[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17509]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences


Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the 
following meeting:
    Name and Committee Code: Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences 
(#1110) (Hybrid Meeting)

    Date and Time: September 13, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern; 
September 14, 2023, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern.
    Place: NSF, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 (Virtual).
    The meeting will be held as a hybrid, with some Advisory Committee 
members participating in person and others participating virtually. For 
members of NSF and the external community, livestreaming will be 
accessible through the following pages:

September 13, 2023: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gMmpDtRtGmw
September 14, 2023: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LkY7FpSibOE

    Additional sub-links for planned breakout sessions will be 
forthcoming on the BIO AC website prior to the meeting at: https://www.nsf.gov/bio/advisory.jsp.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Persons: Dr. Karen C. Cone, National Science Foundation, 
2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: (703) 292-
4967; Email: [email protected].
    Purpose of Meeting: The Advisory Committee for the Directorate for 
Biological Sciences (BIO) provides advice and recommendations 
concerning major program emphases, directions, and goals for the 
research-related activities of the divisions that make up BIO.
    Summary of Minutes: Minutes will be available on the BIO Advisory 
Committee website at https://www.nsf.gov/bio/advisory.jsp or can be 
obtained from the contact person listed above.
    Agenda: Agenda items will include: a Directorate business update; 
report out of Committee of Visitors Report for BIO/Division of 
Environmental Biology and AC vote to accept the report; overview of the 
report, `Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing; 
Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals'; AC 
Discussion of Opportunities and Bottlenecks for Advancing the 
Bioeconomy; overview of NSF and BIO's Research Infrastructure to 
Support the Bioeconomy followed by AC discussion of research 
infrastructure needs; overview of the report `Building the Bioworkforce 
of the Future: Expanding Equitable Pathways into Biotechnology and 
Biomanufacturing Jobs'; AC Discussion of Opportunities, Gaps, and 
Bottlenecks for Building the Bioeconomy-relevant Workforce of the 
Future; discussion with the NSF Director and Chief Operating Officer; 
and other directorate matters.

    Dated: August 10, 2023.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-17509 Filed 8-14-23; 8:45 am]
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