81_FR_78427 81 FR 78212 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

81 FR 78212 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)

Page Range78212-78213
FR Document2016-26949

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78212-78213]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26949]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meeting; 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 a revised schedule of meetings for the 
transaction of National Science Board business. This notice replaces in 
its entirety the notice that was published on November 3, 2016, at 81 
FR 26632.

DATE AND TIME: November 8, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., and 
November 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 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 visitor's 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/161108 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, and status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp.

AGENCY CONTACT: John Veysey, [email protected], 703-292-7000.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490.

STATUS: Portions open; portions closed.

OPEN SESSIONS: 

November 8, 2016

8:00-9:20 a.m. Plenary introduction, NSB Chair and NSF Director Remarks
9:35-10:35 a.m. Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)
10:35-11:35 a.m. Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)
1:05-2:00 p.m. Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)
2:00-4:00 p.m. Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)
4:20-5:10 p.m. Joint session--CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) and 
CPP

November 9, 2016

1:00-2:45 p.m. (Plenary)

CLOSED SESSIONS: 

November 9, 2016

9:00-10:05 a.m. (CSB)
10:05-10:25 a.m. (CPP)
10:45-11:10 a.m. (Plenary)
11:00-11:25 a.m. (Plenary Executive)

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Plenary Board Meeting

Open session: 8:00-9:20 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
    Announcement of New Members and Ceremonial Oath of Office

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    Overview of Major Issues for Meeting
    Report on Site Visits
    Highlights From Board Retreat
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Discussion of NSB Structure

Committee on Strategy and Budget

Open session: 9:35-10:35 a.m.

 CSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on FY 2017 Budget
 Ongoing Development of 2018-2022 Strategic Plan

Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)

Open session: 10:35-11:35 a.m.

 A&O Chair's Opening Remarks
    OIG Semiannual Report
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) Report: 
Implementation of Recommendation on Management Fee
 Merit Review Pilot Report
 Inspector General's Update
    Update on Financial Statement Audit
    Introduction of New Inspector General for Audit
    OIG FY 2017 Audit Plan
 Chief Financial Officer's Update
 NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act Program Update

Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)

Open session: 1:05-2:00 p.m.

 SEI Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on STEM Ph.D.s Career Pathways Companion Brief
 Discussion: Indicators 2018 Overview and Transmittal Letter

Committee on Programs and Plans

Open session: 2:00-4:00 p.m.

 CPP Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 CY 2017 Schedule of Planned Action and Information Items
 Review of NSB's Delegation of Award Authority
 Advanced Computing Infrastructure and Polar Realignment 
Updates
 Overview of BIO Portfolio: Status and Timelines

Joint Session of CSB Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) and CPP

Open session: 4:20-5:10 p.m.

 Committee Chairs' Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Discussion of Facilities-Related Information Products
 Discussion of the Annual Facility Plan

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Committee on Strategy and Budget
Closed session: 9:00-10:05 a.m.

 CSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Update on NSF FY 2018 Budget Request Development

Committee on Programs and Plans

Closed Session: 10:05-10:25 a.m.

 Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NEON Operations and Maintenance Update

Plenary Board

Closed session: 10:45-11:00 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Closed Committee Reports

Plenary Board (Executive)

Closed session: 11:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 Recommendations for 2017 NSB Vannevar Bush and Public Service 
Awards

Plenary Board

Open session: 1:00-2:45 p.m.

 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
 Approval of Prior Minutes
 NSF Director's Remarks
 Action Item: Changes to the Waterman Award Terms
 Changes to the Annual Facility Plan
 Discussion of Materials for the Presidential Transition
 Report from the Congressional Engagement Working Group
 Overview of NSF's Relocation
 Open Committee Reports
 Chair's Closing Remarks

