[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 134 (Friday, July 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33288-33289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14929]


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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: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., 
and Thursday, July 18, 2019 from 9:45 a.m. to 1:50 p.m. EDT.

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: 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 9:00-9:30 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Summary of Activities

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Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 9:30-10:00 a.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior SEP Minutes
 Update and Discussion of the Outline of ``The State of Science 
& Engineering in the U.S.'' (summary report)
 Update on Indicators Roadshow Activities
 Reimagining Indicators Production Process and Coordination 
with NSB

Task Force on the Skilled Technical Workforce (STW TF)

Open Session: 10:00-10:30 a.m.

 Task Force Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes
 Final Report Discussion and Vote
 Final Report Rollout Discussion

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 10:45-11:30 a.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
 Merit Review Report Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update
 Inspector General's Update

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Calendar Year (CY) 2019 Schedule of Planned Action and Context 
Items
 Information Item: Cost Oversight for Major Facility Projects

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 1:15-3:05 p.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on Budgets
 Presentation: Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic 
Science Overview
 Presentation: NSF Partnerships
 Presentation: MULTIPlying Impact Leveraging International 
Expertise in Research Missions (MULTIPLIERS) Update

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 3:15-3:55 p.m.

 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
 Update on Budgets

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 3:55-5:10 p.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
 Written Item: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (MSRI) I & II
 Written Item: National Center for Optical-Infrared Astronomy 
(NCOA)
 Presentation: National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) 
Update

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Plenary Board

Open Session: 9:45-10:45 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Science and Security Roundtable

Task Force on Vision 2030 (Vision TF)

Open Session: 10:45-11:15 a.m.

 Task Force Chair's Opening Remarks
 Update on Vision Project

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 11:15-11:30 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
 Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Executive Closed Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    [cir] Executive Search Update
 Report by Committee on Nominations

Plenary Board

Open Session: 1:10-1:50 p.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    [cir] Senior Staff Updates
    [cir] Office of Legislative and Public Affairs (OLPA) Information 
Item
 Open Committee Chair Reports
 Vote on STW Final Report
 Vote on CY 2020 NSB Meeting Schedule
 National Academies Reproducibility and Replicability Report
 NSB Chair's Closing Remarks

Meeting Adjourns: 1:50 p.m.

MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

9:00-9:30 a.m.--Plenary NSB
9:30-10:00 a.m.--SEP
10:00-10:30 a.m.--STW TF
10:45-11:30 a.m.--CO
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.--A&F
1:15-3:05 p.m.--CS

Thursday, July 18, 2019

9:45-10:45 a.m.--Plenary
10:45-11:15 a.m.--Vision TF
1:10-1:50 p.m.--Plenary

MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

3:15-3:55 p.m.--CS
3:55-5:10 p.m.--A&F

Thursday, July 18, 2019

11:15-11:30 a.m.--Plenary
11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.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/190717/ and 
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 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. 2019-14929 Filed 7-10-19; 11:15 am]
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