[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15814]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 12-051]


NASA Advisory Council; Human Exploration and Operations 
Committee; 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 92-462, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Human Exploration and 
Operations Committee (HEO) of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This 
Committee reports to 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 23, 2012, 9:30 a.m.-5:40 p.m., and Tuesday, July 
24, 2012, 8:45 a.m.-2:00 p.m., Local Time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Building 1, Room 
E100D, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bette Siegel, Human Exploration 
and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 
20546, (202) 358-2245, fax (202) 358-2886, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to 
the capacity of the room. This meeting is also available telephonically 
and by WebEx. Any interested person may call the USA toll-free 
conference call number (877) 951-7311, pass code 9070300, to 
participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/, the meeting number for both days, July 23 and July 24, 
is 390 981 454, and the password is July23+24. The agenda for the 
meeting includes the following topics:

--Status of the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
--Status of International Space Station
--Space Launch System/Orion
--Status of Center for the Advancement of Science in Space
--Joint Session with the NAC Science Committee on Mars Program Planning 
Group and Joint Robotic Precursor Activities

    The Joint Session with the NAC Science Committee will take place on 
Monday, July 23, 2012, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Local Time at NASA 
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Building 1, Room E100E, 8800 
Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771. Any interested person may call the 
USA toll-free conference call number (800) 369-1786, pass code Science 
Committee, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link 
is https://nasa.webex.com/, the meeting number is 990 388 822, and the 
password is SC@July23.

--Joint Session with the NAC Commercial Space Committee, and NAC Audit, 
Finance and Analysis Committee; on Commercial Orbital Transportation 
Services/Commercial Crew Development and an Overview of Contracting 
Options

    The Joint Session with the NAC Commercial Space Committee, and NAC 
Audit, Finance and Analysis Committee, will take place on Tuesday, July 
24, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Local Time, in the same 
location.
    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. All 
attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA 
security requirements. Visitors must show a valid State or Federal 
issued picture ID, green card, or passport, before receiving an access 
badge to enter into GSFC and must state that they are attending the 
NAC's Human Exploration and Operations Committee meeting in Building 1. 
All US citizens and green card holders desiring to attend must provide 
their full name, company affiliation (if applicable), and citizenship 
to Bette Siegel via email at [email protected] or by telephone at 
(202) 358-2245 no later than the close of business July 16, 2012. 
Foreign Nationals must provide following information: Full name, 
gender, date/place of birth, citizenship, home address, visa 
information (number, type, expiration date), passport information 
(number, country of issue, expiration date), employer/affiliation 
information (name of institution, title/position, address, country of 
employer, telephone, email address), and an electronically scanned or 
faxed copy of their passport and visa to Bette Siegel via email at 
[email protected] or by fax at (202) 358-2886 no later than close 
of business July 11, 2012. If the above information is not received by 
the noted dates, attendees should expect a minimum delay of two (2) 
hours. All visitors to this meeting will report to the GSFC Main Gate 
where they will be processed through security prior to entering GSFC. 
For security questions on the day of the meeting, please call Debbie 
Brasel at (301) 286-6876 or email [email protected].

Patricia D. Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-15814 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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