Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education Notice of Meeting, 12503 [05-4944]
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methodology, and conclusions of
projects are usually appraised as
permanent and are often maintained
centrally by an agency component
responsible for their collection,
management, and distribution. Review
of a cross-section of such publications
can help determine the subject matter
and scope of R&D projects and thereby
prove useful in assessing the value of
other project-related records and data.
• Project files may include such
records as statements of work, progress
reports, briefing papers and
presentations, specifications and
drawings, laboratory notebooks,
research data, and environmental and
safety information. (Such records also
may be maintained separate from
project files.) The value of project files
varies across R&D programs, based on
such factors as the files’ organization
and content, nature and scope of the
research, and extent to which project
work is documented in other records
such as planning records and technical
reports.
• Because many R&D projects have a
very limited focus and project records
often are voluminous, a very strong
justification is needed to appraise all of
an agency’s project files as permanent.
If selection criteria are to be applied to
identify files for permanent retention,
the agency must devise a practical
arrangement for applying the criteria to
the records and agree to implement it,
because NARA lacks the expertise and
resources to evaluate the files
individually. For overall guidance on
when to apply selection criteria, see the
NARA Appraisal Policy, Appendix 1—
General Appraisal Guidelines—‘‘Is
sampling an appropriate appraisal
tool?’’ (https://www.archives.gov/
records_management/initiatives/
appraisal.html).
• Contracting, procurement and other
fiscal records generally are appraised as
temporary when readily segregable from
other project records.
• Laboratory notebooks may be
maintained separately and formally
issued and strictly controlled to protect
intellectual property and patent rights.
Notebooks with these characteristics are
more likely to be appraised as having
long-term scientific value or permanent
value.
• Research data created by R&D
projects most often are electronic but
also may be in another format such as
paper or photographs. Electronic data
generally are maintained separately
from other project records. Data may be
unprocessed (raw) or processed
(compiled or analyzed) at different
levels. Raw data are generated by an
experiment, whereas processed data
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consist of raw data manipulated to help
identify patterns in the data. It is very
difficult to generalize about the value of
processed data as opposed to raw data,
since they each have their own
significance for the research process.
• Generated in large volumes, R&D
data commonly have short-term value
because they tend to be narrow in scope
and frequently can be replicated by a
new experiment if necessary. Data may
have long-term scientific value (or, very
rarely, permanent value) when they are
extremely difficult or impossible to
replicate and are potentially useful for
such purposes as permitting an
important experiment to be reviewed
and validated, supporting new scientific
research, or providing a legal basis for
health-related claims. Data from certain
fields like medicine and environmental
protection are most likely to have longterm scientific value.
• For data to be valuable over the
long term, they should be unique,
complete, valid, and accompanied by
appropriate metadata. In considering
these attributes of data, appraisers
should consult with the relevant
scientific experts. Because of the
expertise needed to perform
preservation and reference, data with
long-term scientific value often are most
appropriately maintained by the R&D
agencies which created them.
• R&D agencies, particularly those
involved in environmental or health
research, may create tissue samples,
slides, and specimens which are treated
by researchers as project records and
preserved by the agency for long periods
at substantial expense. Although NARA
generally does not consider such
materials to meet the definition of
Federal records, agencies nonetheless
need to manage them properly because
of their importance to R&D programs
and potential for long-term scientific
value.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Environmental
Research and Education Notice of
Meeting
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for
Environment Research and Education (9487).
Dates: April 13, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m.,
April 14, 2005, 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
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Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. David Campbell, Office
of the Director, National Science Foundation,
Suite 1205, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,
Virginia 22230. Telephone: 703–292–8002.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact
person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice,
recommendations, and oversight concerning
support for environmental research and
education.
Agenda: April 13:
Welcome, Introductions and Goals of
Meeting.
NSF Update on Budget and Environmental
Programs.
Reports on Recent ERE Activities.
Occasional Paper on Water.
Plans for International Polar Year.
Charge to Task Groups and Task Group
Membership.
AC–ERE Task Group Meetings.
ERE Distinguished Speaker.
April 14:
Task Group Reports and Discussion of
Ongoing Projects.
ERE Issues for Discussion with the Deputy
Director.
O/D Guidance and Meeting with Dr. J.
Bordogna, Deputy Director.
Background on GEOSS Programs.
Discussion of Ongoing Projects
(continued).
Wrap-up: Review Action Items, Plans for
next meeting.
Dated: March 9, 2005.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as
amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Directorate for Mathematical and
Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (#66).
Date/Time: April 7, 2005, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.,
April 8, 2005, 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230,
Room 375.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. Morris L. Aizenman,
Senior Science Associate, Directorate for
Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Room
105, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
(703) 292–8807.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and
recommendations concerning NSF science
and education activities within the
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical
Sciences.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Environment Research and Education
(9487).
Dates: April 13, 2005, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., April 14, 2005, 8:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Place: Stafford I, Room 1235, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22230.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Dr. David Campbell, Office of the Director,
National Science Foundation, Suite 1205, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,
Arlington, Virginia 22230. Telephone: 703-292-8002.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations, and
oversight concerning support for environmental research and
education.
Agenda: April 13:
Welcome, Introductions and Goals of Meeting.
NSF Update on Budget and Environmental Programs.
Reports on Recent ERE Activities.
Occasional Paper on Water.
Plans for International Polar Year.
Charge to Task Groups and Task Group Membership.
AC-ERE Task Group Meetings.
ERE Distinguished Speaker.
April 14:
Task Group Reports and Discussion of Ongoing Projects.
ERE Issues for Discussion with the Deputy Director.
O/D Guidance and Meeting with Dr. J. Bordogna, Deputy Director.
Background on GEOSS Programs.
Discussion of Ongoing Projects (continued).
Wrap-up: Review Action Items, Plans for next meeting.
Dated: March 9, 2005.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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