MEETING ADJOURNS: 2:45 p.m.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
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78212 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Notices Æ Information about broadening information to the NSF I/UCRC DATE AND TIME: November 8, 2016 from participation on the above with plans program 8:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., and November 9, to increase broadening participation, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. EST. if necessary Use of the Information: The data PLACE: These meetings will be held at Æ Industry Advisory Board members collected will be used for NSF internal the National Science Foundation, 4201 information (total number, number of reports, historical data, and for securing Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, new and leaving members by year, future funding for continued I/UCRC VA 22230. All visitors must contact the company size by number of program maintenance and growth and Board Office (call 703–292–7000 or send employees and sector/sub-sector) maintenance of an alumni network of an email to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov) • Center director descriptors: center participants. at least 24 hours prior to the meeting Æ Position and rank of director Estimate of Burden: 150 hours per and provide your name and Æ Status of tenure center (201 sites) for seventy centers for organizational affiliation. Visitors must Æ Estimate of the percent of time the a total of 10,500 hours, subject to change report to the NSF visitor’s desk in the director devotes to center in a near future as NSF is revising lobby of the 9th and N. Stuart Street administration, other administration, impact indicators, metrics and data entrance to receive a visitor’s badge. research, teaching, other collected, and a mechanism to collect • Center outcomes: WEBCAST INFORMATION: Public meetings them. and public portions of meetings will be Æ Students receiving degrees and type Respondents: Industry, academic webcast. To view the meetings, go to degree earned Æ Students hired by industry (member institutions; non-profit institutions; http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/ and non-member) by type of degree government. nsf/161108 and follow the instructions. Æ Publications Estimated Number of Responses per UPDATES: Please refer to the National D Number with center research Report: One from each of the 201 sites. Science Board Web site for additional D Number with Industrial Advisory information. Meeting information and Comments: Comments are invited on Board Members schedule updates (time, place, subject (a) whether the proposed collection of D Number of presentations at matter, and status of meeting) may be information is necessary for the proper professional society meetings found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ D Number of presentations/booths at performance of the functions of the meetings/notices.jsp. trade shows Agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; AGENCY CONTACT: John Veysey, jveysey@ D Number of presentations under nsf.gov, 703–292–7000. different categories (symposia, etc) (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONTACT: Nadine Lymn, related to center activities nlymn@nsf.gov, 703–292–2490. collection of information; (c) ways to • Intellectual property events: STATUS: Portions open; portions closed. enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Æ Invention disclosures Æ Patent applications of the information on respondents, OPEN SESSIONS: Æ Software copyrights including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of November 8, 2016 Æ Patents granted and derived or both Æ Licensing agreements information technology; and (d) ways to 8:00–9:20 a.m. Plenary introduction, Æ Royalties realized minimize the burden of the collection of NSB Chair and NSF Director I/UCRCs will also include evaluation information on those who are to Remarks respond, including through the use of 9:35–10:35 a.m. Committee on Strategy conducted by independent assessment appropriate automated, electronic, and Budget (CSB) coordinator who cannot be from the mechanical, or other technological 10:35–11:35 a.m. Committee on Audit department(s) with the institution(s) collection techniques or other forms of and Oversight (A&O) receiving funding for the I/UCRC award. information technology. 1:05–2:00 p.m. Committee on Science The center assessment coordinator will Dated: November 2, 2016. and Engineering Indicators (SEI) be responsible for: 2:00–4:00 p.m. Committee on Programs Æ Preparing an annual report of center Suzanne H. Plimpton, and Plans (CPP) activities with respect to industrial Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 4:20–5:10 p.m. Joint session—CSB collaboration Foundation. Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Æ Conducting a survey of all center [FR Doc. 2016–26818 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] and CPP participants to probe the participant BILLING CODE 7555–01–P satisfaction with center activities November 9, 2016 Æ Compiling a set of quantitative 1:00–2:45 p.m. (Plenary) indicators determined by NSF to NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION CLOSED SESSIONS: analyze the management and operation of the center Sunshine Act Meeting; National November 9, 2016 Æ Participating in I/UCRC center and Science Board 9:00–10:05 a.m. (CSB) informational meetings 10:05–10:25 a.m. (CPP) Æ Reporting to NSF on the center’s The National Science Board, pursuant 10:45–11:10 a.m. (Plenary) status using a checklist provided by to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), 11:00–11:25 a.m. (Plenary Executive) NSF to help determine if the center is the National Science Foundation Act, as MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES adhering to the IUCRC policy and guidelines Government in the Sunshine Act (5 Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Æ Bi-annual reporting to NSF U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a Plenary Board Meeting Æ Performing exit interviews to revised schedule of meetings for the determine why members chose to transaction of National Science Board Open session: 8:00–9:20 a.m. withdraw from the center business. