[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10640-10642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03651]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

    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 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 (NSF).

DATE AND TIME: February 20, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 
February 21, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 
4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 and 1295, 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 meeting and provide name and organizational affiliation. All 
visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk located in the lobby at 
the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance 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/130220/ and follow the instructions.

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

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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.

Open Sessions

February 20, 2013

8:00-8:05 a.m. (Chairman's introduction)
8:05-8:20 a.m. (Joint CPP/CSB)
9:30-12:30 p.m. (CPP)
9:30-10:30 a.m. (CSB)
1:30-3:00 p.m. (CEH)
3:00-4:00 p.m. (SEI)
4:00-4:45 p.m. (A&O)

February 21, 2013

8:30-10:00 a.m. (TF Administrative Burden)
10:00-11:00 a.m. (Plenary)

Closed Sessions

February 20, 2013

8:20-9:20 a.m. (Joint CPP/CSB)
10:30-11:00 a.m. (CSB)
2:15-4:00 p.m. (CPP)
4:45-5:00 p.m. (A&O)

February 21, 2013

8:00-8:30 a.m. (Plenary executive closed)
11:15-11:45 a.m. (Plenary closed)

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Committee on Programs and Plans and Committee on Strategy and Budget, 
Joint Meeting

Open Session: 8:05-8:20 a.m.
 Committee Chairs' Remarks
 Discussion Item: NSF Annual Facilities Plan

Committee on Programs and Plans and Committee on Strategy and Budget, 
Joint Meeting

Closed Session: 8:20-9:20 a.m.
 Discussion Item: NSF Annual Facilities Plan

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 9:30-12:30 p.m.
 Approval of Open CPP Minutes for December 2012 (NSB/CPP-12-48)
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Discussion Item: Review of CPP Charge
 Information Item: Arctic Support Contract--Annual Update (NSB/
CPP-13-1)
 Information Item: SAGE/GAGE GEO Proposals
 Information Item: Renewal of Award for Management of the 
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
 Information Item: ALMA Operations Update on Recompetition
 Information Item: Update on the Science of Learning Centers 
Program
 CPP Program Portfolio Planning--Water; Next Steps and Schedule 
for Future Program Portfolio Discussions

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 2:15-4:00 p.m.
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of Closed CPP Minutes for December 2012 (NSB/CPP-12-
47)
 Continued Discussion on Blue Ribbon Panel Recommendations
 Action Item: National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) 
Operations and Maintenance (NSB/CPP-13-3)
 Action Item: Authorization to fund Sustained-Petascale in 
Action: Blue Waters Enabling Transformative Science and Engineering 
(NSB/CPP-13-4)

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of CSB Open Minutes for December 2012 Meeting (NSB/
CSB-12-16)
 NSF FY 2013 Budget Update
 NSF Strategic Plan Update
 Study on Trends in Science Budgets
 Other Committee Business

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 10:30-11:00 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of CSB Closed Minutes for December 2012 Meeting (NSB/
CSB-12-17)
 NSF FY 2014 and Future Budget Development

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
 Approval of May 4, 2012 Open Meeting Minutes (NSB/CEH-12-6) 
and February 11, 2013 Open Teleconference Meeting Minutes (NSB/CEH-13-
3)
 Introductory Remarks by the Chairman and Vice Chairman
 Graduate Education to Prepare the Future STEM Workforce
 Innovations in Undergraduate STEM Education--Discipline-Based 
Education Research Report by the National Academy of Sciences; Building 
Community Support to Implement ``Vision and Change''
 Identification of Other Potential Topics of Committee 
Interest--Implications and Status of Massively Open Online Courses 
(MOOCs) for STEM Education and an Update on NSF MOOC-related 
Activities; Next Steps for Finalizing and Implementing Committee 
Priorities

Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 3:00-4:00 p.m.
 Chairman's Remarks
 Approval of December Meeting Minutes (NSB/SEI-12-16)
 Update on Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 Production
 Update on the development of Science and Engineering 
Indicators 2014 Mobile Application
 Taking Advantage of Digital Delivery for Indicators: Project 
Update
 Discussion of Potential Topics for Companion(s) to Indicators 
2014
 Update on Potential NSB Panel Discussion on Research 
Universities
 Update on the Revised ``STEM Education Data and Trends'' 
Online Tool
 Chairman's Summary

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open Session: 4:00-4:45 p.m.
 Approval of Minutes of the December 2012 Meeting (NSB/A&O-12-
14)
 Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks
 Inspector General's Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update
 Periodic Review of Committee Charge
 Committee Chairman's Closing Remarks

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Closed Session: 4:45-5:00 p.m.
 Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks
 FY 2014 Planning
 Committee Chairman's Closing Remarks

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Plenary Board Meeting

Executive Closed Session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
 Approval of Executive Closed Session Minutes, December 2012 
Meeting (NSB-12-64)
 Approval of Honorary Award Recommendation
 Candidate Site for 2013 Board Retreat and Off-Site Meeting and 
Visits
 Recommendation on Appointment of NSF Director

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Task Force on Administrative Burdens

Open Session: 8:30-10:00 a.m.
 Approval of the January 17, 2013 Teleconference Minutes (NSB/
AB-12-64)
 Task Force Chairman's Remarks
 Discussion Item: The Federal Demonstration Partnership's 
Current Initiatives and Results of the 2012 Faculty Workshop
 Discussion Item: Initiatives of the Research Business Models 
Interagency Working Group of the Social, Behavioral and Economic 
Research Subcommittee of the Committee on Science of the National 
Science and Technology Council
 General Discussion--Data Collection Initiatives, Request for 
Information; A-81 (Omni Circular); Public Meetings with the Scientific 
Community

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 10:00-11:00 a.m.
 Approval of Open Session Minutes, December 2012 (NSB-12-64)
 Chairman's Report
 Director's Report
 Open Committee Reports

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 11:15-11:45 a.m.
 Approval of Closed Session Minutes, December 2012 (NSB-12-65)
 Awards and Agreements/Resolutions--
    [cir] Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), Emerging Frontiers 
Office (EF): Initial Operations for the National Ecological Observatory 
Network (NEON) (NSB-13-7)
    [cir] Directorate for Computer and Information Science and 
Engineering (CISE), Division of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI): 
Authorization to fund Sustained-Petascale in Action: Blue Waters 
Enabling Transformative Science and Engineering (NSB-13-8)
 Closed Committee Reports

MEETING ADJOURNS: 11:45 a.m.

Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
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