Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Meeting

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)

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FR Doc No: 2018-05963

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Notice: (18-024)

Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee (APAC). This Committee reports to the Director, Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. 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, April 11, 2018, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, April 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room MIC 3H42, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20546.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. KarShelia Henderson, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-2355, fax (202) 358-2779, or email protected.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. The meeting will be available telephonically and by WebEx. You must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. Any interested person may dial the USA toll free conference call number 1-800-475-0361 or toll number 1-312-470-7233, passcode 4604167, to participate in this meeting by telephone on both days. The WebEx link is https://nasa.webex.com/; the meeting number on April 11 is 999 423 343, password is email protected; and the meeting number on April 12 is 990 476 056, password is email protected

The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

--Astrophysics Division Update

--Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions

--Reports from the Program Analysis Groups

--Reports from Specific Research and Analysis Programs

--Discussion of NASA's FY 2019 Budget Request

The agenda will be posted on the Astrophysics Advisory committee web page: https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac.

Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA Headquarters security requirements, including the presentation of a valid picture ID to Security before access to NASA Headquarters. Foreign nationals attending this meeting will be required to provide a copy of their passport and visa in addition to providing the following information no less than 10 days prior to the meeting: Full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; passport information (number, country, telephone); visa information (number, type, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); title/position of attendee. To expedite admittance, attendees with U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents (green card holders) are requested to provide full name and citizenship status no less than 3 working days in advance by contacting Ms. KarShelia Henderson via email at email protected or by fax at (202) 358-2779.

Patricia D. Rausch,

Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

FR Doc. 2018-05963 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am

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