[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9309-9310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03076]


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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: Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 11:00 a.m.-5:10 p.m. 
and Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.-2:25 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 goes to ``high,'' please fill out and bring OMB's 
certification of vaccination form with you. All open sessions of the 
meeting will be webcast live on the NSB YouTube channel.

February 15, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIRJkqrLljU
February 16, 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Hx8vQfiFE

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: 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 11:00 p.m.-12:20 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Welcome
     Swearing in of new NSB Members
 NSB Chair's Remarks
     Chair's Activities
 Approval of December 1, 2022, open meeting minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
     Assistant Director presentations
Open Session: 1:20 p.m.-2:35 p.m.
 NSB Teacher Panel: Presentation and Discussion
Open Session: 2:45 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
 Committee Reports
     Committee on Awards and Facilities
     Committee on Oversight
     Committee on External Engagement
     Committee on Science and Engineering Policy
 Working Group Reports
     Socioeconomic Status Working Group
     Merit Review Re-examination and Vote
 NSF Director's Remarks
     Senior staff updates
     Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update 
Information Item
Open Session: 4:05 p.m.- 5:10 p.m.
 Explorations in K-12 STEM Education Working Group Presentation 
and Discussion
 NSB Chair's Closing Remarks

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-9:05 a.m.
 NSB Chair's Welcome
 Update on SAHPR (Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention 
Response)

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 9:05 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks
 NSF SAHPR Update
 NSF Director's Remarks
    Agency Operating Status
 Approval of December 2, 2022, Closed Meeting Minutes
 Committee Reports
     Committee on Awards and Facilities Report Vote on Mid-
scale Research Infrastructure Track 2 Portfolio Award
     Committee on Strategy Report
     Committee on Oversight Report
     Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships 
Report

Committee on Strategy

Closed Session: 10:45 a.m.-11:45 p.m.
 Update and discussion on NSF's FY 2023 Current Plan
 Update and discussion on NSF's FY 2024 Budget Request

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
 NSF Update: CHIPS and Science Act Implementation
 Vote to Enter Executive Plenary Closed

Plenary Board

Closed (Executive) Session: 1:45 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of December 2, 2022, Executive Plenary closed meeting 
minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
    Organizational Updates
    Annual scientific award Updates
 Vote to establish ad hoc Nominations Committee
 NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 2:25 p.m.

PORTIONS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

11:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:20 p.m.-2:35 p.m. Plenary NSB
2:45 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
4:05 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Plenary NSB

Thursday, February 16, 2023

8:30-9:05 a.m. Plenary NSB

PORTIONS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC: 

Thursday, February 16, 2023

9:05 a.m.-10:35 a.m. Plenary NSB
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Committee on Strategy Meeting
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:45 p.m.-2:25 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

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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. 2023-03076 Filed 2-9-23; 11:15 am]
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