80 FR 10723 - NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Heliophysics Subcommittee; Meeting
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 39 (February 27, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-04104 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 10723-10724] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-04104] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: (15-006)] NASA Advisory Council; Science Committee; Heliophysics Subcommittee; Meeting AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Heliophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. 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: Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Local Time. ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room 6H41, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-0750, fax (202) 358-2779, or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public up to the capacity of the room. This meeting will also be available telephonically. Any interested person may call the USA toll free conference call number 1-800-779-8718, passcode 13089, to participate in this meeting by telephone. The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics: --Heliophysics Division Overview and Program Status --Heliophysics Budget Update --Flight Mission Status Report --Senior Review Guidelines Attendees will be requested to sign a register and to comply with NASA 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 working days prior to the meeting: Full name; gender; date/place of birth; citizenship; visa information (number, type, expiration date); passport information (number, country, expiration date); employer/affiliation information (name of institution, address, country, telephone); title/position of attendee; and home address to Ann Delo via email at [email protected] or by fax at (202) 358-2779. U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents (green card holders) are requested to submit their name and affiliation 3 working days prior to the meeting to Ann Delo. It is imperative that the meeting be held on this date to [[Page 10724]] accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants. Harmony R. Myers, Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-04104 Filed 2-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P
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citizenship; visa information (number, WebEx. Any interested person may call Law 92–463, as amended, the National
type, expiration date); passport the USA toll free conference call Aeronautics and Space Administration
information (number, country, number 877–917–4912, Passcode (NASA) announces a meeting of the
expiration date); employer/affiliation APSMARCH to participate in this Heliophysics Subcommittee of the
information (name of institution, meeting by telephone. The WebEx link NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This
address, country, telephone); title/ is https://nasa.webex.com/; the meeting Subcommittee reports to the Science
position of attendee; and home address number on March 17 is 394 075 603, Committee of the NAC. The meeting
to Ann Delo via email at ann.b.delo@ Password is APS@March17; and the will be held for the purpose of
nasa.gov or by fax at (202) 358–2779. meeting number on March 18 is 393 861 soliciting, from the scientific
U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents 072, Password is APS@March18. The community and other persons, scientific
(green card holders) are requested to agenda for the meeting includes the and technical information relevant to
submit their name and affiliation 3 following topics: program planning.
working days prior to the meeting to —Astrophysics Division Update DATES: Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:00
Ann Delo. —Update of Flight missions
It is imperative that the meeting be a.m.–5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 31,
—Reports from Program Analysis
held on this date to accommodate the 2015, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Local Time.
Groups
scheduling priorities of the key Attendees will be requested to sign a ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room
participants. register and to comply with NASA 6H41, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC
security requirements, including the 20546.
Harmony R. Myers,
Advisory Committee Management Officer, presentation of a valid picture ID to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
National Aeronautics and Space Security before access to NASA Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate,
Administration. Headquarters. Foreign nationals NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
[FR Doc. 2015–04105 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] attending this meeting will be required 20546, (202) 358–0750, fax (202) 358–
BILLING CODE 7510–13–P to provide a copy of their passport and 2779, or ann.b.delo@nasa.gov.
