National Science Foundation, National Science Board and Its Subdivisions Sunshine Act Meetings Notice, 68640-68641 [E6-19970]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Foundation, National Science Board and Its 
Subdivisions Sunshine Act Meetings Notice

Date and Time: November 29-30, 2006.

Wednesday November 29, 2006, 7:30 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

7:30-7:45 Open
7:45-8 Closed
8-8:45 Open
8:45-9:30 Open
9:30-10 Open
10-11:30 Open
11:30-12 Closed
12:45-2:15 Open
2:15-3:45 Open
3:45-5:15 Closed

Thursday November 30, 2006, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

8-8:45 Open
8:45-9:30 Open
9:30-10 Closed
10-12 Open
1:15-1:30 Closed
1:30-1:45 Closed
1:45-3 Open

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235, 
Arlington, VA 22230.

Public Meeting Attendance: All visitors must report to the NSF's 
visitor's desk at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a 
visitor's badge.

Contact Information: Please refer to the National Science Board Web 
site (https://www.nsf.gov/nsb) for any schedule updates. NSB Office: Dr. 
Robert Webber, (703) 292-7000.

Status: Part of this meeting will be closed to the public; Part of this 
meeting will be open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Open
Executive Committee (7:30 a.m.-7:45 a.m.)
     Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
     Updates or New Business from Committee Members
CPP Task Force on Transformative Research (8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.)
     Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
     Task Force Chairman's Remarks
     Review of Draft Report, ``Enhancing Support of 
Transformative Research at the National Science Foundation'' and 
Recommendations
CPP Subcommittee on International Science (8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)
     Approval of Minutes
     Task Force Chairman's Remarks
     Discussion of the September 25 Roundtable Discussion 
Summary Notes
     Information Item: Partnerships for International Research 
and Education (PIRE)
     Discussion of Future Task Force Activities
CPP Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering (9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)
     Approval of Minutes for September 2006 Meeting
     Task Force Co-Chairmen's Remarks
     Discussion of the Draft NSB Report, Hurricane Warning: 
Critical Need for a National Hurricane Research Initiative
     Future Activities of the Task Force
Committee on Audit and Oversight (10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.)
     Approval of Minutes of September, 2006 Meeting
     Committee Chairman's Remarks

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     OIG Semiannual Report
     Management Response to OIG Semiannual Report
     2006 Financial Statement Audit
     Chief Information Officer's Update
     Chief Financial Officer's Update, including Performance 
and Accountability Report/2006 Financial Statement Audit (available at 
https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0701)
     Initiative on Interim Progress Reports (Research Business 
Models Subcommittee of the Committee on Science)
EHR Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators (12:45 p.m.-2:15 
p.m.)
     Approval of September Minutes
     Subcommittee Chairman's Remarks
     Brief discussion of Revised Chapter Outlines
     Review of Science and Engineering Indicators Draft 
Chapters
    [cir] NSB Review--Matrix for Chapter Reviewers and Lead Reviewers
    [cir] External Expert Review
     Discussion of Possible Topics for Board Companion Piece
     Parallel Discussion of Science and Engineering Indicators 
2010
    [cir] Data Gaps
    [cir] Meeting with State Representatives
    [cir] Meeting with Industry Representatives
     Web Presentation and Electronic Dissemination of 
Indicators
     Chairman's Summary
Committee on Programs and Plans (2:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.)
     Approval of Minutes
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Status Reports:
    [cir] Task Force on International Science
    [cir] Subcommittee on Polar Issues
    [cir] Task Force on Transformative Research
    [cir] Task Force on Hurricane Science and Engineering
     FY 2007 Schedule of Actions and Information Items for NSB 
Review
     NSB Policy on Recompetition of NSF Awards
     NSB Information Item: Division of Astronomical Sciences 
Senior Review
     NSB Information Item: National Optical Astronomy 
Observatory (NOAO) and National Solar Observatory (NSO)-Management 
Review of the 5-year Cooperative Agreement with the Association of 
Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA)
Closed
Executive Committee (7:45 a.m.-8 a.m.)
     Director's Items
    [cir] Specific Personnel Matters
    [cir] Future Budgets
    Committee on Audit and Oversight (11:30 a.m.-12 noon)
     Pending Investigations: OIG Staff
Committee on Programs and Plans (3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.)
     NSB Action Item: Request for Proposals and Award of a 
Contract for the Conduct of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)
     NSB Action Item: Continuity and Change in American 
Economic and Social Life: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) for 
Fiscal Years 2007-2011

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Open
CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (8 a.m.-8:45 a.m.)
     Approval of September Minutes
     Subcommittee Chairman's Remarks
     OPP Director's Remarks
     Polar Icebreakers in a Changing World: An Assessment of 
U.S. Needs, A Report of The National Academies, September 2006
Committee on Strategy and Budget (8:45 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)
     Approval of September 28, 2006 CSB Minutes
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Findings of NSF Working Group on the Impact of Proposal 
and Award Management Mechanisms (IPAMM) Study of Award Size, Duration 
and Proposal Success Rates
     NSF FY 2007 Budget Request
Committee on Education and Human Resources (10 a.m.-12 p.m.)
     Approval of September 2006 Minutes
     Chairman's Remarks
     Evaluation and the Academic Competitiveness Council
     Update on Education Commission
     NSF-EHR Directorate Program Evaluations
     Discussion of Board Response to Congressman Rush Holt 
Letter
     Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators
     Summary of Nov. 7 Engineering Education Workshop
     NSB Executive Officer's Report
Closed
Committee on Strategy and Budget (9:30 a.m.-10 a.m.)
     NSF FY 2008 Budget Request
    [cir] Status of NSF FY 2008 Budget Request
    [cir] Potential Impacts of Grants Management Line of Business on 
Future Budgets

Plenary Sessions of the Board (1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.)

Plenary Executive Closed (1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.)
     Approval of September 2006 Minutes
Plenary Closed (1:30 p.m.-1:45 p.m.)
     Approval of September 2006 Minutes
     Awards and Agreements
    [cir] NSB Action Item: Request for Proposals and Award of a 
Contract for the Conduct of the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR)
    [cir] NSB Action Item: Continuity and Change in American Economic 
and Social Life: The Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) for Fiscal 
Years 2007-2011
     Closed Committee Reports
    Plenary Open (1:45 p.m.-3 p.m.)
     Approval of September 2006 Minutes
     Closed Session Items for February 2007 Meeting
     Chairman's Report
     Director's Report
     Open Committee Reports
     Presentation: Overview of NSF Outreach Activities

Michael P. Crosby,
Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.
[FR Doc. E6-19970 Filed 11-24-06; 8:45 am]
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