[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7081-7083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03316]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    The National Science Board (NSB), pursuant to National Science 
Foundation (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:

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 2018, from 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 
p.m. and Thursday, February 22, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. EST.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at the NSF headquarters, 2415 
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. Meetings are held in the 
boardroom on the 2nd floor. The public may observe public meetings held 
in the boardroom. All visitors must contact the Board Office (call 703-
292-7000 or send an

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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 building lobby to receive 
a visitor's badge.

STATUS: Some of these meetings will be open to the public. Others will 
be closed to the public. See full description below.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 8:15-8:45 a.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Summary of DC Meetings

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 8:45-9:45 a.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Discussion of Merit Review Topics for Deeper Analysis
 Inspector General's Update
 Management Challenges
 FY 2017 Financial Statement Audit
 Federal Information Security Management Act Results
 Chief Financial Officer's Update

Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 9:45-10:30 a.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Indicators 2018 Rollout
 Listening Sessions
 Private Sector Engagement
 Board Members Hosting Members of Congress

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 10:45-11:30 a.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Rolling Schedule of Planned Action and Information Items
 National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Update
 Member Report from November Antarctica Visit

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Outcomes of the SEP Retreat
 Discussion of Policy Companion Statement to S&E Indicators 
2018 Topics

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 2:00-2:30 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 FY 2018 Budget Update
 FY 2019 Budget Request Updated

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 2:30-3:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 FY 2019 and FY 2020 Budget Discussion

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 3:15-5:15 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Action Item: NSF's National Center for Optical-Infrared 
Astronomy (NCOA)
 Directorate of Geosciences Overview for Information/Action 
Items
 Information Item: National Center for Atmospheric Research 
(NCAR) Operations and Maintenance
 Information Item: NSF's Geophysical Observatory for 
Geosciences (NGEO) Operations and Maintenance
 Information Item: Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) 
Operations and Maintenance
 Information Item: Contract Services for Arctic Research 
Support and Logistics

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Thursday, February 22, 2018

A&F Committee

Closed Session Continues: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
 Information Item: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave 
Observatory Operations and Maintenance
 Astronomy Facilities Divestment Update

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 9:30-9:50 a.m.
 Board Chair's Opening Remarks
 Director's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Closed Committee Reports
 Vote: NSF's National Center for Optical-Infrared Astronomy 
(NCOA)

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed Session: 9:50-10:15 a.m.
 Board Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Director's Remarks
 Appointment of Election Committee for May 2018 Board Elections

Skilled Technical Workforce Task Force

Open Session: 10:30-11:15 a.m.
 Chair's Opening Remarks
 ``Grow With Google'' Presentation

Plenary Board

Open Session: 11:15-11:45 a.m.
 Board Chair's Opening Remarks
 Discussion of Academy of Arts and Sciences Report--``Future of 
Undergraduate Education''

Plenary Board

Open Session Continues: 1:15-2:00 p.m.
 Board Chair's Opening Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Open Committee Reports
 NSF's Implementation of the American Innovation and 
Competitiveness Act (AICA)
 Board Chair's Closing Remarks

Meeting Adjourns: 2:00 p.m.

MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

8:15-8:45 a.m. Plenary NSB Introduction
8:45-9:45 a.m. Committee on Oversight (CO)
9:45-10:30 a.m. Committee on External Engagement (EE)
10:45-11:30 a.m. Committee on Awards & Facilities (AF)
1:00-2:00 p.m. Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy 
(SEP)
2:00-2:30 p.m. Committee on Strategy (CS)

Thursday, February 22, 2018

10:30-11:15 a.m. Skilled Technical Workforce Task Force
11:15-11:45 a.m., 1:15-2:00 p.m. Plenary

MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

2:30-3:00 p.m. (CS)
3:15-5:15 p.m. (A&F)

Thursday, February 22, 2018

8:30-9:30 a.m. (A&F)
9:30-9:50 a.m. Plenary
9:50-10:15 a.m. Plenary Executive

CONTACT PERSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION: The NSB Office contact is Brad 
Gutierrez, [email protected], 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs 
contact is Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public meetings and public portions of 
meetings held in the 2nd floor boardroom will be webcast. To view these 
meetings, go to: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/180221 and 
follow the instructions. The public may observe public meetings held in 
the boardroom. The address is

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2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314.
    Please refer to the NSB website for additional information. You 
will find any updated meeting information and schedule updates (time, 
place, subject matter, or status of meeting) at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.
    The NSB will continue its program to provide some flexibility 
around meeting times. After the first meeting of each day, actual 
meeting start and end times will be allowed to vary by 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 Chair decides the extra time is warranted. 
The next meeting would start no later than 11:15. Arrive at the NSB 
boardroom or check the webcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start 
time of the meeting you wish to observe.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
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