[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 238 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79530-79531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27357]


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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:

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 
p.m., and Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. EST.

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 Wednesday, December 9, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl3HttPA_b4. For meetings on Thursday, December 10, go to: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGjqM0yX4rI.

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, December 9, 2020

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:55 p.m.; 1:25 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks--Update on Arecibo Observatory
 NSB Chair Activity Summary
 COVID-19 Impact on Women
 NSF Planning and Response to COVID-19
 Vision 2030 Implementation Working Group Update

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
 Approval of Merit Review Digest Overview
 Presentations and Discussion of Broader Impacts
 Inspector General's Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update
 Chair's Closing Remarks

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on planning for Indicators 2022
 Impacts of COVID-19 on NCSES Data and Data Products
 Update and Discussion of SEP Policy Products

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 4:35 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Rolling Calendar Year 2020-2021 Schedule of Planned Action and 
Context Items

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
 Celebrating Science and Public Service with the 2020 Waterman 
and Honorary Awards Winners

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
 Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 
(CEOSE) Briefing

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2021 Budget Appropriations
 NSF Strategic Plan 2022-2026
 EHR Advisory Committee STEM Education for the Future Report
 NSF Workforce/Missing Millions Briefing
 NSF Translation, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Briefing

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2022 Budget Request Development
 Translation, Innovation and Partnerships/Workforce/Missing 
Millions Discussion

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 2:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Written Item: Regional Class Research Vessels
 Annual Report from the Chief Officer for Research Facilities
 Arecibo Observatory

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 4:45 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Board

Executive Closed Session: 4:55 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Discussion
    [cir] Personnel updates
 2021 Honorary Awards Discussion and Vote

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Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 5:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Near Term Policy Engagement
 UT-Knoxville Vision Listening Session
 NSB Messaging

Plenary Board

Open Session: 6:25 p.m.-6:45 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 Update
sbull; Open Committee Reports
 Votes on NSB CY 2021 Schedule and Overview to the 2019 Merit 
Review Digest

    Meeting Adjourns: 6:45 p.m.

Meetings that are Open to the Public: 

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

11:00 a.m.-12:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:25 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Plenary NSB
2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m. CO
3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. SEP
4:35 p.m.-4:45 p.m. A&F
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Plenary NSB

Thursday, December 10, 2020

11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Plenary NSB
11:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. CS
5:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m. EE
6:25 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Plenary

Meetings that are Closed to the Public: 

Thursday, December 10, 2020

2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. CS
2:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. A&F
4:45-4:55 p.m. Plenary
4:55 p.m.-5:40 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 
YouTube video: Angel Ntumy ([email protected]); Phillip Moulden 
([email protected]).
    Supplemental Information: Public portions of meetings will be 
streamed on YouTube so the public can view them. For meetings on 
Wednesday, December 9, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl3HttPA_b4. For meetings on Thursday, December 10, go to: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGjqM0yX4rI.
    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.
    Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some 
flexibility around meeting times. 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 will start no later than 15 minutes after 
the noticed start time. If a meeting ends early, the next meeting may 
start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. At no point 
will NSB or committee meetings vary from noticed times by more than 15 
minutes. Open meetings can also be watched in their entirety later 
through the YouTube link.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-27357 Filed 12-8-20; 4:15 pm]
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