[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 152 (Thursday, August 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46281-46282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18791]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    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, as follows:

DATE AND TIME: August 13, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and August 
14 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 
4201Wilson 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. 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/140813/ 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: Nadine Lymn, [email protected], (703) 292-2490.

STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.

OPEN SESSIONS: 

August 13, 2014

    8:30-8:45 a.m. (Chairman's introduction)
    8:45-10:15 a.m. (CPP)
    10:30-11:00 a.m. (AB)
    11:00-11:20 a.m. (Plenary--presentation)
    12:30-1:00 p.m. (A&O)
    2:00-2:30 p.m. (SCF)
    2:30-2:45 p.m. (CSB)

August 14, 2014

    8:00-9:30 a.m. (SEI)
    1:30-3:00 p.m. (Plenary)

CLOSED SESSIONS: 

August 13, 2014

    1:00-1:45 p.m. (A&O)
    2:45-3:30 p.m. (CSB)
    3:30-4:30 (CPP)

August 14, 2014

    9:45-11:30 a.m. (Plenary)
    12:30-1:30 p.m. (second part of Plenary)

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Open Session: 8:45-10:15 a.m.
     Approval of open CPP minutes for May 2014
     Committee Chairman's remarks
     CPP Program Portfolio Planning: Social, Behavioral and 
Economic Science at NSF

Task Force on Administrative Burdens (AB)
Open Session: 10:30-11:00 a.m.
     Committee Chairman's remarks
     Discussion Item: Future activities related to Task Force 
report on Administrative Burdens

Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 11:00-11:20 a.m.
     Presentation by Waterman Award Recipient, Dr. Feng Zhang

Audit and Oversight Committee (A&O)
Open Session: 12:30-1:00 p.m.
     Approval of May 6, 2014 meeting minutes
     Committee Chairman's opening remarks
     Inspector General's update
     Chief Financial Officer's update
     Committee Chairman's closing remarks

Audit and Oversight Committee
Closed Session: 1:00-1:45 p.m.
     Committee Chairman's opening remarks
     Future NSF update
     OIG FY 2016 budget request
     Chairman's closing remarks

CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)

Open Session: 2:00-2:30 p.m.
     Committee Chairman's remarks and approval of the open and 
closed May 2014 meeting minutes, and the April 17, 2014 teleconference 
meeting minutes
     Discussion of FY 2013 APR recommendations
     Discussion of FY 2014 APR

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Open Session: 2:30-2:45 p.m.
     Committee Chairman's remarks
     Approval of CSB open minutes for the May 2014 meeting
     NSF FY 2015 budget update

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
Closed Session: 2:45-3:30 p.m.
     Committee Chairman's remarks
     Approval of CSB closed minutes for the May 2014 meeting
     Proposed FY 2016 NSB budget
     Proposed FY 2016 NSF budget

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
Closed Session: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
     Committee Chairman's remarks
     Approval of closed CPP minutes for May 2014
     NSB Action Item: Renewal of the cooperative agreement for 
Management and Operation of the National Solar Observatory (NSO)
     NSB Information Item: The iPlant Collaborative: 
Cyberinfrastructure for the Life Sciences

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)

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Open Session: 8:00-9:30 a.m.
     Chairman's introduction and approval of the May 2014 
meeting minutes
     Overview of the Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 
production process
     Introduction of chapter authors and discussion of the 
Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 narrative outlines
     Chairman's closing remarks

Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 9:45-11:30 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m.,
     Approval of closed session minutes, May 2014
     Discussion on risks to NSF
     Chairman's report
     Awards and Agreements/CPP Action Item
     Closed committee reports
     Chairman's remarks

Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 1:30-3:00 p.m.
     Approval of open session minutes, May 2014
     Chairman's report
     Director's report
     Open committee reports
     Chairman's remarks

MEETING ADJOURNS: 3:00 p.m.

Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2014-18791 Filed 8-5-14; 4:15 pm]
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