visa in addition to providing the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following information no less than 10 meeting will be open to the public up
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND working days prior to the meeting: Full to the capacity of the room. This
SPACE ADMINISTRATION name; gender; date/place of birth; meeting will also be available
[Notice: (15–005)] citizenship; visa information (number, telephonically. Any interested person
type, expiration date); passport may call the USA toll free conference
NASA Advisory Council; Science information (number, country, call number 1–800–779–8718, passcode
Committee; Astrophysics expiration date); employer/affiliation 13089, to participate in this meeting by
Subcommittee; Meeting information (name of institution, telephone. The agenda for the meeting
address, country, telephone); title/ includes the following topics:
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and position of attendee; and home address
Space Administration. to Ann Delo via email at ann.b.delo@ —Heliophysics Division Overview and
ACTION: Notice of meeting. nasa.gov or by fax at (202) 358–2779. Program Status
SUMMARY: In accordance with the U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents —Heliophysics Budget Update
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public (green card holders) are requested to —Flight Mission Status Report
Law 92–463, as amended, the National submit their name and affiliation 3
—Senior Review Guidelines
Aeronautics and Space Administration working days prior to the meeting to
Ann Delo. Attendees will be requested to sign a
(NASA) announces a meeting of the
It is imperative that the meeting be register and to comply with NASA
Astrophysics Subcommittee of the
held on this date to accommodate the security requirements, including the
NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This
scheduling priorities of the key presentation of a valid picture ID to
Subcommittee reports to the Science
participants. Security before access to NASA
Committee of the NAC. The meeting
Headquarters. Foreign nationals
will be held for the purpose of Harmony R. Myers,
attending this meeting will be required
soliciting, from the scientific Acting Advisory Committee Management to provide a copy of their passport and
community and other persons, scientific Officer, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
visa in addition to providing the
and technical information relevant to
following information no less than 10
program planning. [FR Doc. 2015–04103 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am]
working days prior to the meeting: Full
DATES: Tuesday, March 17, 2015, 8:30 BILLING CODE 7510–13–P
name; gender; date/place of birth;
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday, citizenship; visa information (number,
March 18, 2015, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., type, expiration date); passport
Local Time. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION information (number, country,
ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, Room expiration date); employer/affiliation
6H41, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC [Notice: (15–006)] information (name of institution,
20546. address, country, telephone); title/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. NASA Advisory Council; Science position of attendee; and home address
Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate, Committee; Heliophysics
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to Ann Delo via email at ann.b.delo@
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC Subcommittee; Meeting nasa.gov or by fax at (202) 358–2779.
20546, (202) 358–0750, fax (202) 358– AGENCY: National Aeronautics and U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents
2779, or ann.b.delo@nasa.gov. Space Administration. (green card holders) are requested to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ACTION: Notice of meeting. submit their name and affiliation 3
meeting will be open to the public up working days prior to the meeting to
to the capacity of the room. The meeting SUMMARY: In accordance with the Ann Delo. It is imperative that the
will be available telephonically and by Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public meeting be held on this date to
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accommodate the scheduling priorities OMB Number: 3145—NEW. behavior coding, respondent debriefing,
of the key participants. Expiration Date of Approval: Not pilot studies, pretests and split-panel
applicable. tests. NSF has used such techniques in
Harmony R. Myers, Type of Request: Intent to seek previous activities conducted under
Acting Advisory Committee Management approval to establish a generic clearance generic clearances granted to individual
Officer, National Aeronautics and Space for survey improvement projects for the divisions.
Administration.
National Science Foundation. a. Focus Groups. A qualitative
[FR Doc. 2015–04104 Filed 2–26–15; 8:45 am] Abstract: The National Science methodology that brings together a
BILLING CODE 7510–13–P Foundation (NSF) requests that the small number of relatively homogenous
Office of Management and Budget subjects to discuss pre-identified topics.
(OMB) grant a generic clearance that A protocol containing questions or
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION will allow NSF to rigorously develop, topics focused on a particular issue or
test, and evaluate its survey instruments issues is used to guide these sessions,
Notice of Intent To Seek Approval To and methodologies. NSF has a mandate and is administered by a trained
Establish an Information Collection to ‘‘provide a central clearinghouse for facilitator. Focus groups are useful for
National Science Foundation.