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Notices 78213 Overview of Major Issues for Meeting Wednesday, November 9, 2016 the Board of Governors of the United Report on Site Visits Committee on Strategy and Budget States Postal Service met and voted Highlights From Board Retreat Closed session: 9:00–10:05 a.m. unanimously to close to public • NSF Director’s Remarks observation its meeting held in • Discussion of NSB Structure • CSB Chair’s Opening Remarks Washington, DC, via teleconference. The • Approval of Prior Minutes Committee determined that no earlier Committee on Strategy and Budget • Update on NSF FY 2018 Budget public notice was possible. Open session: 9:35–10:35 a.m. Request Development MATTERS CONSIDERED: • CSB Chair’s Opening Remarks Committee on Programs and Plans • Approval of Prior Minutes Friday, October 28, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Closed Session: 10:05–10:25 a.m. • Update on FY 2017 Budget 1. Pricing. • Ongoing Development of 2018–2022 • Committee Chair’s Opening Remarks GENERAL COUNSEL CERTIFICATION: The • Approval of Prior Minutes Strategic Plan General Counsel of the United States • NEON Operations and Maintenance Committee on Audit and Oversight Update Postal Service has certified that the (A&O) meeting was properly closed under the Plenary Board Government in the Sunshine Act. Open session: 10:35–11:35 a.m. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Closed session: 10:45–11:00 a.m. • A&O Chair’s Opening Remarks Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, • NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks OIG Semiannual Report U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza • Approval of Prior Minutes • Approval of Prior Minutes SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000, • NSF Director’s Remarks • National Academy of Public • Closed Committee Reports telephone (202) 268–4800. Administration (NAPA) Report: Implementation of Plenary Board (Executive) Julie S. Moore, Recommendation on Management Secretary, Board of Governors. Closed session: 11:00 a.m.–11:25 a.m. Fee [FR Doc. 2016–26895 Filed 11–3–16; 11:15 am] • NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks • Merit Review Pilot Report BILLING CODE 7710–12–P • Approval of Prior Minutes • Inspector General’s Update • Recommendations for 2017 NSB Update on Financial Statement Audit Vannevar Bush and Public Service Introduction of New Inspector SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE Awards General for Audit COMMISSION OIG FY 2017 Audit Plan Plenary Board [Release No. 34–79210; File No. SR–NYSE– • Chief Financial Officer’s Update Open session: 1:00–2:45 p.m. 2016–68] • NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act Program Update • NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks • Approval of Prior Minutes Self-Regulatory Organizations; New Committee on Science and Engineering • NSF Director’s Remarks York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Indicators (SEI) • Action Item: Changes to the Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Waterman Award Terms Proposed Rule Change Amending Its Open session: 1:05–2:00 p.m. Price List • Changes to the Annual Facility Plan • SEI Chair’s Opening Remarks • Discussion of Materials for the • Approval of Prior Minutes November 1, 2016. Presidential Transition Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) 1 of the • Update on STEM Ph.D.s Career • Report from the Congressional Pathways Companion Brief Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Engagement Working Group ‘‘Act’’) 2 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,3 • Discussion: Indicators 2018 Overview • Overview of NSF’s Relocation and Transmittal Letter notice is hereby given that, on October • Open Committee Reports 18, 2016, New York Stock Exchange Committee on Programs and Plans • Chair’s Closing Remarks LLC (‘‘NYSE’’ or the ‘‘Exchange’’) filed Open session: 2:00–4:00 p.m. MEETING ADJOURNS: 2:45 p.m. with the Securities and Exchange • CPP Chair’s Opening Remarks Chris Blair, Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) the • Approval of Prior Minutes Executive Assistant, National Science Board proposed rule change as described in • CY 2017 Schedule of Planned Action Office. Items I, II, and III below, which Items and Information Items [FR Doc. 2016–26949 Filed 11–3–16; 4:15 pm] have been prepared by the self- • Review of NSB’s Delegation of Award regulatory organization. The BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Authority Commission is publishing this notice to • Advanced Computing Infrastructure solicit comments on the proposed rule and Polar Realignment Updates change from interested persons. POSTAL SERVICE • Overview of BIO Portfolio: Status and I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Timelines Sunshine Act Meeting; Temporary Statement of the Terms of Substance of Joint Session of CSB Subcommittee on Emergency Committee of the Board of the Proposed Rule Change Facilities (SCF) and CPP Governors The Exchange proposes to amend its Open session: 4:20–5:10 p.m. DATES AND TIMES: October 28, 2016 at Price List to change the manner by sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES which rebates are payable, and level of • Committee Chairs’ Opening Remarks 1:30 p.m. such rebates, under the Liquidity • Approval of Prior Minutes PLACE: Washington, DC, via Provider Incentive Program. The • Discussion of Facilities-Related Teleconference. proposed rule change is available on the Information Products STATUS: Committee Votes to Close • Discussion of the Annual Facility October 28, 2016, Meeting: By telephone 1 15 U.S.C.78s(b)(1). Plan vote on October 28, 2016, members of 2 15 U.S.C. 78a. 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DatesPlease refer to the National Science Board 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.
FR Citation81 FR 78212 
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