Page Range | 5025-5027 | |
FR Document | 2016-01757 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 19 (Friday, January 29, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 5025-5027] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01757] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board 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 of the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business as follows: Date and Time: February 2, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., and February 3, 2016 from 8:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST. Place: These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. 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 visitors desk in the lobby of the 9th and N. Stuart Street entrance to receive a visitor's badge. Webcast Information: Public meetings and public portions of meetings will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/160202/ and follow the instructions. Updates: Please refer to the National Science Board Web site for additional information. Meeting information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp. Agency Contact: Ron Campbell, [email protected], 703-292-7000. [[Page 5026]] Public Affairs Contact: Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490. Status: Portions open; portions closed. Open Sessions: February 2, 2016 8:00-8:30 a.m. (Plenary introduction, NSB Chair and NSF Director Reports) 8:30-10:10 a.m. (CPP) 11:30-11:45 a.m. (Plenary) 1:50-2:35 p.m. (Joint meeting CPP, CSB and SCF) 3:40-4:10 p.m. (SCF) 4:10-5:10 p.m. (AO) February 3, 2016 8:50-9:50 a.m. (SEI) 9:50-10:05 a.m. (CSB) 1:00-1:30 p.m. (Plenary) Closed Sessions: February 2, 2016 10:25-11:25 a.m. (CPP) 12:50-1:50 p.m. (Plenary) 2:40-3:25 p.m. (Joint meeting CPP, CSB and SCF) February 3, 2016 10:10-10:50 a.m. (CSB) 11:15-11:30 a.m. (Plenary executive) 12:30-1:00 p.m. (Plenary) Matters to be Discussed: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 Plenary Board Meeting Open Session: 8:00-8:30 a.m. Introduction and NSB Chair's Report NSF Director's Report Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) Open Session: 8:30-10:10 a.m. CPP Chair's remarks Arctic contract update CY 2016 schedule of planned action and information items Information item--Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE) Information item--National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL) Approval of open CPP minutes for November 2015 Information item--Update on icebreaker support for McMurdo Station Information item--iPlant An overview of infrastructure investments in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate CPP Chair's closing remarks Committee on Programs and Plans Closed Session: 10:25-11:25 a.m. CPP Chair's remarks Approval of closed CPP minutes for November 2015 NSB action item--Gemini Observatory NSB action item--Stampede 2 CPP Chair's closing remarks Plenary Board Meeting Open Session: 11:30-11:45 a.m. NSB Chair's remarks Guest speaker--Senator Gary Peters NSB Chair's closing remarks Plenary Board Meeting Closed Session: 12:50-1:50 p.m. NSB Chair's remarks NEON update and next steps NSB Chair's closing remarks Joint Meeting--Committee on Programs and Plans, Committee on Strategy and Budget and Subcommittee on Facilities Open Session: 1:50-2:35 p.m. Committee Chairs' remarks Discussion of facilities planning Committee Chair's closing remarks Joint Meeting--Committee on Programs and Plans, Committee on Strategy and Budget, and Subcommittee on Facilities Closed Session: 2:40-3:25 p.m. Committee Chairs' remarks Discussion of facilities planning, including future planning and budgets Discussion of emerging needs in science and engineering Chairs' closing remarks Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Open Session: 3:40-4:10 p.m. SCF Chair's remarks Approval of open SCF minutes from November 2015 Discussion of SCF's roles and responsibilities Discussion of SCF 2016 activities SCF Chair's closing remarks Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O) Open Session: 4:10-5:10 p.m. A&O Chair's remarks Approval of open A&O minutes from November 2015 Update on NAPA report Inspector General's update, including Presentation on FY 2015 Financial Statement and FISMA audit results Chief Financial Officer's update, including Presentation on internal control quality assurance program Update on two-month salary support compensation policy A&O Chair's closing remarks Matters To Be Discussed Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) Open Session: 8:50-9:50 a.m. SEI Chair's remarks Approval of open SEI minutes for January 5, 2016 teleconference Update on Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 outreach Update and discussion of the Science and Engineering Indicators 2016 companion briefs Update and discussion of proposed workshop: ``Future of Science and Engineering Indicators'' SEI Chair's closing remarks Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB) Open Session: 9:50-10:05 a.m. CSB Chair's remarks Approval of open CSB minutes for November 2015 NSF FY 2016 budget update CSB Chair's closing remarks Committee on Strategy and Budget Closed Session: 10:10-10:50 a.m. CSB Chair's remarks Approval of closed CSB minutes for November 2015 NSF FY 2016 budget issues under negotiation NSF FY 2017 budget request update Discussion of Board's FY 2017 budget testimony CSB Chair's closing remarks Plenary Board (Executive) Closed Session: 11:15-11:30 a.m. NSB Chair's remarks Approval of closed executive minutes for November and December 2015 Elections Committee update NOMS Committee report NSB Chair's closing remarks Plenary Board Closed Session: 12:30-1:00 p.m. NSB Chair's remarks Approval of closed plenary minutes for November 2015 Approval of Stampede 2 preliminary resolution Approval of Gemini preliminary resolution Closed committee reports NSB Chair's closing remarks Plenary Board Open Session: 1:00-1:30 p.m. NSB Chair's remarks NSF Director's remarks Approval of open plenary minutes for November 2015 [[Page 5027]] NEON update from the Chair of the ad hoc task force on NEON Performance and Plans Open committee reports NSB Chair's closing remarks Meeting Adjourns: 1:30 p.m. Kyscha Slater-Williams, Program Specialist, National Science Board. [FR Doc. 2016-01757 Filed 1-27-16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Dates | Please refer to the National Science Board Web site for additional information. Meeting information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at http:// www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp. | |
FR Citation | 81 FR 5025 |