[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48915-48916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19565]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
National Science Board
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 of the scheduling of meetings for the transaction
of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as
follows:
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National Science Board, National Science
Foundation
DATE AND TIME: August 15, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and August
16 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 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 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: Public meetings and public portions of meetings
will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/130815/http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/130509/ and follow the instructions.
UPDATES: Please refer to the National Science Board Web site 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/.
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
August 15, 2013
8:00-8:05 a.m. (Chairman's introduction)
8:05-9:30 a.m. (CPP)
12:45-1:30 p.m. (CSB)
1:30-2:30 p.m. (SCF)
2:30-3:15 p.m. (A&O)
3:30-5:00 p.m. (CEH)
5:00-5:45 p.m. (SEI)
August 16, 2013
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (AB)
1:15-3:00 p.m. (Plenary)
Closed Sessions
August 15, 2013
9:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon (CPP)
August 16, 2013
8:00-8:30 a.m. (A&O)
8:30-9:00 a.m. (CSB)
9:00-9:15 a.m. (Plenary executive closed)
9:15-10:45 a.m. (Plenary closed)
MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Open Session: 8:05-9:30 a.m.
Approval of open CPP minutes for May 2013
Committee Chairman's remarks--including update on schedule
of action and information items for NSB review
CPP Program Portfolio Discussion: Science portfolio and
prospects
NSB Information Item: Status of ocean drilling
NSB Information Item: Update on the process for assessing
the balance of the Division of Materials Research (DMR) facilities and
instrumentation portfolio, and update on the review of the renewal
proposal for Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Sources (CHESS)
Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Closed Session: 9:45 a.m.-12:00 Noon
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of closed CPP minutes for May 2013
NSB Information Item: Planning and prioritizing
infrastructure investments in the Directorate for Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
NSB Information Item: MPS/AST portfolio review update
NSB Action Item: Support for the Renewal of Funding for
Operations and Maintenance of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational
Wave Observatory (LIGO) for FY 2014-2018
NSB Action Item: Approval of the Revised Baseline for the
Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) for FY
2010-2019
NSB Action Item: Increase in Pass-Through Authority for
Construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Open Session: 12:45-1:30 p.m.
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of CSB open minutes for May 2013 meeting
NSF FY 2014 budget update
Study on Trends in Science Budgets
CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)
Open Session: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Approval of the May 15, 2013 minutes
Committee Chair remarks
Discussion Item: Annual Portfolio Review of Facilities
(APR)
o Subcommittee history and purpose
o Roles of the Annual Facility Plan and APR
o 2013 APR
General Discussion: Next steps
o 2014 focus topic
o September retreat
Audit and Oversight Committee (A&O)
Open Session: 2:30-3:15 p.m.
Approval of minutes of the May 9, 2013 meeting
Committee Chairman's opening remarks
Inspector General's update
Chief Financial Officer's update
Periodic review of A&O committee charge
Committee Chairman's closing remarks
Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)
Open Session: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Approval of open minutes for February 20, 2013; open
teleconference minutes for April 16, 2013 and open teleconference
minutes for July 17, 2013
Committee Chairman's remarks
Panel discussion on institutional efforts to improve
undergraduate STEM Education
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Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)
Open Session: 5:00-5:45 p.m.
Approval of May minutes
Committee Chairman's remarks: update on Indicators 2012
mobile app; update on the revised ``STEM Education Data and Trends''
online tool
Discussion of the Science and Engineering Indicators 2014
``Orange Book''
Update on the ``Digital Indicators'' project
Update on the companion report to Science and Engineering
Indicators 2014
Friday, August 16, 2013
Audit and Oversight Committee (A&O)
Closed Session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
Committee Chairman's opening remarks
Office of the Inspector General FY 15 budget
Committee Chairman's closing remarks
Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Closed Session: 8:30-9:00 a.m.
Committee Chairman's remarks
Approval of CSB closed minutes for May 2013 meeting and
closed minutes for July 29 teleconference
FY 2015 budget approval
Plenary Board Meeting
Executive Closed Session: 9:00-9:15 a.m.
Approval of Executive closed session minutes, May 2013
meeting
Board member proposals
Board member nominations
Chairman's remarks
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 9:15-10:45 a.m.
Approval of closed session minutes, May 2013
Discussion on risks to NSF
Awards and Agreements/Resolutions from CPP
[cir] Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
Division of Physics (PHY): Renewal of Funding for Operations and
Maintenance of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory
(LIGO) for FY 2014-2018
[cir] Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST): Revised Baseline for the
Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) for FY
2010-2019
[cir] Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS),
Division of Astronomical Sciences (AST): Increase in Pass-through
Authority for Construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/
submillimeter Array (ALMA)
Closed committee reports
Chairman's report
Task Force on Administrative Burdens (AB)
Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Approval of the July 8, 2013 teleconference minutes
Task Force Chairman's remarks
Discussion Item: Results of the request for information
Discussion Item: Piloted use of required preliminary
proposals for a single, annual competition
General Discussion: Continued discussion on both topics
and next steps
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 1:15-3:00 p.m.
Approval of open session minutes, May 2013
Chairman's report
Director's report
NSF plan on open access
Open committee reports
Chairman's remarks
MEETING ADJOURNS: 3:00 p.m.
Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
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