83 FR 44675 - Sunshine Act Meetings

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-19123

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19123]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    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 revision to an announcement of meetings for 
the transaction of National Science Board business.

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 43710, 
published on August 27, 2018.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, August 30, 
2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: This meeting of the National Science Board has 
been postponed. Notice of the new time and place will be provided when 
it is rescheduled.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brad Gutierrez, [email protected], 
703/292-7000. Please refer to the National Science Board website 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#sunshine.

Ann Bushmiller,
Senior Counsel to the National Science Board.
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vision of the future and the mechanisms implementation, and monitoring of NSF Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the
it uses to carry out its charges have efforts to increase the participation of Advisory Committee on Reactor
evolved significantly over the last six various groups in science, engineering, Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings
decades, its ultimate mission remains and education. The estimated burden on October 4–6, 2018, Three White Flint
the same. for the Reviewer Background North, 11601 Landsdown Street, North
Use of the Information: The regular Information (NSF 428A) is estimated at Bethesda, MD 20852.
submission of proposals to the 5 minutes per respondent with up to
Foundation is part of the collection of Thursday, October 4, 2018, Conference
10,000 potential new reviewers for a
information and is used to help NSF Room 1C3 and 1C5, 11601 Landsdown
total of 833 hours.
fulfill this responsibility by initiating The aggregate number of burden Street, North Bethesda, MD 20852
and supporting merit-selected research hours is estimated to be 6,831,000. The 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
and education projects in all the actual burden on respondents has not Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
scientific and engineering disciplines. changed. (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
NSF receives more than 50,000 Dated: August 28, 2017. opening remarks regarding the conduct
proposals annually for new projects, of the meeting.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
and makes approximately 11,000 new 8:35 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Draft Rule on
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Emergency Preparedness for Small
awards.
Foundation.
Support is made primarily through Modular Reactors (Open)—The
grants, contracts, and other agreements [FR Doc. 2018–18981 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am]
Committee will have briefings by and
awarded to approximately 2,000 BILLING CODE 7555–01–P discussion with representatives of the
colleges, universities, academic NRC staff regarding the subject draft
consortia, nonprofit institutions, and rule.
small businesses. The awards are based NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 10:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Annual
mainly on merit evaluations of Sunshine Act Meetings Operating Reactor Experience Briefing
proposals submitted to the Foundation. (Open)—The Committee will have an
The Foundation has a continuing The National Science Board, pursuant annual briefing on operating experience
commitment to monitor the operations to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), and significant events at the currently
of its information collection to identify the National Science Foundation Act, as operating nuclear power plants.
and address excessive reporting burdens amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Assessment of
as well as to identify any real or Government in the Sunshine Act (5 the Quality of Selected NRC Research
apparent inequities based on gender, U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a Projects (Open)—The Committee will
race, ethnicity, or disability of the revision to an announcement of have a discussion on the assessment of
proposed principal investigator(s)/ meetings for the transaction of National the quality of the selected NRC research
project director(s) or the co-principal Science Board business. projects.
investigator(s)/co-project director(s). FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS 2:45 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 43710, published ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee
Burden on the Public
on August 27, 2018. will continue its discussion of proposed
It has been estimated that the public PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF ACRS report.
expends an average of approximately MEETING: Thursday, August 30, 2018
120 burden hours for each proposal Friday, October 5, 2018, Conference
from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Room 1C3 and 1C5, 11601 Landsdown
submitted. Since the Foundation
CHANGE IN THE MEETING: This meeting of Street, North Bethesda, MD 20852
expects to receive approximately 50,600
proposals in FY 2019, an estimated the National Science Board has been 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
6,072,000 burden hours will be placed postponed. Notice of the new time and Activities/Report of the Planning and
on the public. place will be provided when it is Procedures Subcommittee and
The Foundation has based its rescheduled. Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
reporting burden on the review of CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Recommendations (Open/Closed)—The
approximately 50,600 new proposals Brad Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703/ Committee will hear discussion of the
expected during FY 2019. It has been 292–7000. Please refer to the National recommendations of the Planning and
estimated that anywhere from one hour Science Board website for additional Procedures Subcommittee regarding
to 20 hours may be required to review information. Meeting information and items proposed for consideration by the
a proposal. We have estimated that schedule updates (time, place, subject Full Committee during future ACRS
approximately 5 hours are required to matter, and status of meeting) may be meetings. [NOTE: A portion of this
review an average proposal. Each found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/ meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
proposal receives an average of 3 meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine. U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
reviews, resulting in approximately Ann Bushmiller, organizational and personnel matters
759,000 hours per year. Senior Counsel to the National Science Board. that relate solely to internal personnel
The information collected on the rules and practices of the ACRS, and
[FR Doc. 2018–19123 Filed 8–29–18; 4:15 pm]
reviewer background questionnaire information the release of which would
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(NSF 428A) is used by managers to constitute a clearly unwarranted
maintain an automated database of invasion of personal privacy]
reviewers for the many disciplines 10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

represented by the proposals submitted NUCLEAR REGULATORY ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee
to the Foundation. Information collected COMMISSION will continue its discussion of proposed
on gender, race, and ethnicity is used in ACRS report.
Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
meeting NSF needs for data to permit 1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
Reactor Safeguards
response to Congressional and other ACRS Report (Open)—The Committee
queries into equity issues. These data In accordance with the purposes of will continue its discussion of proposed
also are used in the design, Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic ACRS report.

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		83 FR 44675