[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38090-38091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15547]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 12-045]


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 (APS) 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: Monday, July 30, 2012, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Tuesday, July 31, 
2012, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Room 7H45, 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

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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 888-889-2033, pass code APS, to 
participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com, meeting number on July 30 is 996 295 414, and password 
APS@30July2012; the meeting number on July 31 is 995 710 978, and 
password APS@31July2012. The agenda for the meeting includes the 
following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update
--James Webb Space Telescope Update
--Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope Report
--X-ray and Gravitational Waves Studies Reports
--Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array Launch Update

    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 information (number, type, expiration 
date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); 
employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, 
country, telephone); title/position of attendee, and an electronically 
scanned or faxed copy of their passport and visa. To expedite 
admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship or a green card may provide 
their full name, company affiliation (if applicable), and citizenship 3 
working days in advance by contacting Marian Norris via email at 
[email protected] or by telephone at (202) 358-4452.

Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-15547 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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