Proposal Review Panel for Computing and Communication Foundations; Notice of Meeting, 31668-31669 [2016-11816]

Download as PDF 31668 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2016 / Notices NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To Establish an Information Collection National Science Foundation. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is announcing plans to request clearance of this collection. In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), we are providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NSF will prepare the submission requesting that OMB approve clearance of this collection for no longer than three years. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be received by July 18, 2016 to be assured of consideration. Comments received after that date will be considered to the extent practicable. For Additional Information or Comments: Ms. Suzanne H. 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MRSECs build intellectual and physical infrastructure within and between disciplines, weaving together knowledge creation, knowledge integration, and knowledge transfer. MRSECs conduct world-class research through partnerships of academic institutions, national laboratories, industrial organizations, and/or other public/private entities. New knowledge VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 May 18, 2016 Jkt 238001 thus created is meaningfully linked to society. MRSECs enable and foster excellent education, integrate research and education, and create bonds between learning and inquiry so that discovery and creativity more fully support the learning process. MRSECs capitalize on diversity through participation in center activities and demonstrate leadership in the involvement of groups underrepresented in science and engineering. MRSECs are required to submit annual reports on progress and plans, which are used as a basis for performance review and determining the level of continued funding. 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Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2016–11787 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review Panel for Computing and Communication Foundations; 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: Proposal Panel Review for Computing and Communication Foundations—Science and Technology Centers—Integrative Partnerships (#1192) Site Visit. Date/Time: June 7, 2016; 6:30 p.m.–8:30 p.m. June 8, 2016; 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. June 9, 2016; 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 02139. Type of Meeting: Part Open. Contact Person: John Cozzens, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1115, Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: (703) 292–8910. E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 97 / Thursday, May 19, 2016 / Notices Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess the progress of the STC Award: 1231216 ‘‘A Center for Brains, Minds and Machines: the Science and the Technology of Intelligence’’, and to provide advise and recommendations concerning further NSF support for the Center. Agenda: MIT Site Visit. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [RIS–2016–06; NRC–2011–0146] Tuesday, June 7, 2016 NRC Regulation of Radium-226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense Sites With Radioactive Materials 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Closed AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory issue summary; issuance. Site Team and NSF Staff meets to discuss Site Visit materials, review process and charge Wednesday, June 8, 2016 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open Presentations by Awardee Institution, faculty staff and students, to Site Team and NSF Staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions 1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.: Closed Draft report on education and research activities Thursday, June 9, 2016 8:30 a.m.–noon: Open Response presentations by Site Team and NSF Staff Awardee Institution faculty staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed Complete written site visit report with preliminary recommendations. Reason for Closing: The program review include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries; and personal information concerning individuals associated with the award. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: May 16, 2016. Crystal Robinson, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016–11816 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am] mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 7555–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:47 May 18, 2016 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued a regulatory issues summary (RIS) NRC– 2016–06, ‘‘NRC Regulation of Radium226 Under Military Control and for Coordination on Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Response Actions at the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Sites with Radioactive Materials,’’ and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the NRC and the DoD for coordination on CERCLA response actions at DoD sites with unlicensed radioactive materials. DATES: This RIS was issued on May 9, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2011–0146 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding these documents. You may obtain publicly-available information related to these documents using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2011–0146. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. SUMMARY: Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 31669 • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • The RIS is also available on the NRC’s public Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select 2016 and then select ‘‘RIS–2016–06’’). • The MOU is also available on the NRC’s public Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1609/ ML16092A294.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Chang, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–5563; email: Richard.Chang@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion The RIS summarizes the NRC’s regulatory oversight of radium-226 under military control, and explains that the NRC and the DoD will coordinate on CERCLA response actions at the DoD sites with radioactive material, including radium, that is not licensed under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA) through an MOU. On April 28, 2016, the NRC and the DoD entered into an MOU that governs both agencies’ roles and responsibilities with respect to the DoD’s CERCLA response actions for radium contamination and other unlicensed material contamination. The final RIS and an enclosure containing a summary of public comments on the draft RIS and NRC’s responses are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15167A324. The MOU is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16092A294. II. Congressional Review Act This RIS is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of May 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Christepher McKenney, Acting Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2016–11825 Filed 5–18–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P E:\FR\FM\19MYN1.SGM 19MYN1

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for Computing and Communication 
Foundations; 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: Proposal Panel Review for Computing and Communication 
Foundations--Science and Technology Centers--Integrative Partnerships 
(#1192) Site Visit.
    Date/Time:

June 7, 2016; 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
June 8, 2016; 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
June 9, 2016; 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

    Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA 
02139.
    Type of Meeting: Part Open.
    Contact Person: John Cozzens, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Room 1115, Arlington, VA 22230; Telephone: (703) 292-
8910.

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    Purpose of Meeting: Site visit to assess the progress of the STC 
Award: 1231216 ``A Center for Brains, Minds and Machines: the Science 
and the Technology of Intelligence'', and to provide advise and 
recommendations concerning further NSF support for the Center.
    Agenda: MIT Site Visit.

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.: Closed

Site Team and NSF Staff meets to discuss Site Visit materials, review 
process and charge

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Open

Presentations by Awardee Institution, faculty staff and students, to 
Site Team and NSF Staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions

1:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Closed

Draft report on education and research activities

Thursday, June 9, 2016

8:30 a.m.-noon: Open

Response presentations by Site Team and NSF Staff Awardee Institution 
faculty staff; Discussions, question and answer sessions

Noon to 3:00 p.m.: Closed

Complete written site visit report with preliminary recommendations.

Reason for Closing: The program review include information of a 
proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; 
financial data, such as salaries; and personal information concerning 
individuals associated with the award. These matters are exempt under 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

     Dated: May 16, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-11816 Filed 5-18-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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