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ACTION:
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, as amended), the National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces its intent
to hold proposal review meetings
throughout the year. The purpose of
these meetings is to provide advice and
recommendations concerning proposals
submitted to the NSF for financial
support. The agenda for each of these
meetings is to review and evaluate
proposals as part of the selection
process for awards. The review and
evaluation may also include assessment
of the progress of awarded proposals.
These meetings will primarily take
place at NSF’s current headquarters,
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia
22230 or NSF’s new headquarters, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
22314.
These meetings will be closed to the
public. The proposals being reviewed
include information of a proprietary or
confidential nature, including technical
information; financial data, such as
salaries; and personal information
concerning individuals associated with
the proposals. These matters are exempt
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF
will continue to review the agenda and
merits of each meeting for overall
compliance of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
These closed proposal review
meetings will not be announced on an
individual basis in the Federal Register.
NSF intends to publish a notice similar
to this on a quarterly basis. For an
advance listing of the closed proposal
review meetings that include the names
of the proposal review panel and the
time, date, place, and any information
on changes, corrections, or
cancellations, please visit the NSF Web
site: https://www.nsf.gov/events/
advisory.jsp. This information may also
be requested by telephoning, 703–292–
8687.
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The National Science
Foundation (NSF) announces the
availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for Arecibo
Observatory. This Final EIS identifies
and analyzes the potential consequences
of the following alternatives: Alternative
1, Collaboration with Interested Parties
for Continued Science-focused
Operations (Agency-preferred
Alternative); Alternative 2,
Collaboration with Interested Parties for
Transition to Education-focused
Operations; Alternative 3, Mothballing
of Facilities; Alternative 4, Partial
Demolition and Site Restoration; and
Alternative 5, Complete Demolition and
Site Restoration; and the No Action
Alternative, Continued NSF Investment
for Science-focused Operations. It also
proposes mitigation measures to
minimize the adverse impacts from
demolition or operation of the
alternatives where such impacts may
occur. Consultation under Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) is being conducted concurrent
to the NEPA process.
DATES: The National Science
Foundation will execute a Record of
Decision no sooner than 30 days after
the date of publication of the Notice of
Availability published in the Federal
Register by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: The Final EIS is made
available for public inspection on-line at
www.nsf.gov/AST. A Spanish
translation of the Executive Summary of
the Final EIS is posted.
A copy of the DEIS will be available
for review at the following libraries in
Puerto Rico:
´
´
Biblioteca Electronica Publica
´
Municipal Nicolas Nadal Barreto, 210
Calle Santiago Iglesias, Arecibo, PR,
Phone: (787) 878–1178
Archivo General y Biblioteca Nacional
de PR, 500 Avenida Juan Ponce De
´
Leon, San Juan, PR, Phone: (787) 725–
1060 ext. 2001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Elizabeth Pentecost, Re: Arecibo
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Observatory, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room
1045, Arlington, VA 22230; envcompAST@nsf.gov; 703–292–4907.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Arecibo Observatory is an NSF-owned
scientific research and education facility
located in Puerto Rico. In 2011, NSF
awarded a Cooperative Agreement to
SRI International (SRI), which together
with Universities Space Research
Association (USRA) and Universidad
Metropolitana (UMET) formed the
Arecibo Management Team to operate
and maintain the Arecibo Observatory
for the benefit of research communities.
The initial 5-year period of performance
of the Cooperative Agreement was
extended 18 months, to 31 March 2018.
Arecibo Observatory enables research in
three scientific disciplines: space and
atmospheric sciences, radio astronomy,
and solar system radar studies; the last
of these is largely funded through a
research award to USRA from the
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. An education and
public outreach program complements
the Arecibo Observatory scientific
program. A key component of the
Arecibo Observatory research facility is
a 305-meter diameter, fixed, spherical
reflector. Arecibo Observatory
infrastructure includes instrumentation
for radio and radar astronomy and
ionospheric physics, office and
laboratory buildings, a heavily utilized
visitor and education facility, and
lodging facilities for visiting scientists.
Through a series of academic
community-based and portfolio reviews,
NSF identified the need to divest of
several facilities from its portfolio in
order to retain the balance of
capabilities needed to deliver the best
performance on the key science of the
present decade and beyond. In 2016,
NSF completed a feasibility study to
inform and define options for the
observatory’s future disposition that
would involve significantly decreasing
or eliminating NSF funding of Arecibo.
Concurrently, NSF sought viable
concepts of operations from the
scientific community via a Dear
Colleague Letter NSF 16–005 (see
www.nsf.gov/AST). NSF issued a Notice
of Intent to prepare an EIS on May 23,
2016, held scoping meetings on June 7,
2016, and held a 30-day public
comment period that closed on June 23,
2016. On September 30, 2016, NSF
issued a Dear Colleague Letter NSF 16–
144 (see www.nsf.gov/AST) to notify the
Observatory stakeholder community
that NSF intended to issue a follow-up
solicitation, requesting the submission
of formal proposals involving the
continued operation of Arecibo
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces its
intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. The
purpose of these meetings is to provide advice and recommendations
concerning proposals submitted to the NSF for financial support. The
agenda for each of these meetings is to review and evaluate proposals
as part of the selection process for awards. The review and evaluation
may also include assessment of the progress of awarded proposals. These
meetings will primarily take place at NSF's current headquarters, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22230 or NSF's new headquarters, 2415
Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314.
These meetings will be closed to the public. The proposals being
reviewed include information of a proprietary or confidential nature,
including technical information; financial data, such as salaries; and
personal information concerning individuals associated with the
proposals. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6)
of the Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF will continue to review the
agenda and merits of each meeting for overall compliance of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
These closed proposal review meetings will not be announced on an
individual basis in the Federal Register. NSF intends to publish a
notice similar to this on a quarterly basis. For an advance listing of
the closed proposal review meetings that include the names of the
proposal review panel and the time, date, place, and any information on
changes, corrections, or cancellations, please visit the NSF Web site:
https://www.nsf.gov/events/advisory.jsp. This information may also be
requested by telephoning, 703-292-8687.
Dated: August 1, 2017.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16426 Filed 8-3-17; 8:45 am]
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