NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics Subcommittee; Meeting, 59172-59173 [2011-24491]

Download as PDF sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 59172 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 185 / Friday, September 23, 2011 / Notices indefinitely suspended from their positions pending determinations concerning whether their security clearances should be revoked. The Board has recognized that, under certain circumstances, an agency may indefinitely suspend an employee based upon the suspension of access to classified information or pending the agency’s investigation regarding that access, where the access is a condition of employment. See, e.g., Gonzalez v. Department of Homeland Security, 114 M.S.P.R. 318, ¶ 13 (2010); Jones v. Department of the Navy, 48 M.S.P.R. 680, 682, 689, aff’d as modified on recons., 51 M.S.P.R. 607 (1991), aff’d, 978 F.2d 1223 (Fed. Cir. 1992). On appeal of such an action, the Board lacks the authority to review the merits of the agency’s decision to suspend an employee’s access to classified material. Department of the Navy v. Egan, 484 U.S. 518, 530–31 (1988). The Board may determine, however, whether the agency afforded an employee minimum due process with respect to the employee’s constitutionally protected property interest in employment. See, e.g., Johnson v. Department of the Navy, 62 M.S.P.R. 487, 490–91 (1994); Kriner v. Department of the Navy, 61 M.S.P.R. 526, 531–35 (1994). In Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532, 546 (1985), the Court held that an agency’s failure to provide a tenured public employee with an opportunity to present a response, either in person or in writing, to an appealable agency action that deprives him of his property right in his employment constitutes an abridgement of his constitutional right to minimum due process of law, i.e., prior notice and an opportunity to respond. In Gilbert v. Homar, 520 U.S. 924 (1997), the Court explained, in a case involving the suspension of a state employee, how its due process analysis would apply to discipline short of termination. The Board may also review whether the agency provided the employee with the procedural protections set forth in 5 U.S.C. 7513 in taking an action. Egan, 484 U.S. at 530; see also Cheney v. Department of Justice, 479 F.3d 1343, 1344–45 (Fed. Cir. 2007); King v. Alston, 75 F.3d 657, 661–63 (Fed. Cir. 1996). The Board applies a harmful error analysis in considering statutory violations. See, e.g., Ward v. U.S. Postal Service, 634 F.3d 1274, 1282 (Fed. Cir. 2011); Handy v. U.S. Postal Service, 754 F.3d 335, 337–38 (Fed. Cir. 1985). The cases thus present the following legal issues: (1) Should the Board apply the balancing test set forth in Homar, 520 U.S. 924, in determining whether an VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:41 Sep 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 agency violates an employee’s constitutional right to due process in indefinitely suspending him or her pending a security clearance determination; (2) If so, does that right include the right to have a deciding official who has the authority to change the outcome of the proposed indefinite suspension; (3) If the Board finds that an agency did not violate an employee’s constitutional right to due process in this regard, how should the Board analyze whether the agency committed harmful procedural error in light of the restrictions set forth in Egan, 484 U.S. 518, on the Board’s authority to analyze the merits of an agency’s security clearance determination. Interested parties may submit amicus briefs or other comments on these issues no later than October 19, 2011. Amicus briefs must be filed with the Clerk of the Board. Briefs shall not exceed 30 pages in length. The text shall be doublespaced, except for quotations and footnotes, and the briefs shall be on 81⁄2 by 11 inch paper with one inch margins on all four sides. DATES: All briefs submitted in response to this notice shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board on or before October 19, 2011. ADDRESSES: All briefs shall be captioned with the names of the parties and entitled ‘‘Amicus Brief.’’ Only one copy of the brief need be submitted. Briefs must be filed with the Office of the Clerk of the Board, Merit Systems Protection Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Shannon, Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of the Clerk of the Board, 1615 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20419; (202) 653–7200; mspb@mspb.gov. William D. Spencer, Clerk of the Board. [FR Doc. 2011–24439 Filed 9–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7400–01–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (11–083)] NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics Subcommittee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended, the National PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning. DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, October 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time. ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., Rooms 9H40 and 7H45, respectively, Washington, DC 20546. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452, fax (202) 358–4118, or mnorris@nasa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. This meeting will also be available telephonically and by WebEx. Any interested person may call the USA toll free conference call number 800–369– 2152, pass code APS, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com, meeting number on October 19 is 998 444 941, and password APS@October19201; the meeting number on October 20 is 998 679 930, and password APS@October20201. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: —Astrophysics Division Update. —James Webb Space Telescope FollowUp. —Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope, Science Definition Team. —Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins/Exoplanet Program Analysis Group. It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport, visa, or green card in addition to providing the following information no less than 10 working days prior to the meeting: full name; gender; date/ place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); E:\FR\FM\23SEN1.SGM 23SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 185 / Friday, September 23, 2011 / Notices employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship can provide identifying information 3 working days in advance by contacting Marian Norris via e-mail at mnorris@nasa.gov or by telephone at (202) 358–4452. Dated: September 19, 2011. P. Diane Rausch, Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
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[Pages 59172-59173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24491]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (11-083)]


NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Astrophysics 
Subcommittee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 
Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics 
Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee 
reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held 
for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other 
persons scientific and technical information relevant to program 
planning.

DATES: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and 
Thursday, October 20, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., local time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street, SW., Rooms 9H40 and 7H45, 
respectively, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marian Norris, Science Mission 
Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-4452, 
fax (202) 358-4118, or mnorris@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to 
the capacity of the room. This meeting will also be available 
telephonically and by WebEx. Any interested person may call the USA 
toll free conference call number 800-369-2152, pass code APS, to 
participate in this meeting by telephone. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com, meeting number on October 19 is 998 444 941, and 
password APS@October19201; the meeting number on October 20 is 998 679 
930, and password APS@October20201. The agenda for the meeting includes 
the following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update.
--James Webb Space Telescope Follow-Up.
--Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope, Science Definition Team.
--Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins/Exoplanet Program Analysis 
Group.

    It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to 
accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. 
Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA 
security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture 
ID, before receiving an access badge. Foreign nationals attending this 
meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport, visa, or 
green card in addition to providing the following information no less 
than 10 working days prior to the meeting: full name; gender; date/
place of birth; citizenship; visa/green card information (number, type, 
expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration 
date);

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employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, 
country, telephone); title/position of attendee. To expedite 
admittance, attendees with U.S. citizenship can provide identifying 
information 3 working days in advance by contacting Marian Norris via 
e-mail at mnorris@nasa.gov or by telephone at (202) 358-4452.

     Dated: September 19, 2011.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-24491 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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