[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 56 (Friday, March 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15222-15223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5757]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

    The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR 
part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), 
hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the 
transaction of National Science Board business and other matters 
specified, as follows:

Agency Holding Meeting: National Science Board.

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at 8:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 
March 27, 2008, at 8:30 a.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, 
Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk 
at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's badge.

Status: Some portions open, some portions closed.

Open Sessions: 
March 26, 2008
    8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
    9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
    10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.
    2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
    5 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
March 27, 2008
    9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
    9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
    10:15 a.m.-12 noon
    1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Closed Sessions: 
March 26, 2008
    11 a.m.-12 noon
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
March 27, 2008
    8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
    1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
    1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.

Agency Contact: Dr. Robert E. Webber, [email protected], (703) 292-7000, 
http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/.

Matters to be Discussed: 

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

CSB Task Force on Cost Sharing

    Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.

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     Approval of February Minutes.
     Task Force Chairman's Remarks.
     Discussion of Planned Roundtable Discussions on Cost 
Sharing.
     Discussion of Web-based Survey on Cost Sharing.

EHR Subcommittee on Science & Engineering Indicators

    Open Session: 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Chairman's Remarks.
     Report on Luncheon Meeting with Government-University-
Industry Research Roundtable.
     SRS Presentation on Efforts to Develop New Data and 
Indicators for Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 and Beyond.
     Additional Activities Relating to Science and Engineering 
Indicators 2010.
     Presentation on Electronic ``Digest''.
     Presentation on State Data Tool.
     Chairman's Summary.

Committee on Strategy and Budget

    Open Session: 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Status Report: CSB Task Force on Cost Sharing.
     Discussion of NSF Policies regarding Limitations on the 
Number of Proposal Submissions to a given solicitation by a Single 
Institution.

CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues

    Closed Session: 11 a.m.-12 noon
     NSB Action Item: Request for Proposal and Award of a 
Support Contract for the United States Antarctic Program.

Committee on Education and Human Resources

    Open Session: 1 p.m.-2 p.m.
     Approval of December 2007 Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Educational Programs and the University of Hawaii-Hilo.
     Status of Subcommittee on Science and Engineering 
Indicators.
     Discussion: Preparing the Next Generation of STEM 
Innovators.
     Board Executive Officer's Report.

Committee on Programs and Plans

    Open Session: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Status Report: Subcommittee on Polar Issues.
     [dec222] Approval of February SOPI Minutes.
     NSB Information Item: DataNet.
     NSB Information Item: Science of Learning Centers (SLC) 
Programmatic Update.
     NSB Information Item: General Social Survey (GSS).
     NSB Information Item: Competition for the Management and 
Operation of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
     Discussion Item: Follow up to the NSB Report to Congress 
on Pre-construction Funding and Maintenance and Operations Costs 
Associated with Major Research Equipment and Facilities at the National 
Science Foundation.

Committee on Programs and Plans

    Closed Session: 3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.
     NSB Information Item: High Performance Computing (HPC) 
Program Updates.
     NSB Action Item: Request for Proposal and Award of a 
Support Contract for the United States Antarctic Program.
     NSB Action Items: LIGO Operations and Maintenance/AdvLIGO 
Construction.

Executive Committee

    Open Session: 5 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Executive Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Updates or New Business from Committee Members.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Audit and Oversight Committee

    Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m.
     Pending Investigations.
    Open Session: 9 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks.
     NSF Human Capital Management Update.
     Chief Financial Officer's Update.
     Briefing on FY 2008 Financial Statement Audit.

CPP Task Force on Sustainable Energy

    Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Task Force Co-Chairmen's Remarks.
     Review of February 8, 2008 Roundtable Discussion.
     Discussion of Upcoming Task Force Activities.

Committee on Programs and Plans

    Open Session: 10:15 a.m.-12 noon
     Status Report: Task Force on Sustainable Energy.
     NSF Update on the Working Group on Facilitating 
Transformative and Interdisciplinary Research (FacTIR).
     Discussion Item: Report to Congress on Interdisciplinary 
Research.
     Science Presentation: ``The Breadth of NSF Mathematical 
and Physical Sciences''.

Plenary Executive Closed

    Closed Session: 1 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Elections for ad hoc Committee on Nominating for NSB 
Elections.
     Approval of Alan T. Waterman Award Recipient.

Plenary Closed

    Closed Session: 1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Awards and Agreements.
     Closed Committee Reports.

Plenary Session

    Open Session: 1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
     Approval of February Minutes.
     Resolution to Close May 2008 Meeting.
     Chairman's Report.
     Director's Report.
     Open Committee Reports.

Russell Moy,
Attorney-Advisor.
[FR Doc. E8-5757 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
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