[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54668-54669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17356]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The National Science Board (NSB) and the NSB Committee on Strategy
(CS) hereby give 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: Tuesday, August 15, 2023, from 9:00 a.m.-5:20 p.m. and
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m.-2:25 p.m. EDT.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by videoconference. 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.
August 15, 2023--https://youtube.com/watch?v=N8-_Lf3lY4E
August 16, 2023--https://youtube.com/watch?v=E7OTUOCV5HE
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.
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MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 9:00-11:55 a.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
NSF Director's Remarks
NSB Presentation, Vision 2030--Developing STEM Talent
NSB Panel, STEM Workforce Shortages Across the Federal
Government
Open Session: 12:55-2:45 p.m.
NSF Office of International Science and Engineering briefing
NSB Committee Reports
[cir] Committee on External Engagement
[cir] update on engagement initiatives
[cir] Committee on Science and Engineering Policy
[cir] Indicators 2024
[cir] Talent Development Team
[cir] National Security Team
Approval of May 2023 open meeting minutes
2024 NSB meeting dates vote
Closed Session: 3:00-3:55 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks
Approval of May 2023 Closed Meeting Minutes
NSF Director's Remarks
Agency Operating Status
NSB Committee Reports
[cir] Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
[cir] update on Status of NSF Engines Type 2 Competition
[cir] NSF Engines Progress Monitoring and Interim Goals and Metrics
[cir] Quadrennial Review
Committee on Strategy
[cir] NSF Budget
Committee on Strategy
Closed Meeting: 4:05-5:05 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks on the Agenda
Approval of minutes for the July 28, 2023 meeting
NSF FY 2025 Budget Development Update
Consensus Statement on NSF's FY25 Budget Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
Plenary NSB
Closed Session: 5:05-5:20 p.m.
NSB FY25 Budget Presentation
Resolution related to NSF's FY25 Budget Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 8:30-10:50 a.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
NSB Committee Reports
[cir] Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
[cir] NSF Engines Type 2 Finalists Update
[cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
[cir] Workplan and Timeline Update
[cir] Commission Activities
NSF Research Security and Integrity Information Sharing and
Analysis Organization--SECURE, Update
NSF Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention Report Update
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
[cir] Briefing on the OIG's Engagement in Antarctica
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 10:50-11:10 a.m.
NSF Sexual Assault/Harassment Prevention Report Update
Plenary Board Meeting
Closed Session: 11:55 a.m.-1:10 p.m.
NSB Committee Reports
[cir] Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
[cir] Quadrennial Review Update
[cir] Committee on Awards and Facilities Report
Discussion and vote on advice related to:
[ssquf] Renewal of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave
Observatory (LIGO) Operations and Management Award
[ssquf] Arecibo Record of Decision
[cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
Vote to move into Executive Plenary Closed
Plenary Board
Closed (Executive) Session: 1:20 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of May 2023 Executive Plenary closed meeting minutes
Committee on Nominations, Class of 2024-2030
NSF Director's Remarks
[cir] Personnel topics
NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 2:25 p.m.
Portions Open to the Public
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Plenary NSB
12:55 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Plenary NSB
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Plenary NSB
Portions Closed to the Public
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
3:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
4:05 p.m.-5:05 p.m. Committee on Strategy
5:05 p.m.-5:20 p.m. Plenary NSB
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
10:50 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Plenary NSB
11:55 a.m.-1:10 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:20 p.m.-2:25 p.m. Plenary NSB (executive session)
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
Christopher 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. 2023-17356 Filed 8-9-23; 11:15 am]
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