[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59172-59173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24491]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (11-083)]


NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics 
Subcommittee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics 
Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee 
reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held 
for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other 
persons scientific and technical information relevant to program 
planning.

DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., Rooms 9H40 and 7H45, 
respectively, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-4452, 
fax (202) 358-4118, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to 
the capacity of the room. This meeting will also be available 
telephonically and by WebEx. Any interested person may call the USA 
toll free conference call number 800-369-2152, pass code APS, to 
participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com, meeting number on October 19 is 998 444 941, and 
password APS@October19201; the meeting number on October 20 is 998 679 
930, and password APS@October20201. The agenda for the meeting includes 
the following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update.
--James Webb Space Telescope Follow-Up.
--Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope, Science Definition Team.
--Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins/Exoplanet Program Analysis 
Group.

    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. 
Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA 
security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture 
ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this 
meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport, visa, or 
green card in addition to providing the following information no less 
than 10 working days prior to the meeting: full name; gender; date/
place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, 
expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration 
date);

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employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, 
country, telephone); title/position of attendee. To expedite 
admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship can provide identifying 
information 3 working days in advance by contacting Marian Norris via 
e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (202) 358-4452.

     Dated: September 19, 2011.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24491 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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