 1295
     Approval of Minutes
     Discussion of OIG Sunshine Act Audit of NSB
Subcommittee on Polar Issues (1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.)
Room 1235
     Introduction
     Approval of Minutes
     OPP Director's Report
     Arctic Science: Eddies in the Arctic Ocean
     Antarctic Environmental Stewardship
Committee on Programs and Plans (2:45 p.m.-5 p.m.)
Room 1235
     Approval of Minutes
     Information Item: Status of Planning for NSF's 
Role in the Renewal of the National Academic Research Fleet
     Status Report: Long-Lived Data Collections
     High Risk Research
     Report from the Polar Issues Subcommittee
     Discussion of NAS Report on Setting Priorities 
for Large Research Facilities Supported by NSF

Closed

Committee on Audit and Oversight (12 noon-12:30 p.m.)
Room 1235
     Presentation of Ongoing OIG Investigation
Executive Committee (1-1:30)
Room 1295
     NSB Member Proposals
     Director's Items, Including
    -- Specific Personnel Matters
    -- Future Budgets

Thursday, March 24, 2004

Open

Ad Hoc Committee on 2004 Vannevar Bush Award (8 a.m.-8:15 a.m.)
(Room 1240)
     Review Selection Criteria
     Review Solicitation Process
Committee on Education and Human Resources (9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.)
(Room 1235)
     Approval of Minutes
     Comments from the Chair
     Report from the Subcommittee on S&E Indicators
     Broadening Participation Workshop
     Presentation on EHR Priorities and 2005 Budget
Plenary session of the Board (12:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Room 1235
     Approval of Open Minutes from February, 2004
     Resolution to Close Portions of May, 2004
     Chairman's Report, including
    -- Report on Senate Appropriation Hearings
    -- Update on Smithsonian Institution Funding
     Director's Report
     Committee Reports

Closed

Ad Hoc Committee on the 2004 Vannevar Bush Awards (8:15 a.m.-9 a.m.)
Room 1240
     Discussion of Candidates
     Balloting
Plenary session of the Board (11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
Room 1235

In Executive Closed Session:
     Nominating Committee Election
     Approval of Honorary Awards
In Closed Session:
     Approval of Minutes from February, 2004
     NSB Member Proposals
     Closed Committee Reports, if Any

Michael P. Crosby,
Executive Officer, NSB.
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