[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 228 (Monday, November 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62604-62605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28670]


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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, December 9, 2009, at 8 a.m.; and 
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 8 a.m.
    Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 
and 1295, 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. Public visitors must arrange for a visitor's badge in 
advance. Call 703-292-7000 to request your badge, which will be ready 
for pick-up at the visitor's desk on the day of the meeting.
    Status: Some portions open, some portions closed.

Open Sessions:

December 9, 2009

8 a.m.-8:05 a.m.
8:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
8:05 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
1 p.m.-2 p.m.
2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

December 10, 2009

8 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
1 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

Closed Sessions:

December 9, 2009

10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

December 10, 2009

10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
10:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    Agency Contact: Kim Silverman, [email protected], (703) 292-7000, 
http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/.

Matters to be Discussed:

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Open Session: 8 a.m.-8:05 a.m., Room 1235.

     Chairman's Remarks.

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 8:05 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of August 2009 and September 2009 CPP Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
    [cir] Proposed Revision--Transmitting DRB Packages to NSB.
     Discussion Items: Proposed Revisions to ``Annual Timeline 
for Integration of Board MREFC Process with NSF Budget Process'' 
(September 2006) and Proposed Modification to ``Setting Priorities for 
Large Research Facility Projects supported by the NSF'' (September 
2005).
     NSB Information Item: National Ecological Observatory 
Network.
     NSB Information Item: Plans for Integration and 
Recompetition of the EAR Solid Earth Deformation Facilities.
     CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI):
    [cir] SOPI Chairman's Remarks.
    [cir] Director's Report--Office of Polar Programs (OPP).
    [cir] Arctic Sea Ice update.
    [cir] NSF at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change (UNFCCC): Conference of the Parties (COP15) in Copenhagen, 
Denmark, December 2009.
     [cir] Report from Board Members on Travel to the Antarctic.
     [cir] NSB Information Item: IceCube O&M Renewal.

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Room 1235.

     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI):
     [cir]NSB Information Item: Arctic Logistics in Support of Research 
Contract.
     NSB Action Item: Award for the Operations of the Cornell 
High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) and the Cornell Electron Storage 
Ring (CESR).

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open Session: 8:05 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Room 1295.

     Approval of Minutes:
     [cir] August 6, 2009 Meeting.
     [cir] November 6, 2009 Closed Teleconference.
     Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks.
     Report of the Advisory Committee on GPRA Performance 
Assessment
    (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf09068).
     FY2009 NSF Financial Audit Report (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf10001).
     Chief Financial Officer's Update including ARRA Status 
Update.
     Inspector General's ARRA Update.
     OIG Audit Plan for 2010.

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     Other NSF Management Updates.
     [cir] Human Resource Management at the National Science 
Foundation.
     [cir] Report to the Board on ``NSF 2013''.
     Committee Chairman's Closing Remarks.

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Closed Session: 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Room 1295.

     Contract Administration Issues.

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1295.

     Approval of August 2009 Minutes.
     Preparing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators.
     [cir] White Paper Draft Outline.
     [cir] Discussion of Recommendations and Next Steps.
     Decadal Survey Update.
     NSF Merit Review Broader Impacts Criterion.
     [cir] Presentation of Committee Member Concerns.
     [cir] Presentation on Broader Impacts Reviews in Chemistry and 
Geosciences.
     [cir] Discussion.
     Other Committee Business.

Task Force on the NSB 60th Anniversary

Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of Minutes for the August 5, 2009 Meeting.
     Task Force Chairman's Remarks.
     Updates on NSB/NSF Anniversary Activities.

Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 1 p.m.-2 p.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of August 2009 Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Progress Report on Science and Engineering Indicators 
2010.
     Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 Companion Piece.
     Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 Rollout.
     Science and Engineering Indicators 2010 Outreach.
     Chairman's Summary.

Executive Committee

Open Session: 2 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of the September 2009 Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Discussion and Recommendation to Full Board of FY2010 
Priorities.
     New Business.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 8 a.m.-10:10 a.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of Minutes from September 2009 Meeting.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF).
     [cir] Chairman's Remarks.
     [cir] Discussion of the NSF Facilities Portfolio Review Workplan.
     Update on FY 2010 Appropriation.
     Status of NSF Strategic Plan.
     NSF Report on ARRA Spending.
     Other Committee Business.

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Room 1235.

     Status of FY 2011 Budget Request/Passback.
     NSB Budget.

Executive Committee

Closed Session: 10:40 a.m.-11:10 a.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of the October 19, 2009 Closed Session Minutes.
     Approval of the November 4, 2009 Closed Session Minutes.
     Committee Chairman's Remarks.
     Personnel Matters.

Plenary Executive Closed

Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of Plenary Executive Closed Minutes, September 
2009.
     Approval of Honorary Awards Recipients.

Plenary Closed

Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of Plenary Closed Minutes, September 2009.
     Awards and Agreements.
     Closed Committee Reports.

Plenary Open

Open Session: 1 p.m.-2:45 p.m., Room 1235.

     Approval of Plenary Open Minutes, September 2009.
     Chairman's Report.
     Director's Report.
     Open Committee Reports.

Ann Ferrante,
Technical Writer/Editor.
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