[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 92 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26548-26549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10279]


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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, May 18, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., and 
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:05 p.m. EDT.

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, 
May 18, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tvEDxgN9uU. For 
meetings on Wednesday, May 19, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9vYPNPNLE.

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, May 18, 2021

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 NSF Director's Remarks
 NSB Chair Activity Summary
 Nominations Update
 Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities Report

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 12:00 p.m.-12:20 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 FY 2021 Current Plan and FY 2022 Budget Update

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 12:30 p.m.-1:35 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF COVID-19 Recovery Update
 FY 2021 Current Plan and FY 2022 Budget Request Development
 NSF Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 1:35 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Information Item: NSF Strategy for Managing COVID-19 Impacts 
Across Facilities
 Action Item: National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) 
Initial Operations Award Extension
 Context Item: Rubin Observatory Management Reserve
 Context Item: Arecibo Observatory Clean-Up Costs
 Information Item: SAGE/GAGE Future Directions

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
 Celebrating Science and Public Service with the 2021 Waterman, 
Bush, and Public Service Award Winners

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
 Panel Discussion: Lessons from Minority Serving Institutions
 Vision 2030 Implementation Working Group Update

Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 12:15 p.m.-12:50 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Congressional Plan
 Media Plan
 External Panel Series
 NSB 2022 Honorary Awards Nominations

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 1:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Committee Minutes
 Review of the Office of the Inspector General Semiannual 
Report and NSF Management Response
 Inspector General's Update
 Chief Financial Officer's Update

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 1:40 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Rolling Calendar of Schedule of Planned Action and Context 
Items
 Action Item: Gemini Observatory Spending Cap Increase

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 2:45 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
 Committee Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on Indicators 2022
 Demonstration of State Indicators Website and Update on SEI 
2022 Cover Selection
 Update on Policy Products

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 3:35 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Director's Remarks
 Closed Committee Reports
 Vote: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure-2 Awards
 Vote: NEON Operations & Maintenance Award

Plenary Board

Executive Closed Session: 4:05 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Discussion
    [cir] Personnel Updates
 Future Directions in Translation, Innovation and Partnerships
 Alan T. Waterman Award Management Update
 Election of Two Executive Committee Members

Plenary Board

Open Session: 5:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    Senior Staff Updates
    Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
 EPSCoR Update
 Open Committee Reports
 Votes:
    Resolution: Gemini Spending Cap Increase
    OIG Semiannual Report and NSF Management Response
    Executive Committee Annual Report
Meeting Adjourns: 6:05 p.m.

MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
12:00 p.m.-12:20 p.m. CS
4:45 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Plenary NSB

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

11:00 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Plenary NSB
12:15 p.m.-12:50 p.m. EE
1:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m. CO
1:40 p.m. -2:00 p.m. A&F
2:45 p.m.-3:25 p.m. SEP
5:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Plenary

MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

12:30 p.m.-1:35 p.m. CS
1:35 p.m.-4:30 p.m. A&F

May 19, 2021

3:35 p.m.-4:05 p.m. Plenary
4:05 p.m.-5:05 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, May 18--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tvEDxgN9uU
Wednesday, May 19--https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d9vYPNPNLE

    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.
    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. NSB and 
committee meetings will not 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. 2021-10279 Filed 5-12-21; 11:15 am]
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