AGENCY: the collection, interpretation, and exploring and identifying issues with
Notice and request for
ACTION: analysis of data on scientific and either respondents or stakeholders.
comments. engineering resources and to provide a Focus groups are a good choice during
source of information for policy the development of a survey or survey
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork formulation by other agencies of the topic, when a pre-existing questionnaire
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– Federal Government.’’ This request is or survey questions on the topic do not
13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and as part part of an ongoing initiative to improve yet exist. NSF has used focus groups for
of its continuing effort to reduce NSF surveys as recommended by both several projects under the Science
paperwork and respondent burden, the its own guidelines and those of OMB.1 Resources Statistics generic clearance
National Science Foundation (NSF) is In the last decade, state-of-the art data (OMB Control Number 3145–0174) to
inviting the general public and other collection and analysis methods have assist with redesign of surveys when it
Federal agencies to comment on this been increasingly instituted by NSF and became evident that the content of a
proposed information collection. other federal agencies, and are now survey was outdated and did not reflect
Comments: Comments are invited on: routinely used to improve the quality current issues or the context that
(a) Whether the proposed collection of and timeliness of data and analyses. respondents were facing.
information is necessary for the proper These new methods or techniques many b. Cognitive and Usability Laboratory
performance of the functions of the times help reduce respondents’ and Field Techniques. A qualitative
Foundation, including whether the cognitive workload and burden. The methodology that refers to a set of tools
information will have practical utility; purpose of this generic clearance is to employed to study and identify errors
(b) the accuracy of the Foundation’s allow NSF to continue to adopt and use that are introduced during the survey
estimate of the burden of the proposed these methods or techniques to improve process. These techniques are generally
collection of information; (c) ways to its current data collections on science, conducted by a researcher with an
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity engineering, and technology inputs, individual respondent, though observers
of the information to be collected; and outputs and outcomes. They will be may sometimes be present. Cognitive
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the used to improve the content of existing techniques are generally used to
collection of information on those who surveys, to aid in the development of understand the question-response
are to respond, including through the new data collections to capture changes process, whereas usability is generally
use of automated collection techniques in the U.S. science and engineering used to understand respondent
or other forms of information (S&E) enterprise, and to fill gaps in reactions to the features of an electronic
technology. coverage of the S&E enterprise in the survey instrument, for instance, its
existing NSF portfolio. display and navigation. In concurrent
DATES: Written comments on this notice
Following standard OMB interviews, respondents are asked to
must be received by April 28, 2015, to think aloud as they actually answer the
be assured consideration. Comments requirements, NSF will submit to OMB
an individual request for each survey survey. In retrospective interviews,
received after that date will be respondents answer the survey as they
considered to the extent practicable. improvement project it undertakes
under this generic clearance. NSF will would normally, then ‘think aloud’
Send comments to address below. afterwards. Other techniques, which are
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
request OMB approval in advance and
provide OMB with a copy of the described in the literature and which
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance will be employed as appropriate
Officer, National Science Foundation, questionnaire (if one is used) and
materials describing the project. include: Follow-up probing, memory
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1265, cue tasks, paraphrasing, confidence
NSF envisions using a variety of
Arlington, Virginia 22230; telephone rating, response latency measurements,
survey improvement techniques, as
(703) 292–7556; or send email to free and dimensional sort classification
appropriate to the individual projects,
splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use tasks, and vignette classifications. The
such as focus groups, cognitive and
a telecommunications device for the objective of all of these techniques is to
usability laboratory and field
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal aid in the development of surveys that
techniques, exploratory interviews,
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
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work with respondents’ thought
800–877–8339, which is accessible 24 1 NSF Information Quality Guidelines are processes, thus reducing response error
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year (including federal holidays). infoqual.jsp. OMB Information Quality Guidelines generally very useful for studying and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: are available on http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ revising a pre-existing questionnaire.
inforeg/infopoltech.html. OMB standards and
Title Of Collection: Generic Clearance guidelines for statistical surveys are available on
NSF has used cognitive and usability
of Survey Improvement Projects From http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/statpolicy/ testing in previous generic clearance
the National Science Foundation. standards_stat_surveys.pdf. projects (OMB Control Numbers 3145–
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| Dates | Monday, March 30, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Local Time. | |
| Contact | Ms. Ann Delo, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358-0750, fax (202) 358-2779, or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 10723 |
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