[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2933-2934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01762]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)


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:

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:15 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 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: 

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Plenary Board Meeting

Open session: 8:00-9:30 a.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 NSB Vision Presentation
    [cir] Dr. Vinton Cerf
    [cir] Dr. Anita Jones
    [cir] Dr. Barry Barish
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Summary of Activities

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Action Item: Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for 
Science (AIMS)
 Action Item: International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)
 Update on Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
 Context Item: Green Bank Observatory
 Update on National Ecological Observatory Network

Plenary Board

Open Session: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
 Chair's Opening Remarks and Introductions
    [cir] Mr. Chris Liddell, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Policy Coordination

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 2:00-3:15 p.m.
 Chair's Opening Remarks
 Director's Remarks
    [cir] Impact of Lapse in Appropriations
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Closed Committee Reports
 Vote: International Ocean Discovery Program Operations and 
Maintenance
 Vote: Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed Session: 3:15-3:30 p.m.
 Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Director's Remarks
    [cir] Senior Personnel Update
    [cir] Waterman Award Update

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 3:45-4:30 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 FY 2019 and 2020 Budget Updates and FY 2020 Passback

Plenary Board

Open Session: 4:30-5:15 p.m.
 Chair's Opening Remarks
    [cir] New Member Swearing-in
 Director's Remarks
    [cir] Senior Executive Updates
    [cir] Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Committee Chair Updates
    [cir] Science and Engineering Indicators Update
    [cir] Merit Review Report Update
    [cir] Awards & Facilities Retreat Update
    [cir] NSB One-Pager on Foreign Born Students and Workers in the 
U.S. S&E Enterprise
    [cir] Committee on Strategy Update
    [cir] Skilled Technical Workforce Update
 Vote: OIG Semiannual Report and Management Response
 Chair's Closing Remarks
    Meeting Adjourns: 5:15 p.m.

MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

8:00-9:30 a.m. Plenary NSB
1:00-2:00 p.m. Plenary
4:30-5:15 p.m. Plenary

MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon (A&F)
2:00-3:15 p.m. Plenary
3:15-3:30 p.m. Plenary Executive
3:45-4:30 p.m. (CS)

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.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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/190212/ follow 
the instructions. The public may observe public meetings held in the 
boardroom. The address is 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 provides 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

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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 to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-01762 Filed 2-6-19; 11:15 am]
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