[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38678-38679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15858]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (12-052)]


NASA Advisory Council; Commercial Space 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 Commercial Space 
Committee 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, 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, July 
24, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.; Local Time.

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ADDRESSES: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Building 1, Room 
E100B, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Thomas W. Rathjen, Human 
Exploration and Operations Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, 
DC 20546, (202) 358-0552, fax (202) 358-2885, 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. For the July 23 meeting, any interested person may call 
the USA toll-free conference call number (888) 790-5969, pass code 
7234039, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is 
https://nasa.webex.com/, the meeting number is 990 063 483, and the 
password is CSC@July23.
    The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Goddard Space Flight Center's Commercial Space Activities and Plans
--Acquisition Process Lessons--Learned for the Evolved Expendable 
Launch Vehicle Program
--Results of the Recent SpaceX Commercial Orbital Transportation 
Services Demonstration Mission to International Space Station
--Joint Session with the NAC Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) 
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 HEO Committee, and the NAC Audit, 
Finance and Analysis Committee, will take place on Tuesday, July 24, 
2012, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Local Time at NASA Goddard Space Flight 
Center (GSFC), Building 1, Room E100D, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, 
MD 20771. Any interested person may call the USA toll-free conference 
call number (877) 877-951-7311, pass code 9070300, to participate in 
this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/, 
the meeting number 390 981 454, and the password is July23+24.
    At 1:00 p.m. Local Time, the NAC Commercial Space Committee's 
meeting will move to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Building 
1, Room E100H, 8800 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771, until 2:00 
p.m. Local Time. Any interested person may call the USA toll free 
conference call number (888) 790-5969, pass code 7234039, to 
participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/, the meeting number is 990 063 483, and the password is 
CSC@July23.
    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 Commercial Space Committee meeting in Building 1. All U.S. 
citizens and green card holders desiring to attend must provide their 
full name, company affiliation (if applicable), and citizenship to 
Thomas Rathjen via email at [email protected] by telephone at 
(202) 358-0552 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 Thomas Rathjen via email at 
[email protected] or by fax at (202) 358-2885 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].

Susan M. Burch,
Acting, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-15858 Filed 6-27-12; 8:45 am]
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