Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)
Notices
Pages 10917-10918
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-03279
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board
The National Science Board (NSB), 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 of the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of NSB business as follows:
DATE AND TIME: February 21, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m., and February 22, 2017 from 8:15 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. EST.
PLACE: These meetings will be held at the NSF headquarters, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must contact the Board Office (call 703-292-7000 or send an email to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and provide your name and organizational affiliation. Visitors must report to the NSF visitor's desk in the lobby of the 9th and N. Stuart Street entrance to receive a visitor's badge. Due to recent security changes, visitors should allot some extra time for the entrance process.
WEBCAST INFORMATION: Public meetings and public portions of meetings will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/170221 and follow the instructions.
UPDATES: Please refer to the NSB Web site for additional information. Meeting information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter, and status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp.
NOTICE RE MEETING TIME FLEXIBILITY: The NSB is conducting a pilot project to provide some flexibility around meeting times during the February 2017 meetings. After the first meeting of each day, actual meeting start and end times will be allowed to vary by as much as (but no more than) 15 minutes in either direction. As an example, if a 10:00 meeting finishes at 10:45, the meeting scheduled to begin at 11:00 may begin at 10:45 instead. Similarly, the 10:00 meeting may be allowed to run over by as much as 15 minutes if the meeting chair decides the extra time is warranted. The next meeting will start no later than 11:15. No meeting will start more than 15 minutes away from its originally scheduled start.
NSB is implementing this pilot to improve the quality of NSB and committee discussions, and to make more effective and efficient use of NSB members' limited in-person meeting time. In prior meetings, the NSB has experienced unusable time after short meetings, and has rushed the discussion of important matters to meet the clock.
After the meeting day has begun, please arrive at the NSB boardroom or check the webcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the meeting you wish to observe. Members of the public are invited to provide feedback on the scheduling flexibility pilot. Contact: nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov.
AGENCY CONTACT: Brad Guttierez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703-292-7000.
PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: Nadine Lymn, nlymn@nsf.gov, 703-292-2490.
STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.
Open Sessions
February 21, 2017
8:00-8:30 a.m. Plenary introduction, NSB Chair and NSF Director Remarks
8:30-10:35 a.m. Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
10:50-11:50 a.m. Committee on External Engagement (EE)
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1:00-2:20 p.m. Committee on Oversight (CO)
2:30-3:50 p.m. Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)
4:00-5:20 p.m. Committee on Strategy (CoS)
February 22, 2017
8:15-8:45 a.m. (A&F)
1:00-2:20 p.m. (Plenary)
Closed Sessions
February 22, 2017
8:45-9:25 a.m. (CoS)
9:40-10:55 a.m. (A&F)
10:55-11:10 a.m. (Plenary)
11:10-11:30 a.m. (Plenary Executive)
Matters To Be Discussed
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Plenary Board Meeting
Open session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Announcement of New Member and Ceremonial Oath of Office
Overview of Major Issues for Meeting
NSF Director's Remarks
Announcement of New NSB Committees
Committee on Awards and Facilities
Open session: 8:30-10:35 a.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
ATLAS and CMS Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider
CY 2017 Schedule of Planned Action and Information Items
Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
Antarctic Discussion and NSB Site Visit Report
Review of NSB's Delegation of Award Authority
Approach for Risk Management at NSF
Committee on External Engagement (EE)
Open session: 10:50-11:50 a.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
Update on Ongoing Activities
Update on New Legislation in the 114th Congress
Transition to New Congress and Administration
Committee on Oversight (CO)
Open session: 1:00-2:20 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
Conclusion of the 2016 NSF Financial Statement Audit
Inspector General's Update
Chief Financial Officer's Update
The Role of Committees of Visitors in Merit Review
NSF's External Audit Resolution Process
Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)
Open session: 2:30-3:50 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
Companion Brief on Career Pathways of STEM Ph.D.s
Science and Engineering Indicators 2018 Production Update
SEI 2018 Review Process Changes
SEI 2018 Cover Artwork Selection
Overview of Blue Collar STEM Concepts and Opportunities
Committee on Strategy (CoS)
Open session: 4:00-5:20 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Discussion of Draft Committee Charge
Discussion of Big Ideas:
Work at the Human Technology Frontier
Harnessing the Data Revolution
Matters To Be Discussed
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Committee on Awards and Facilities (Continued)
Open session: 8:15-8:45 a.m.
Engineering Feats Enable Cutting-Edge Science
Committee on Strategy (CoS)
Closed session: 8:45-9:25 a.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Update on FY 2017 Budget
Update on NSF FY 2018 Budget Request Development
Committee on Awards and Facilities
Closed Session: 9:40-10:55 a.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) Annual Update
National Ecological Laboratories Operations (NEON) Operations and Maintenance Update
Stampede 2: Operations and Maintenance for the Next Generation of Petascale Computing
Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization for Science
Status of Regional Class Research Vessel MREFC Project
Plenary Board
Closed session: 10:55-11:10 a.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Closed Committee Reports
Plenary Board (Executive)
Closed session: 11:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Alan T. Waterman Award Recommendation
Award Involving an NSB Member
Plenary Board
Open session: 1:00-2:20 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
NSF Director's Remarks
Enhancing Employee Engagement at NSF
Open Committee Reports
Vote: Revisions to NSB's Delegation of Authority
Vote: Resolution Honoring Dr. Michael Van Woert for His Service to NSB
Vote: Companion Brief on Career Pathways of STEM Ph.D.s
Vote (expected): New Committee Charges
NSB Chair's Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourns: 2:20 p.m.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
FR Doc. 2017-03279 Filed 2-14-17; 4:15 pm
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