82 FR 10414 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 27 (February 10, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-02785

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 27 (Friday, February 10, 2017)

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Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the 
following meeting:
    Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883).
    Date and Time: June 22, 2017; 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT (via 
Teleconference).
    Place: National Science Foundation, Room 390, Stafford I Building, 
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.

Dial-In Information

    To join via Browser: https://bluejeans.com/996692403/browser.
    To join via phone:
    (1) Dial: +1.408.740.7256; +1.888.240.2560; or +1.408.317.9253 (see 
all numbers--http://bluejeans.com/numbers?ll=en).
    (2) Enter Conference ID: 996692403.
    Type of Meeting: Open.
    Contact Person: Dr. Ralph Gaume, Acting Division Director, Division 
of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703-292-2335.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the 
National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues 
within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of mutual 
interest and concern to the agencies.
    Agenda: To hear presentations of current programming by 
representatives from NSF, NASA, DOE and other agencies relevant to 
astronomy and astrophysics; to discuss current and potential areas of 
cooperation between the agencies; to formulate recommendations for 
continued and new areas of cooperation and mechanisms for achieving 
them.

    Dated: February 7, 2017.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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data to NSF and its authorized Æ Publications
representatives (contractors or grantees). D Number with center research Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory
These data will be used for NSF internal D Number with Industrial Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
reports, historical data, and for securing Board Members
future funding for continued I/UCRC D Number of presentations In accordance with the Federal
program maintenance and growth. • Intellectual property events: Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
Æ Invention disclosures
Updates to the IUCRC database of Æ Patent applications 463, as amended), the National Science
performance indicators will be required Æ Software copyrights Foundation (NSF) announces the
annually. Centers will be responsible for Æ Patents granted and derived or both following meeting:
submitting the following information Æ Licensing agreements Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics
after the award expires for their fiscal Æ Royalties realized Advisory Committee (#13883).
year of activity. The indicators are both I/UCRCs will also include evaluation
quantitative and descriptive. conducted by independent evaluators Date and Time: June 22, 2017; 12:00
• Quantitative information from the who cannot be from the department(s) p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT (via
most recently completed fiscal year with the institution(s) receiving funding Teleconference).
such as: for the I/UCRC award. The center Place: National Science Foundation,
Æ Number and diversity of students, evaluator will be responsible for: Room 390, Stafford I Building, 4201
faculty, and industrial numbers Æ Preparing an annual report of center Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
involved in the center activities with respect to industrial
Æ Degrees granted to students collaboration Dial-In Information
involved in center activities Æ Conducting a survey of all center To join via Browser: https://
Æ Amounts and sources of income to participants to probe the participant bluejeans.com/996692403/browser.
the center, and satisfaction with center activities
Æ Lists of patents, licenses, and Æ Compiling a set of quantitative To join via phone:
publications created indicators determined by NSF to (1) Dial: +1.408.740.7256;
• Operating budget and total funding: analyze the management and +1.888.240.2560; or +1.408.317.9253
Æ Total funding operation of the center (see all numbers—http://bluejeans.com/
Æ NSF I/UCRC funding received Æ Participating in I/UCRC center and numbers?ll=en).
Æ Other NSF funding received informational meetings
Æ Reporting to NSF on the center’s (2) Enter Conference ID: 996692403.
Æ Additional support broken down by
Industry, State, University, Other status using a checklist provided by Type of Meeting: Open.
Federal, Non-Federal and other NSF to help determine if the center Contact Person: Dr. Ralph Gaume,
support is adhering to the IUCRC policy and
Acting Division Director, Division of
• Capital and in-kind support: guidelines
Æ Bi-annual reporting to NSF Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045,
Æ Equipment National Science Foundation, 4201
Æ Facilities Æ Reporting to NSF within a month of
each Industrial Advisory Board Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.
Æ Personnel Telephone: 703–292–2335.
Æ Software meeting on the top research
Æ Other support highlights, technology transfer, Purpose of Meeting: To provide
• Human resources: patents, and major discoveries that advice and recommendations to the
Æ Researchers (number of faculty demonstrate successful investments National Science Foundation (NSF), the
Æ Performing exit interviews to National Aeronautics and Space
scientists and engineers, number of
determine why members chose to Administration (NASA) and the U.S.
non-faculty scientists and
withdraw from the center Department of Energy (DOE) on issues
engineers) Æ Participating in continuous quality
Æ Students (number of graduates, within the field of astronomy and
process improvement by providing
number of undergraduates) astrophysics that are of mutual interest
information to the NSF I/UCRC
Æ Administration, number of full and program and concern to the agencies.
part time professional and clerical Agenda: To hear presentations of
staff Use of the Information: The data
collected will be used for NSF internal current programming by representatives
Æ Information about broadening from NSF, NASA, DOE and other
participation on the above with reports, historical data, and for securing
future funding for continued I/UCRC agencies relevant to astronomy and
plans to increase broadening
program maintenance and growth. astrophysics; to discuss current and
participation, if necessary
Estimate of Burden: 8 hours per center potential areas of cooperation between
• Center director descriptors:
(201 sites) for 71 centers for a total of the agencies; to formulate
Æ Position and rank of director
Æ Status of tenure 1,608 hours. recommendations for continued and
Æ Name and position of the person to Respondents: Industry, academic new areas of cooperation and
whom the center director reports institutions; non-profit institutions; mechanisms for achieving them.
Æ Estimate of the percent of time the government.
Dated: February 7, 2017.
Estimated Number of Responses per
director devotes to center
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Report: One from each of the 201 sites. Crystal Robinson,
administration, other Committee Management Officer.
administration, research, teaching, Dated: February 7, 2017.
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• Center outcomes: Reports Clearance Officer, National Science BILLING CODE 7555–01–P

Æ Students receiving degrees and type Foundation.
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FR Citation		82 FR 10414