National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice, 37243-37244 [E9-17893]

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• NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37243-37244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17893]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

    The National Science Board, 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 in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the 
transaction of National Science Board business and other matters 
specified, as follows:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National Science Board.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 
August 6, 2009 at 8 a.m.

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 and 
1295, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor 
desk at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's 
badge. Public visitors must arrange for a visitor's badge in advance. 
Call 703-292-7000 to request your badge, which will be ready for pick-
up at the visitor's desk on the day of the meeting.

Status: Some portions open, some portions closed.

Open Sessions

August 5, 2009
    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.
    8:35 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
    8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
    9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
    11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
    11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
August 6, 2009
    8 a.m.-9 a.m.
    9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Closed Sessions

August 5, 2009
    11 a.m.-12 p.m.
    11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
    1 p.m.-3 p.m.
    3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
August 6, 2009
    9 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
    10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
    10:45 a.m.-11 a.m.
    11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

AGENCY CONTACT: Dr. Robert E. Webber, rwebber@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7000, 
https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m., Room 1235
     Chairman's Remarks

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 8:35 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1235
     Approval of May 4, 2009 and May 27, 2009 CPP Minutes
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Report from Task Force on Sustainable Energy

CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI)

[cir] SOPI Chairman's Remarks
[cir] Director's Report--Office of Polar Programs
[cir] Developments in Regional Climate Modeling
[cir] Restrictions on Fuels for Southern Ocean Shipping
 NSB Information Item: National Ecological Observatory Network 
(NEON)
 NSB Information Item: NSF Data Policy Discussion
 NSB Information Item: Management and Operation of the Gemini 
Observatory

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1235
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     NSB Information Item: Operations for future coherent light 
source R&D
     NSB Action Item: Cooperative Agreement for the Acquisition 
of a 21 Tesla Superconducting Magnet and its Incorporation into an 
Advanced Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Room 1235
     NSB Information Item: Status of Track-2 Award
     NSB Action Item: TeraGrid Extension: Bridging to XD
     NSB Action Item: George E. Brown, Jr., Network for 
Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Operations

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m., Room 1235
     NSB Action Item: Preliminary Design for the Deep 
Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL)
     NSB Action Item: Approval of Construction Funding for the 
Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Room 1295
     Approval of May 2009 Minutes
     Update on the Next Generation of STEM Innovators Expert 
Panel Discussion
     STEM Education Grand Challenges
     Other Committee Business

Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1295
     Approval of May Minutes
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Discussion of Orange Book
     Discussion of Indicators Digest
     Discussion of Companion Piece

Executive Committee

Open Session: 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Room 1295
     Approval of Minutes for the May 2009 Meeting
     Executive Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Approval of Closed Session Agenda Items memorandum for 
September 23-24, 2009 meeting
     Updates or New Business from Committee Members

Task Force on the NSB 60th Anniversary

Open Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Room 1295
     Approval of Minutes for the May 13, 2009 Meeting
     Task Force Chairman's Remarks

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     Further Discussion and Comments Relating to NSB 60th 
Anniversary

ad hoc Committee on Nominations for NSB Class of 2010-2016

Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1295
     Approval of Minutes for the May 13, 2009 Meeting
     Approval of Minutes for the July 28, 2009 Teleconference
     Nominations Committee Acting Chairman's Remarks
     Discussion of Nomination Packets

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open Session: 8 a.m.-9 a.m., Room 1235
     Approval of Minutes of the May 14, 2009 Meeting
     Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks
     Human Resource Management at the National Science 
Foundation
     Chief Financial Officer's Update including ARRA status 
update

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Closed Session: 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m., Room 1235
     FY 2011 Budget for OIG

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Room 1235
     Approval of Minutes:
    [cir] May 13-14, 2009 Provisional Minutes
    [cir] June 26, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes
    [cir] July 24, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes
     Committee Chairman's Remarks
     Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Update
     NSF Budget Discussion
    [cir] FY 2010 Budget update
    [cir] FY 2009 Budget and ARRA update
     Other Committee Business

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1235
     Discussion of the FY 2011 OMB Budget Submission

Plenary Executive Closed

Closed Session: 10:45 a.m.-11 a.m., Room 1235
     Approval of Plenary Executive Closed Minutes, May 2009
     Approval of Nominations Committee Recommendations

Plenary Closed

Closed Session: 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Room 1235
     Approval of Plenary Closed Minutes, May 2009
     Awards and Agreements
     Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Open

Open Session: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Room 1235
     Director's Award for Collaborative Integration
     Approval of Plenary Open Minutes, May 2009
     Chairman's Report
     Director's Report
     Open Committee Reports

Ann Ferrante,
Technical Writer/Editor.
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