Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)

Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)

Notices

Pages 18351-18353

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2018-08981

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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

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meetings for the transaction of NSB business as follows:

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, May 2, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. EST.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at the NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314. Meetings are held in the boardroom on the 2nd floor. The public may observe public meetings held in the boardroom. All visitors must contact the Board Office (call 703-

292-7000 or send an email to email protected) 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 building lobby to receive a visitor's badge.

STATUS: Some of these meetings will be open to the public. Others will be closed to the public. See full description below.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.

NSB Chair's Opening Remarks

NSF Director's Remarks

Summary of DC Meetings

Committee on Oversight (CO)

Open Session: 8:30-9:15 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Review of the OIG Semiannual Report

Inspector General Update

FY 2018 Financial Statement Audit

Chief Financial Officer Update

Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

Committee on External Engagement (EE)

Open Session: 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Indicators 2018 Rollout Update

Michigan Listening Session Report

Engagement Strategies

Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

Task Force on the Skilled Technical Workforce (STW)

Open Session: 10:15-10:45 a.m.

Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Task Force Strategy and Deliverables

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Open Session: 10:55-11:30 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

CY 2018-2019 Schedule of Planned Action and Information Items

Risk Working Group Report

Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

National Science Board

Plenary Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Chair's Opening Remarks and Introduction of Dr. Jane Lubchenco

Dr. Lubchenco Presentation

Director's Introduction of Dr. Kristina Olson

Dr. Olson Presentation

National Science Board

Plenary Open Session: 1:15-2:00 p.m.

Chair's Opening Remarks and Introduction of Mr. Dean Kamen

Mr. Kamen Presentation

Director's Introduction of The Honorable Deborah Wince-Smith

Hon. Deborah Wince-Smith Presentation

Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)

Closed Session: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Action Item: Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) Operations and Management

Information Item: Geodesy Advancing Geosciences (GAGE) Facility and the Seismological Facilities for the Advancement of Geosciences (SAGE)

Action Item: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Operations and Maintenance

Information Item: Candidate MREFC-funded Upgrades of the ATLAS and CMS Detectors at the Large Hadron Collider

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

Open Session: 8:30-9:10 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Update on Future Indicators Project

Discussion of the Second Policy Companion to Indicators

Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open Session: 9:10-9:30 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

FY 2018 Appropriations and FY 2019 Budget Request Summary

Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed Session: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Committee Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

FY 2018-FY 2019 Budget Discussion

Plenary Board

Closed Session: 10:45-11:05 a.m.

Board Chair's Opening Remarks

Director's Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Closed Committee Reports

Vote: National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

Vote: Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) O&M

Vote: Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) O&M

Vote: Contract Services for Arctic Sciences Logistics

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed Session: 11:05-11:50 a.m.

Board Chair's Opening Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Director's Remarks

Presentation of Election Slate for May 2018 Board Elections

Elections

Plenary Board

Open Session: 1:00-1:45 p.m.

Board Chair's Opening Remarks

NSF Director's Remarks

Approval of Prior Minutes

Open Committee Reports

Vote: NSB Risk Philosophy and Principles

Vote: Annual Executive Committee Report

Outgoing Board Member Farewell

Board Chair's Closing Remarks

Meeting Adjourns: 1:45 p.m.

Portions Open to the Public

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

8:00-8:30 a.m. Plenary NSB Introduction

8:30-9:15 a.m. Committee on Oversight (CO)

9:15-10:15 a.m. Committee on External Engagement (EE)

10:15-10:45 a.m. Task Force on the Skilled Technical Workforce (STW)

10:55-11:30 a.m. Committee on Awards & Facilities (AF)

11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Plenary Annual Awardee Presentations

1:15-2:00 p.m. Plenary Annual Awardee Presentations

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

8:30-9:10 a.m. Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)

9:10-9:30 a.m. Committee on Strategy (CS)

1:00-1:45 p.m. Plenary

Portions Closed to the Public

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

2:00-4:00 p.m. (A&F)

Thursday, May 3, 2018

9:30-10:30 a.m. (CS)

10:45-11:05 a.m. Plenary

11:05-11:50 a.m. Plenary Executive

Contact Persons for More Information: The NSB Office contact is Brad Gutierrez, email protected, 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs contact is Nadine Lymn, email protected, 703-292-2490.

Supplemental Information: Public meetings and public portions of meetings held in the 2nd floor boardroom will be webcast. To view these meetings, go to: http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/180502 and follow the instructions. The public may observe public meetings held in the boardroom. The address is 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Please refer to the NSB website for additional information. You will find any updated meeting information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter, or status of meeting) at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.

The NSB will continue its program to provide some flexibility around meeting times. After the first meeting of each day, actual meeting start and end times will be allowed to vary by 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 Chair decides the extra time is warranted. The next meeting would start no later than 11:15. Arrive at the NSB boardroom or check the webcast 15 minutes before the scheduled start time of the meeting you wish to observe.

Ann Bushmiller,

Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.

FR Doc. 2018-08981 Filed 4-24-18; 4:15 pm

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