[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 156 (Monday, August 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46521-46522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6883]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences; 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: Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences (10752).

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    Date & Time: August 14, 2006, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., August 15-16, 2006, 8 
a.m.-5 p.m., August 17, 2006, 8 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
    Place: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), in Moss 
Landing, CA.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Alexandria Isern, Program Director, Division of 
Ocean Science, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 
Arlington, VA 22230.
    Purpose of Meeting: To review the scope and system level 
implementation plans for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) 
including management plans and budgeting, and determine whether all 
major risks with his project have been identified and whether 
appropriate initial system development specifications has been 
established for each sub-element of the OOI.
    Reason for Late Notice: Administrative Oversight.
    Agenda: To review elements of the initial Ocean Observatories 
Initiative (OOI) Project Execution Plan (PEP) and the project's plans 
for further development of the OOI to the Preliminary Design phrase of 
project maturity.
    August 14, 2006--Plenary session designed to orient the review 
panel and NSF staff to progress on high level activities related to OOI 
science, engineering, and management by the project staff and 
associated experts. Review of management issues. At the end of the day 
the panel will present concerns to the project team to be addressed at 
the start of day 2. After this presentation, the breakout groups will 
meet with Project leads for Level-2 Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) 
elements to coordinate for breakout sessions on day 2.
    August 15, 2006--Break out sessions will review specific OOI WBS 
elements. At the end of the day the panel will present concerns to the 
project team to be addressed at the start of day 3. There will be a 
site tour of facilities and activities related to OOI on the second 
day.
    August 16, 2006--Breakout sessions continue in the morning. Meet 
plenary at the end of the day to address any lingering questions of the 
Panel.
    August 17, 2006--Review Panel drafts Critical Design review (CDR) 
report and presents a summary of the report findings to the project 
team at a closeout session.

    Dated: August 8, 2006.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-6883 Filed 8-11-06; 8:45 am]
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