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[FR Doc No: 2016-01271]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

NAME: Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences (#10752)--Site Visit

DATE AND TIME: February 8, 2016; 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
February 9, 2016; 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
February 10, 2016; 7:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

PLACE: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.

TYPE OF MEETING: Partially Open.

CONTACT PERSON: David Garrison, Division of Ocean Sciences, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone 
(703) 292-7588

PURPOSE OF MEETING: Review the Center for Dark Biosphere Investigations 
(C-DEBI) Science and Technology Center.

AGENDA: Review the C-DEBI Research Accomplishments and Organizational 
Structure & Partner Involvement to Achieve Center Goals; Planning & 
Decision-Making; past accomplishments and future plans.

C-DEBI 2016 Site Visit Agenda

8 February: Arrivals and Briefing

6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: Review Team Meets (CLOSED SESSION)

9 February: Presentations at Radisson Hotel (OPEN SESSIONS UNLESS 
OTHERWISE NOTED)

    7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.: Arrival and Continental Breakfast
    8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.: Center Overview (Jan Amend)
    9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Education, Outreach, and Diversity (Stephanie 
Schroeder, Steve Finkel)
    10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Coffee Break
    10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Data Management and Integration (John 
Heidelberg)
    11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Interactive Discussion with Review Team
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Review Team Executive Session (CLOSED 
SESSION)
    12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Lunch-Review Team Discussion with Students/
Postdocs
    1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.: EAB Report (Susan Humphris)
    1:45 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Field-based Research (Beth Orcutt)
    2:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Lab-based Research (Victoria Orphan)
    2:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Modeling-based Research (Andy Fisher)
    2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Summary and Q&A (Julie Huber et al.)
    3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Review Team Executive Session (CLOSED SESSION)
    3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Poster Session
    5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Interactive Discussion with Review Team
    6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Review Team Executive Session (CLOSED SESSION)
    6:30 p.m.: Feedback Provided to PIs
    7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.: Review Team Working Dinner (CLOSED SESSION)

10 February: CLOSED SESSIONS

    7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.: Arrival and Continental Breakfast
    8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.: Review Team Meets with Institution 
Administrators and Investigators Only
    9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: C-DEBI Response to Feedback
    10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: Review Team Prepares Report (Working Lunch)
    4:00 p.m.: Departures

REASON FOR CLOSING: During closed sessions the review will include 
information of a confidential or proprietary nature, including 
technical and financial information; and information on personnel. 
These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: January 19, 2016
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-01271 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
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