[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 32 (Friday, February 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10359-10360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03463]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    The National Science Board (NSB) hereby gives notice of the 
scheduling of meetings for the transaction of NSB business as 
follows:

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, February 23, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:45 
p.m., and Wednesday, February 24, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:40 p.m. 
EST.

PLACE: These meetings will be held by videoconference. There will be no 
in-person meetings. The public may observe the public meetings, which 
will be streamed to the NSF You Tube channel. For meetings on Tuesday, 
February 23, go to: https://youtu.be/6JjWhwMhIKM. For meetings on 
Wednesday, February 24, go to: https://youtu.be/tmiQwe7o_Y0.

STATUS: Parts of these meetings will be open to the public. The rest of 
the meetings will be closed to the public. See full description below.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 New Member Swearing-in
    Matthew Malkan
    Scott Stanley
 NSF Director's Remarks
 NSB Chair Activity Summary
 Racial Equity Task Force and NSF Harassment Policy Update
 Vision 2030 Implementation Working Group Update

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 1:15 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
 Broader Impacts--Update on Activities
    Discussion and action on statement and resolution re: Reviewer 
Training
    Discussion and action on statement and resolution re: Broader 
Impacts Expert on Committees of Visitors
 Inspector General's Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 2:35 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

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 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on Indicators 2022
 Indicators 2020 Impact Report
 Update and Discussion of SEP Policy Products

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 4:10 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Context Item: National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
 Action Item: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure Track-2
 Action Item: Authorization of Management Reserve for Daniel D. 
Inouye Solar Telescope
 Context Item: Gemini Spending Cap Increase
 Arecibo Observatory Update

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 6:10 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2022 Budget Request Development

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
 Panel Discussion: Roadblocks to STEM Graduate Student 
Retention

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 11:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 FY 2021 Budget Update
 Presentation and discussion: Strengthening Foundational 
Research
 Presentation and discussion: NSF Translation and Innovation 
Activities
 Presentation and discussion: NSF's Missing Millions Efforts
 NSF Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 3:25 p.m.-3:45 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 Impacts on U.S. Antarctic Program

Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 3:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on Engagement Initiatives
 UT-Knoxville Vision Listening Session

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 4:15 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Director's Remarks
 NSF COVID-19 Recovery Update
 Closed Committee Reports
 Vote: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-2 Awards
 Vote: DKIST Management Reserve

Plenary Board

Executive Closed Session: 5:10 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Discussion
    [cir] Personnel updates
 Future Directions in Translation, Innovation and Partnerships
 Ad Hoc Nominations Committee
 Election of Replacement Executive Committee Member

Plenary Board

Open Session: 6:15 p.m.-6:40 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    Senior Staff Updates
    Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
 Open Committee Reports
 Votes:
    Statement and Resolution re: Reviewer Training
    Statement and Resolution re: Broader Impacts Expert on Committees 
of Visitors
Meeting Adjourns: 6:40 p.m.

MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

11:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:15 p.m.-2:25 p.m. CO
2:35 p.m.-3:25 p.m. SEP

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

11:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Plenary NSB
11:45 a.m.-2:15 p.m. CS
3:25 p.m.-3:45 p.m. A&F
3:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m. EE
6:15 p.m.-6:40 p.m. Plenary

MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

4:10 p.m.-6:00 p.m. A&F
6:10 p.m.-6:45 p.m. CS

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

4:15 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Plenary
5:10 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Plenary Executive

CONTACT PERSONS FOR MORE INFORMATION:  The NSB Office contact is Chris 
Blair, [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:  All open sessions of the meeting will be 
webcast live. The Zoom feed will be broadcast on the NSB YouTube 
channel at: Please feel free to share this link with your colleagues:
Tuesday, February 23--https://youtu.be/6JjWhwMhIKM
Wednesday, February 24--https://youtu.be/tmiQwe7o_Y0

    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. 2021-03463 Filed 2-17-21; 11:15 am]
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