Meetings; Sunshine Act

Federal Register: July 28, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 143)

Notices

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

National Science Board; Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice

The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR

Part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business and other matters specified, as follows:

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National Science Board.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.; and Thursday,

August 6, 2009 at 8 a.m.

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 and 1295, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must report to the NSF visitor desk at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's badge. Public visitors must arrange for a visitor's badge in advance.

Call 703-292-7000 to request your badge, which will be ready for pick- up at the visitor's desk on the day of the meeting.

Status: Some portions open, some portions closed.

Open Sessions

August 5, 2009 8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m. 8:35 a.m.-10:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m. 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m. 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.

August 6, 2009 8 a.m.-9 a.m. 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. 1 p.m.-3 p.m.

Closed Sessions

August 5, 2009 11 a.m.-12 p.m. 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 1 p.m.-3 p.m. 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

August 6, 2009 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m.-11 a.m. 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

AGENCY CONTACT: Dr. Robert E. Webber, rwebber@nsf.gov, (703) 292-7000, http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/.

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m., Room 1235

Chairman's Remarks

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Open Session: 8:35 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1235

Approval of May 4, 2009 and May 27, 2009 CPP Minutes

Committee Chairman's Remarks

Report from Task Force on Sustainable Energy

CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (SOPI)

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SOPI Chairman's Remarks

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Director's Report--Office of Polar Programs

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Developments in Regional Climate Modeling

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Restrictions on Fuels for Southern Ocean Shipping

NSB Information Item: National Ecological Observatory Network

(NEON)

NSB Information Item: NSF Data Policy Discussion

NSB Information Item: Management and Operation of the Gemini

Observatory

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1235

Committee Chairman's Remarks

NSB Information Item: Operations for future coherent light source R&D

NSB Action Item: Cooperative Agreement for the Acquisition of a 21 Tesla Superconducting Magnet and its Incorporation into an

Advanced Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometer

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Room 1235

NSB Information Item: Status of Track-2 Award

NSB Action Item: TeraGrid Extension: Bridging to XD

NSB Action Item: George E. Brown, Jr., Network for

Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) Operations

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)

Closed Session: 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m., Room 1235

NSB Action Item: Preliminary Design for the Deep

Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL)

NSB Action Item: Approval of Construction Funding for the

Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)

Committee on Education and Human Resources (CEH)

Open Session: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m., Room 1295

Approval of May 2009 Minutes

Update on the Next Generation of STEM Innovators Expert

Panel Discussion

STEM Education Grand Challenges

Other Committee Business

Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open Session: 9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1295

Approval of May Minutes

Committee Chairman's Remarks

Discussion of Orange Book

Discussion of Indicators Digest

Discussion of Companion Piece

Executive Committee

Open Session: 11 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Room 1295

Approval of Minutes for the May 2009 Meeting

Executive Committee Chairman's Remarks

Approval of Closed Session Agenda Items memorandum for

September 23-24, 2009 meeting

Updates or New Business from Committee Members

Task Force on the NSB 60th Anniversary

Open Session: 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Room 1295

Approval of Minutes for the May 13, 2009 Meeting

Task Force Chairman's Remarks

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Further Discussion and Comments Relating to NSB 60th

Anniversary ad hoc Committee on Nominations for NSB Class of 2010-2016

Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Room 1295

Approval of Minutes for the May 13, 2009 Meeting

Approval of Minutes for the July 28, 2009 Teleconference

Nominations Committee Acting Chairman's Remarks

Discussion of Nomination Packets

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open Session: 8 a.m.-9 a.m., Room 1235

Approval of Minutes of the May 14, 2009 Meeting

Committee Chairman's Opening Remarks

Human Resource Management at the National Science

Foundation

Chief Financial Officer's Update including ARRA status update

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Closed Session: 9 a.m.-9:15 a.m., Room 1235

FY 2011 Budget for OIG

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Open Session: 9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m., Room 1235

Approval of Minutes:

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May 13-14, 2009 Provisional Minutes

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June 26, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes

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July 24, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes

Committee Chairman's Remarks

Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Update

NSF Budget Discussion

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FY 2010 Budget update

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FY 2009 Budget and ARRA update

Other Committee Business

Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)

Closed Session: 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m., Room 1235

Discussion of the FY 2011 OMB Budget Submission

Plenary Executive Closed

Closed Session: 10:45 a.m.-11 a.m., Room 1235

Approval of Plenary Executive Closed Minutes, May 2009

Approval of Nominations Committee Recommendations

Plenary Closed

Closed Session: 11 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Room 1235

Approval of Plenary Closed Minutes, May 2009

Awards and Agreements

Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Open

Open Session: 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Room 1235

Director's Award for Collaborative Integration

Approval of Plenary Open Minutes, May 2009

Chairman's Report

Director's Report

Open Committee Reports

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Technical Writer/Editor.

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