[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 220 (Friday, November 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68306-68307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27123]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

AGENCY: National Science Board, National Science Foundation.
    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:

DATES AND TIME:  November 19, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and 
November 20 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EST).

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/140917/ 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: 

November 19, 2014

8:30-8:35 a.m. (Chairman's introduction)
8:35-9:30 a.m. (SCF)
9:30-10:30 a.m. (CEH)
1:00-2:15 p.m. (CPP)
2:15-3:30 p.m. (A&O)

November 20, 2014

8:45-9:00 a.m. (CSB)
9:00-10:30 a.m. (SEI)
10:45-11:45 a.m. (CPP)
1:15-3:00 p.m. (Plenary)

CLOSED SESSIONS: 

November 19, 2014

10:45-11:30 a.m. (CPP)
3:30-3:45 p.m. (A&O)
3:45-5:00 p.m. (Plenary)

November 20, 2014

8:30-8:45 a.m. (CSB)
12:45-1:15 p.m. (Plenary)

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)

Open Session: 8:35-9:30 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's remarks
 Approval of the September 2014 teleconference minutes
 Information Item: Update on the large facilities office
 Discussion on status of recommendations from FY 2013 Annual 
Portfolio Review (APR): large facilities synopses; other 
recommendations
 Discussion of Regional Class Research Vessels (RCRVs)

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's remarks
 Approval of open CEH minutes for August 2013 meeting
 Presentation: NSF Investments in STEM Education
 Discussion of NSF's education portfolio with the NSF Assistant 
Directors

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 10:45-11:30 a.m.
 Approval of closed CPP minutes for August 2014
 Committee Chairman's remarks
 NSB Action Item: The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure 
for the Life Sciences

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 1:00-2:15 p.m.
 Committee Chairman's remarks
 Science briefing at the Poles: overview of polar science--
Antarctic and Arctic; NSB Members site visit report

Audit and Oversight Committee (A&O)

Open Session: 2:15-3:30 p.m.
 Approval of August 2014 meeting minutes
 Committee Chairman's opening remarks
 Transmittal of OIG Semi-annual report
 Inspector General's update: update on data analytics; OIG FY 
2015 audit plan

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 Briefing on OIG and NSF management roles and responsibilities 
related to audit resolution
 Chief Financial Officer's update
 Committee Chairman's closing remarks

Audit and Oversight Committee

Closed Session: 3:30-3:45 p.m.
 Committee Chairman's opening remarks
 Approval of August 2014 closed committee minutes
 NSF relocation update
 Chairman's closing remarks

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 3:45-5:00 p.m.
 Approval of closed session minutes, August 2014
 Discussion on risks to NSF
 Awards and Agreements/CPP action item: the iPlant 
Collaborative--Cyberinfrastructure for the Life Sciences
 Closed committee reports
 Chairman's remarks

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 8:30-8:45.m.
 Approval of CSB closed minutes for August 2014
 NSF FY 2016 budget update
 Strategic reviews to inform 2017 budget development

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 8:45-9:00 a.m.
 Committee Chairman's remarks
 Approval of CSB open minutes for August 2014
 NSF FY 2015 NSB budget update

Committee on Science & Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 9:00-10:30 a.m.
 Chairman's remarks, approval of the August 2014 meeting 
minutes and the September 2014 teleconference minutes
 Approval of Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 narrative 
outlines
 Discussion of the ``field of degree'' question on the American 
Community Survey
 Discussion of the Companion to Indicators 2014
 Discussion on demographic data in the 2014 version of the STEM 
education online resource
 Chairman's closing remarks

CPP

Open session: 10:45-11:45 a.m.
 Approval of open CPP minutes for August 2014
 Committee Chairman's remarks: CY 2015 tentative schedule of 
action and information items for NSB review; updates on Blue Waters and 
NSF strategic planning for high performance computing (HPC)
 NSB Information Item: MPS Advisory Committee, subcommittee on 
NSF response to strategic plan for particle physics outlined in the May 
2014 Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report
 Discussion on research program development

Plenary

Executive Closed Session: 12:45-1:15 p.m.
 Approval of executive closed session minutes, May 2014
 Approval of Honorary Awards recommendations
 Chairman's remarks 2014

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 1:15-3:00 p.m.
 Approval of open session minutes, August 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. 2014-27123 Filed 11-12-14; 4:15 pm]
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