[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 84 (Thursday, April 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24039-24040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09363]


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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, May 5, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and 
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:35 p.m. EDT.

PLACE: These meetings will be held by videoconference. There will be no 
in-person meetings to attend. The public may observe the public 
meetings, which will be streamed to the NSF You Tube channel. For 
meetings on Monday, May 5, go to: https://youtu.be/0Wu1pi6fDYc. For 
meetings on Tuesday, May 6, go to: https://youtu.be/agxFF9JB5pM.

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, May 6, 2020

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session:
    11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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    12:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m.

 NSB Chair's Welcome
 Acting NSF Director's Remarks
 Vision 2030 Rollout
 NSF COVID-19 Briefing

Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Discussion of NSB Alumni Communication Network
 Update on SEI 2020 Engagement
 Vision 2030 External Engagement Plans

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior SEP Minutes
 Update on Indicators 2020 Thematic Reports Publication
 Update on State Indicators
 Update on COVID-19 Impacts on NCSES and the Federal Data 
System
 Report on SEP Spring Retreat
 Discussion of Policy Products Stemming from SEI 2020

Task Force on Vision 2030 (Vision TF)

Open Session: 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
 Task Force Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Next Steps for Vision 2030

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2020 Current Plan, FY 2020 CARES Act, FY 2021 
Appropriations
 NSF Briefing on U.S. Geopolitical Role in the Polar Regions

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
 Inspector General's Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Rolling Calendar Year 2020-2021 Schedule of Planned Action and 
Context Items
 COVID-19 Infrastructure Brief
 Written Item: Update on the Ocean Observatories Initiative

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Action Item: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Track 2 
Portfolio
 Context Item: NSF's National Optical-Infrared Astronomy 
Research Laboratory (NOIR Lab)
 Written Item: COVID Facility Information on Finances and 
Personnel

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2020 Current Plan, COVID-19 Spending, FY 2022 
Planning

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 3:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Acting NSF Director's Remarks
 Closed Committee Reports
 Vote: Midscale Research Infrastructure Track 2 Portfolio

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed Session: 3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Acting NSF Director's Remarks
    [cir] Personnel updates
 Board Member Award Affirmation
 Board Elections

Plenary Board

Open Session: 3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Chief Operating Officer Remarks
    [cir] Senior Staff Updates
    [cir] Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
 Open Committee Reports
 Vote on Executive Committee Annual Report
 NSB Farewell to Outgoing Members

Meeting Adjourns: 4:45 p.m.

Meetings That Are Open to the Public:

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
12:15 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. EE
2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m. SEP
4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Vision TF
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. CS

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. CO
11:45 a.m.-12:20 p.m. A&F
3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. Plenary

Meetings That Are Closed to the Public:

Wednesday, May 6, 2020

12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. A&F
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. CS
3:00-3:15 p.m. Plenary
3:15 p.m.-3:45 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. The following 
persons will be available to provide technical support in accessing the 
You Tube video: Angel Ntumy ([email protected]); Phillip 
Moulden ([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Public portions of meetings will be 
streamed on You Tube so the public can view them. For meetings on 
Monday, May 5, go to: https://youtu.be/0Wu1pi6fDYc. For meetings on 
Tuesday, May 6, go to: https://youtu.be/agxFF9JB5pM.
    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, a 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 15 minutes after the noticed 
start time. For the May 2020 meetings, the NSB will not start any 
meetings earlier than the noticed start time.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-09363 Filed 4-28-20; 4:15 pm]
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