[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 238 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77268-77270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31943]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice Revised

    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 revised 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: Monday, December 12, 2011 at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 
13 at 8 a.m., and Wednesday, December 14, at 8 a.m.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 
4201Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must 
contact the Board Office [call (703) 292-7000 or send an email message 
to [email protected]] at least 24 hours prior to the 
teleconference and provide name and organizational affiliation. All 
visitors must report to the

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NSF visitor desk located in the lobby at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets 
entrance on the day of the teleconference to receive a visitor's badge.

WEBCAST INFORMATION: The public meetings and public portions of 
meetings will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/111213 and follow the instructions.

UPDATES: Please refer to the National Science Board Web site http://www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional information and schedule updates (time, 
place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/.

AGENCY CONTACT: Jennie L. Moehlmann, [email protected], (703) 292-7000.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: Dana Topousis, [email protected], (703) 292-
7750.

STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.

CLOSED SESSIONS: 

December 12, 2011

4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

December 13, 2011

9:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.

December 14, 2011

11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

OPEN SESSIONS: 

December 12, 2011

2 p.m.-4 p.m.

December 13, 2011

8 a.m.-8:20 a.m.
8:20 a.m.-9 a.m.
9 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

December 14, 2011

8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Monday, December 12, 2011

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
 Approval of Open CPP Minutes for July 2011
 Committee Chairman's Remarks: CY 2012 Schedule of Action and 
Information Items for NSB Review; CPP Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-
Scale Research--Charge Revision
 Discussion Item: Status of CPP Program Portfolio Planning
 NSB Information Items: Update on Polar Contracts, Update 
Subcommittee on Recompetition of NSF Facilities
 NSB Information Item & Discussion: NSF High Performance 
Computing Strategy
 NSB Briefing: Update on Changes in BIO Process in Receipt of 
Proposals

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 4 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of Closed CPP Minutes for July 2011 and October 2011
 NSB Action: Operation of the International Astronomy 
Observatory

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session 8 a.m.-8:20 a.m.
 Chairman's Introduction

CPP Task Force on Unsolicited Mid-Scale Research (MS)

Open Session 8:20 a.m.-9 a.m.
 Approval of the September 13, 2011 Task Force Meeting minutes
 Presentation and discussion of the NSF mid-scale award data 
analysis
 Discussion of the revised MS Task Force report outline
 Update on the MS Task Force customer satisfaction survey

CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)

Open Session: 9 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
 Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of Minutes from recent teleconferences: October 12, 
2011, November 14, 2011
 Final Approval of the Mid-scale Instrumentation Report to 
Congress
 Planning discussion for upcoming SCF meetings in February and 
May 2012
 Chairman's Closing Remarks

CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)

Closed Session: 9:40 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
 Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of minutes from the July 29, 2011 closed meeting

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 SCF Update and Report to Congress
 Update on FY 2012 Budget
 Strategic Planning
 Closing Remarks

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.
 Approval of the August 29, 2011 and September 6, 2011 
Teleconference Minutes
 FY 2012 Transfer Authority
 Update on NSF FY 2013 Budget Development
 Policies and planning for budget processes for FY 2014 and 
beyond

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
 Approval of July 2011 minutes
 Update on the National Science and Technology Council 
Committee on STEM--Inventory of Federal STEM education activities and 
5-year strategic Federal STEM education plan
 Discussion of the NSF STEM education research portfolio: 
getting from theory to scale

Task Force on Merit Review (MR)

Open Session: 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
 Approval of minutes from the July 28, 2011 meeting, August 24, 
2011 teleconference, September 13, 2011 meeting
 Task Force Chairmen's Remarks
 Discussion of Final Report and Recommendations
 Task Force Chairmen's Closing Remarks

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open Session: 3:30 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
 Approval of Minutes of the July 28, 2011 Open Session
 Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks
 Inspector General's Update
 FY 2011 Financial Statement Audit Report
 Chief Financial Officer's Update
 Chief Information Officer's Report
 Human Capital Management Update
 OIG FY 2012 Audit Plan
 Update on Procedures re Personally Identifiable and Sensitive 
Information
 Committee Chairman's Closing Remarks

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Closed Session: 4:45 p.m.-5 p.m.
 Approval of Minutes of the July 28, 2011 Meeting Closed 
Session
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Procurement activities
 Interim briefing of an ongoing OIG investigation regarding the 
process

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for reviewing Board Member proposals.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI)

Open Session: 8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
 Approval of Open Session Minutes, July 2011
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Director's Remarks
    [cir] Briefing on Blue Ribbon Panel
    [cir] Other Committee Business
 Update on Icebreaker Support for this year
 Discussion on Long-term Plan for Icebreaker Support

CSB Task Force on Data Policies (DP)

Open Session: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
 Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of September 13, 2011, meeting minutes
 Discussion and Comment on the Revised Recommendations
 Closing remarks from the Chairman

Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
 Approval of July minutes
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Progress Report on Science and Engineering Indicators 2012
 Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 Companion Piece
 Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 Rollout
 Chairman's Summary

Plenary Board Meeting

Executive Closed Session: 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
 Approval of Executive Closed Session Minutes, September 13, 
2011
 Candidate Sites for 2012 Board Retreat and Off-Site Meeting
 Approval of Honorary Award Recommendations

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
 Approval of Closed Session Minutes, July 2011
 Approval of Closed Session Minutes, September 6, 2011
 Awards and Agreements (Resolutions)
 Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Open

Open Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
 Presentation--``Data Driven Discovery in Science''

Plenary Open

Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.
 Approval of Open Session Minutes
 Chairman's Report
 Director's Report
 Open Committee Reports
Meeting Adjourns: 3 p.m.

Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2011-31943 Filed 12-8-11; 4:15 pm]
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