[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5486-5487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01911]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board
The National Science Board (NSB), pursuant to NSF regulations (45
CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended, (42
U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C.
552b), hereby gives notice of the scheduling of meetings for the
transaction of NSB business as follows:
TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, February 4, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
and Wednesday, February 5, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST.
PLACE: The morning meeting on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, will be held
in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20502, Room 350 in conjunction with the members of
the President's Advisory Council on Science and Technology (PCAST).
Individuals from the public who wish to attend this session must
register using the following email address: [email protected]. Please
note that public seating for this meeting is limited and is available
on a first-come, first-served basis.
The remaining meetings in the afternoon of February 4, and on
February 5, 2020, will be held at the NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. These meetings are held in the boardroom
on the 2nd floor. The public may observe public meetings held in the
NSF boardroom. All visitors must contact the Board Office (call 703-
292-7000 or send an email to [email protected]) at least 24
hours prior to the meeting and provide your name and organizational
affiliation. Visitors must report to the NSF visitor's desk in the
building lobby to receive a visitor's badge.
STATUS: Some of these meetings will be open to the public. Others will
be closed to the public. See full description below.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Plenary Board Meeting (at Eisenhower Executive Office Building)
Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Presentations and Discussion of the new NSB Science and
Engineering Indicators Report and Vision 2030 Project
PCAST Subcommittee Discussions Led by Subcommittee Chairs and
NSB Liaisons
Open Discussion between PCAST and NSB Members
Public Comment Period
Summary, Next Meeting, and Adjournment
Plenary Board Meeting (at NSF Headquarters)
Open Session: 2:00-3:30 p.m.
NSB Chair's Welcome
NSF Director's Remarks
NSF 2026 Idea Machine Panel
NSB Chair's Remarks and Summary of Activities
Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
Closed session: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
Action Item: High Luminosity Upgrades to the ATLAS and CMS
Detectors
Context Item: Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure Track 2
Portfolio
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
Open Session: 9:00-10:45 a.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Calendar Year (CY) 2020 Schedule of Planned Action and Context
Items
Antarctica Site Visit Report
Written Item: NSB Approval and Oversight Process for Mid-Scale
Information Item: National Solar Observatory (NSO) Mid-term
Review/DKIST Update
Information Item: Seismological Facility for the Advancement
of Geoscience (SAGE) and Geodetic Facility for the Advancement of
Geoscience (GAGE)
Committee on External Engagement (EE)
Open Session: 10:45-11:00 a.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
NSB Chair's Report on Congressional Testimony before the House
Committee on Science, Space, & Technology
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Open Session: 11:00-11:10 a.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Closed Session: 11:10-11:45 a.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
Update on Budgets
Plenary Board
Closed Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Closed Minutes
Director's Remarks
Written report on personnel situation
Closed Committee Reports
National Solar Observatory Mid-term Review
Vote: High Luminosity Upgrades to the ATLAS and CMS Detectors
for the Large Hadron Collider
Plenary Board (Executive)
Closed Session: 12:10-12:30 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Executive Closed Minutes
Director's Remarks
Arctic Research Support and Logistics Services Contract
Update
Waterman Award
Report by Subcommittee on Honorary Awards
Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)
Open Session: 1:30-2:00 p.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Indicators 2020 Rollout Activities Report
Update on Indicators 2020 Thematic Report Publication
Discussion of SEP Spring Retreat Agenda
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Task Force on Vision 2030 (Vision TF)
Open Session: 2:00-2:30 p.m.
Task Force Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Update on Vision Project
Committee on Oversight (CO)
Open Session: 2:30-3:00 p.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Merit Review Digest and Update on Modernization
Discussion and vote on NSB Preface to Merit Review Digest
OIG Semiannual Report and Management Response
Inspector General's Update
Chief Financial Officer's Update
Plenary Board
Open Session: 3:00-3:30 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Open Minutes
Director's Remarks
Open Committee Reports
Resolution in Memory of Karen King, Ph.D.
Vote on NSB Preface to Merit Review Digest
NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 3:30 p.m.
Meetings That Are Open to the Public
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Plenary NSB and PCAST
2:00-3:30 p.m. Plenary
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
9:00-10:45 a.m. A&F
10:45-11:00 a.m. EE
11:00-11:10 a.m. CS
1:30-2:00 p.m. SEP
2:00-2:30 p.m. Vision 2020 TF
2:30-3:00 p.m. CO
3:00-3:30 p.m. Plenary
Meetings That Are Closed to the Public
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
3:30-4:30 p.m. A&F
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
11:10-11:45 a.m. CS
11:45 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Plenary
12:10-12:30 p.m. Plenary Executive
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: The NSB Office contact is Brad
Gutierrez, [email protected], 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs
contact is Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public meetings and public portions of
meetings held in the 2nd floor boardroom will be webcast. To view these
meetings, go to: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/200204/ and
follow the instructions. The public may observe public meetings held in
the boardroom. The address is 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
22314.
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#sunshine.
The NSB provides some flexibility around meeting times held at the
NSF headquarters. After the first meeting of each day, actual meeting
start and end times will be allowed to vary by no more than 15 minutes
in either direction. As an example, if a 10:00 meeting finishes at
10:45, the meeting scheduled to begin at 11:00 may begin at 10:45.
Similarly, the 10:00 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 would start no later than 11:15. Arrive at the NSB boardroom or
check the webcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the
meeting you wish to observe.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-01911 Filed 1-28-20; 4:15 pm]
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