Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry; Notice of Meeting, 22613-22614 [2012-8962]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22613-22614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8962]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry; 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: Centers for Chemical Evolution (CCE) Site Visit 2012 Site 
Visit, 1191.
    Date and Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 (7 p.m.-9:15 p.m.); 
Thursday, May 10, 2012 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.); Friday, May 11, 2012 (8 
a.m.-2 p.m.)
    Place: Georgia Institute of Technology Hotel, Atlanta, GA.
    Type of Meeting: Partially-Open.
    Contact Person: Katharine Covert, Program Director, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 703-292-4950.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations 
concerning center proposals submitted to NSF for financial support.

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    Agenda:

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

7:30 p.m.-9:15 p.m. Executive Session (Closed).

Thursday, May 10, 2012

8 a.m.-12 p.m. Welcome & CCE Presentations of research and 
integrative elements (Open).
12 p.m.-1:15p.m. Executive Session (Closed).
1:15p.m.-4:15p.m. CCE Presentations of research and integrative 
elements (Open).
4:15p.m.-5 p.m. Executive Session (Closed).

Friday, May 11, 2012

8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Welcome and Opening Session (Open).
8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Executive Session (Closed).
9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Panel meets with CCE Leadership (Open).
10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Executive Session (Closed).
    Reason for Closing: The meeting is closed to the public because 
the Site Visitors will be reviewing proposal actions that will 
include privileged intellectual property and personal information 
that could harm individuals if they were disclosed. If discussions 
were open to the public, these matters that are exempt under 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (6) of the Government Sunshine Act would be 
improperly disclosed.

    Dated: April 10, 2012.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-8962 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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