[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 227 (Monday, November 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 73050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26056]


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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 National Science Board 
business pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act and the 
Government in the Sunshine Act.

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, December 1, 2022, from 12:30 p.m.-5:05 p.m., 
and Friday, December 2, 2022, from 9:00 a.m.-1:35 p.m. EST.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by videoconference. To attend in-
person, please email your name as it appears on your photo ID, along 
with your affiliation, at least 24 hours in advance to 
[email protected]. If the COVID status for Alexandria, 
Virginia remains ``medium'' or goes to ``high,'' please fill out and 
bring OMB's certification of vaccination form with you. Visitors who 
are not vaccinated or refuse to divulge their vaccination status will 
not be admitted. All open sessions of the meeting will be webcast live 
on the NSB YouTube channel.

December 1, 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LKim21zxUE

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: 

Friday, December 1, 2022

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 12:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m.

 NSB Chair's Remarks
     Chair's Activities
 Approval of August 3-4, 2022, open meeting minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
     Cool Scientists presentations
 Committee Reports
     Committee on Oversight
     Committee on External Engagement
     Committee on Science and Engineering Policy
Working Group Reports
     Socioeconomic Status Working Group
     Explorations in K-12 STEM Education
 NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
 NSF Director's Closing Remarks
     Senior staff updates
     Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update 
information item

Open Session: 2:55 p.m.-4:20 p.m.

 NSB Panel: Addressing Workforce Shortages in Critical 
Technologies
 NSF Update Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention Response 
(SAHPR) report

Open Session: 4:30 p.m.-5:05 p.m.

 Discussion with the Director of the White House Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, Dr. Arati Prabhakar
 NSB Chair's Remarks

Friday, December 2, 2022

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Remarks
 Approval of August 3-4, 2022, and August 24, 2022, Closed 
Meeting Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    Agency Operating Status
 NSF CHIPS and Science Act Implementation Update
 NSF Update on SAHPR
 Committee Reports
     Committee on Awards and Facilities Report
     Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 
Report
     Committee on Strategy Report

Closed Session: 11:00 a.m.-1:35 p.m.

 Vote to Enter Executive Plenary Closed
 Executive Plenary Closed NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
     Strategic discussion of Technology, Innovation, and 
Partnerships Directorate Funding Options
     NSB Chair's Remarks
     Approval of August 3-4, 2022, Executive Closed Meeting 
Minutes
     NSF Director's Remarks, including organizational updates
     Discussion and Vote on 2023 Honorary Awards
     NSB Chair's Closing Remarks

Meeting Adjourns: 1:35 p.m.

Portions Open to the Public

Thursday, December 1, 2022

    12:30 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Plenary NSB
    2:55 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Plenary NSB
    4:30 p.m.-5:05 p.m. Plenary NSB

Portions Closed to the Public

Friday, December 2, 2022

9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Plenary NSB
11:00 a.m.-1:35 p.m. Plenary NSB, executive closed
    Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some 
flexibility around start and end times. A session may be allowed to run 
over by as much as 15 minutes if the Chair decides the extra time is 
warranted. The next session will start no later than 15 minutes after 
the noticed start time. If a session ends early, the next meeting may 
start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. Sessions 
will not vary from noticed times by more than 15 minutes.

CONTACT PERSON 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. Please refer to the NSB 
website for additional information: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb.

Christopher Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2022-26056 Filed 11-23-22; 4:15 pm]
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