82 FR 46839 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 193 (October 6, 2017)

Page Range		46839-46840
FR Document		2017-21697

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46839-46840]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21697]


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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 the scheduling of a teleconference for the 
transaction of National Science Board business, as follows:

TIME AND DATE: Open meeting of the Executive Committee of the National 
Science Board, to be held Tuesday, October 10, 2017, from 2:00-3:00 
p.m. EDT.

PLACE: This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National 
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.

STATUS: Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Committee Chair's Opening Remarks; approval 
of Executive Committee Minutes of July 17, 2017; approval of Addendum 
to the Plenary Closed Minutes of the NSB Meeting of May 2017; discuss 
issues and topics for an agenda of the NSB Meeting scheduled for 
November 8-9, 2017.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Point of contact for this meeting 
is: James Hamos, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314. Telephone: 
(703) 292-8000. You may find meeting information and updates (time, 
place, subject matter or status of meeting) at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An audio listening line will be available 
for the public. Members of the public must contact the Board Office to 
request the number by sending an email to

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[email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the 
teleconference.

    Dated: October 3, 2017.
Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
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nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov at least 24 Major Research Equipment and 5. Evidence of research community
hours prior to the teleconference. Facilities Construction (MREFC) support (list of reports, decadal surveys,
Dated: October 3, 2017. Account. In November 2016, the other publications);
Ann Bushmiller,
eligibility threshold for potential 6. Rough order of magnitude TPC
inclusion in the MREFC Account was (fully loaded, i.e. inclusive of indirect
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
lowered from approximately a $100 and/or Facility and Administration
[FR Doc. 2017–21697 Filed 10–4–17; 11:15 am]
million Total Project Cost (TPC), i.e., costs) with a percentage breakdown by
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P total cost to NSF, depending on the the following major budget categories:
directorate, to a fixed $70 million TPC. (1) Physical components including
This adjustment was an initial step to structures, equipment, instrumentation,
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION and hardware; (2) other computational
support potential priorities in mid-scale
Request for Information (RFI)—Mid- science and infrastructure. resources, including software and
Scale Research Infrastructure Objective: The purpose of this RFI is firmware; and (3) human capital;
to assess the needs for mid-scale RI from 7. Concept of operations: anticipated
AGENCY: National Science Foundation the US-based NSF science and duration and level of federal and non-
(NSF). engineering community in order to federal support.
ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). develop a strategy, in accordance with Who should respond:
the AICA. The AICA requires NSF to Researchers, users, and leaders at U.S.
SUMMARY: This Request for Information ‘‘evaluate the existing and future needs, based colleges and universities as well
(RFI) is issued in response to the across all disciplines supported by the as non-profits who are well positioned
American Innovation and Foundation, for mid-scale projects’’ and to advance and support a mid-scale
Competitiveness Act (AICA). NSF seeks ‘‘develop a strategy to address the project throughout its lifecycle.
information on existing and future needs.’’ This RFI focuses on mid-scale How should you respond:
needs for mid-scale research research infrastructure projects with an To submit your concept, please use
infrastructure projects from the US- anticipated NSF contribution of between this link: https://
based NSF science and engineering $20 million and $100 million towards www.surveymonkey.com/r/midscale_
community. The AICA requires NSF to construction and/or acquisition. This 2017 and complete the online
‘‘evaluate the existing and future needs, range is of primary interest to NSF as it questionnaire no later than December 8,
across all disciplines supported by the will help us anticipate the potential 2017. Please use the email contact field
Foundation, for mid-scale projects’’ and impact of lowering the MREFC provided to enable a courtesy copy of
‘‘develop a strategy to address the threshold as well as identifying your response to your Authorized
needs.’’ The input will be used to assess promising projects that remain difficult Organizational Representative or
the needs for mid-scale RI from the US- to address within program budgets due institutional leadership to ensure
based NSF science and engineering to the comparatively large investment institutional awareness of your
community in order to develop a needed in a relatively short period of submission.
strategy, in accordance with the AICA. time. After the submission period ends, What We Will Do with the
DATES: To be considered, submissions and the information is analyzed, NSF Information: All information submitted
must be received no later than will summarize the high-level insights is subject to the Privacy Act. Summary
December 8, 2017. drawn from this analysis for the science information would be presented in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: community and internal NSF use. aggregate form as part of the high-level
midscale@nsf.gov. Please note that funding for mid-scale RI analysis shared publicly.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: projects in this range of investment has Dated: October 3, 2017.
Definitions: For the purposes of this not been identified; nor does this RFI Suzanne H. Plimpton,
RFI, NSF defines Research imply an intent on the part of NSF to Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of issue a call for proposals. In addition, Foundation.
facilities, equipment, instrumentation, responses to this RFI do not constitute [FR Doc. 2017–21608 Filed 10–5–17; 8:45 am]
computational hardware and software, any commitment on behalf of the BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
and the necessary human capital in submitters or their institutions to submit
support of the same. This includes a proposal or carry out an RI project.
upgrades to existing major research What We Are Looking For: NUCLEAR REGULATORY
facilities. Mid-scale RI requires an Submissions should identify ideas for COMMISSION
investment that falls between the mid-scale RI projects in the following
maximum award funded by NSF’s Major [NRC–2016–0094]
format:
Research Instrumentation Program 1. Concept title and description. The Agreement State Program Policy
(MRI; $4 million) and that of a major description should include the potential Statement
multi-user research facility project ($100 for any inter-agency or international
million or more), as defined in AICA. partnerships and contributions that are AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Background: Enabling Mid-scale part of the TPC; Commission.
Research Infrastructure is one of NSF’s ACTION: Revision to policy statement.
2. Point of contact (in case additional
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Ten Big Ideas. Given priorities in the
current budget climate, NSF has been clarification is needed); SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
able to fund smaller mid-scale RI 3. Contact of your Authorized Commission (NRC) has revised and
projects through its individual scientific Organizational Representative. Note, consolidated two policy statements on
directorates. Instrumentation and this contact will receive a copy of the the NRC’s Agreement State Programs:
equipment up to $4 million has been survey submission; The ‘‘Policy Statement on Adequacy
routinely funded through the MRI 4. New, transformative science or and Compatibility of Agreement State
program. Large-scale RI projects have scientific breakthroughs to be enabled Programs’’ and the ‘‘Statement of
been successfully funded through the by project; Principles and Policy for the Agreement

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Dates		Open meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Science Board, to be held Tuesday, October 10, 2017, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT.
FR Citation		82 FR 46839