[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10917-10918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03279]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    The National Science Board (NSB), 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 NSB business as follows:

DATE AND TIME:  February 21, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and 
February 22, 2017 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. EST.

PLACE:  These meetings will be held at the NSF headquarters, 4201 
Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must contact 
the Board Office (call 703-292-7000 or send an email to 
[email protected]) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and 
provide your name and organizational affiliation. Visitors must report 
to the NSF visitor's desk in the lobby of the 9th and N. Stuart Street 
entrance to receive a visitor's badge. Due to recent security changes, 
visitors should allot some extra time for the entrance process.

WEBCAST INFORMATION:  Public meetings and public portions of meetings 
will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/170221 and follow the instructions.

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

NOTICE RE MEETING TIME FLEXIBILITY:  The NSB is conducting a pilot 
project to provide some flexibility around meeting times during the 
February 2017 meetings. After the first meeting of each day, actual 
meeting start and end times will be allowed to vary by as much as (but 
no more than) 15 minutes in either direction. As an example, if a 10:00 
meeting finishes at 10:45, the meeting scheduled to begin at 11:00 may 
begin at 10:45 instead. Similarly, the 10:00 meeting may be allowed to 
run over by as much as 15 minutes if the meeting chair decides the 
extra time is warranted. The next meeting will start no later than 
11:15. No meeting will start more than 15 minutes away from its 
originally scheduled start.
    NSB is implementing this pilot to improve the quality of NSB and 
committee discussions, and to make more effective and efficient use of 
NSB members' limited in-person meeting time. In prior meetings, the NSB 
has experienced unusable time after short meetings, and has rushed the 
discussion of important matters to meet the clock.
    After the meeting day has begun, please arrive at the NSB boardroom 
or check the webcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the 
meeting you wish to observe. Members of the public are invited to 
provide feedback on the scheduling flexibility pilot. Contact: 
[email protected].

AGENCY CONTACT:  Brad Guttierez, [email protected], 703-292-7000.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT:  Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490.

STATUS:  Portions open; portions closed.

Open Sessions

February 21, 2017

8:00-8:30 a.m. Plenary introduction, NSB Chair and NSF Director Remarks
8:30-10:35 a.m. Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
10:50-11:50 a.m. Committee on External Engagement (EE)

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1:00-2:20 p.m. Committee on Oversight (CO)
2:30-3:50 p.m. Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy 
(SEP)
4:00-5:20 p.m. Committee on Strategy (CoS)

February 22, 2017

8:15-8:45 a.m. (A&F)
1:00-2:20 p.m. (Plenary)

Closed Sessions

February 22, 2017

8:45-9:25 a.m. (CoS)
9:40-10:55 a.m. (A&F)
10:55-11:10 a.m. (Plenary)
11:10-11:30 a.m. (Plenary Executive)

Matters To Be Discussed

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Plenary Board Meeting
Open session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
     NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
    Announcement of New Member and Ceremonial Oath of Office
    Overview of Major Issues for Meeting
     NSF Director's Remarks
     Announcement of New NSB Committees
Committee on Awards and Facilities
Open session: 8:30-10:35 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     ATLAS and CMS Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider
     CY 2017 Schedule of Planned Action and Information Items
     Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
     Antarctic Discussion and NSB Site Visit Report
     Review of NSB's Delegation of Award Authority
     Approach for Risk Management at NSF
Committee on External Engagement (EE)
Open session: 10:50-11:50 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
     Update on Ongoing Activities
     Update on New Legislation in the 114th Congress
     Transition to New Congress and Administration
Committee on Oversight (CO)
Open session: 1:00-2:20 p.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
     Conclusion of the 2016 NSF Financial Statement Audit
     Inspector General's Update
     Chief Financial Officer's Update
     The Role of Committees of Visitors in Merit Review
     NSF's External Audit Resolution Process
Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)
Open session: 2:30-3:50 p.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
     Companion Brief on Career Pathways of STEM Ph.D.s
     Science and Engineering Indicators 2018 Production Update
     SEI 2018 Review Process Changes
     SEI 2018 Cover Artwork Selection
     Overview of Blue Collar STEM Concepts and Opportunities
Committee on Strategy (CoS)
Open session: 4:00-5:20 p.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
     Discussion of Big Ideas:
    Work at the Human Technology Frontier
    Harnessing the Data Revolution

Matters To Be Discussed

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Committee on Awards and Facilities (Continued)
Open session: 8:15-8:45 a.m.
     Engineering Feats Enable Cutting-Edge Science
Committee on Strategy (CoS)
Closed session: 8:45-9:25 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Update on FY 2017 Budget
     Update on NSF FY 2018 Budget Request Development
Committee on Awards and Facilities
Closed Session: 9:40-10:55 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Annual 
Update
     National Ecological Laboratories Operations (NEON) 
Operations and Maintenance Update
     Stampede 2: Operations and Maintenance for the Next 
Generation of Petascale Computing
     Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science
     Status of Regional Class Research Vessel MREFC Project
Plenary Board
Closed session: 10:55-11:10 a.m.
     NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     Closed Committee Reports
Plenary Board (Executive)
Closed session: 11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
     NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     Alan T. Waterman Award Recommendation
     Award Involving an NSB Member
Plenary Board
Open session: 1:00-2:20 p.m.
     NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     NSF Director's Remarks
     Enhancing Employee Engagement at NSF
     Open Committee Reports
     Vote: Revisions to NSB's Delegation of Authority
     Vote: Resolution Honoring Dr. Michael Van Woert for His 
Service to NSB
     Vote: Companion Brief on Career Pathways of STEM Ph.D.s
     Vote (expected): New Committee Charges
     NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 2:20 p.m.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-03279 Filed 2-14-17; 4:15 pm]
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