83_FR_53712 83 FR 53507 - Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting

83 FR 53507 - Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 205 (October 23, 2018)

Page Range53507-53508
FR Document2018-23023

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53507-53508]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23023]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering; 
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 and Committee Code: Proposal Review Panel for International 
Science and Engineering--PIRE ``Coastal Flood Risk Reduction Program: 
Integrated, multi-scale approaches for understanding how to reduce 
vulnerability to damaging events'' Site Visit (#10749).
    Date and Time: November 19, 2018; 8:00 a.m.--8:30 p.m.; November 
20, 2018; 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
    Place: Texas A&M University at Galveston, Ocean and Coastal Studies 
Building, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, Galveston TX 77554.
    Type of Meeting: Part Open.
    Contact Person: Charles Estabrook, PIRE Program Manager, National 
Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 
Telephone 703/292-7222.
    Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to conduct a review during year 
2 of the five-year award period. To conduct an in depth evaluation of 
performance, to assess progress towards goals, and to provide 
recommendations.
    Agenda: See attached.
    Reason for Closing: Topics to be discussed and evaluated during 
closed portions of the site review will include information of a 
proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; 
and information on personnel. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act.

    Dated: October 17, 2018.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.

PIRE NSF Site Visit Agenda--TAMUG

Day 1 Monday, November 19, 2018

8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. Meet & Greet over continental breakfast (OPEN)
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. PIRE overview (OPEN)
    --PIRE Rationale and Goals, accomplishments and future plans
    --Administration, Management, and Budget Plans
    --Facilities and Physical Infrastructure
    --Developing Human Resources
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Review of Responses to Issues by Past Reviewers 
(OPEN)
10:10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. NSF Executive Session/Break (CLOSED)
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Research (OPEN)
11:30 a.m.-Noon Students' Research Travel to the Netherlands (OPEN)
Noon-12:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session (CLOSED)

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12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch-Discussion with Students (CLOSED)
1:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Education (OPEN)
2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Integrating Research and Education (OPEN)
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Integrating Diversity (OPEN)
3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Break (CLOSED)
3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Partnerships (OPEN)
4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Wrap up (OPEN)
5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Executive Session/Break-Develop issues for 
clarification (CLOSED)
6:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback Provided to PI (CLOSED)
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. NSF Executive Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED)

Day 2 Tuesday, November 20, 2018

8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Institutional Support (Administrators and PI/Co-
PIs) (OPEN)
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Summary/Proposing Team Response to Critical 
Feedback (CLOSED)
10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Site Review Team Prepares Site Visit Report 
(CLOSED) (11:45 a.m. Brown Bag Lunch Provided)
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Presentation of Site Visit Report to Principal 
Investigator (CLOSED)

[FR Doc. 2018-23023 Filed 10-22-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 2018 / Notices 53507 unable to serve, resigns, ceases to be docket number for this Federal Register Foundation (NSF) announces the qualified to serve, or is removed by the notice (Docket No. OSHA–2018–0007). following meeting: Secretary. Accordingly, the Secretary Due to security-related procedures, Name and Committee Code: Proposal will appoint six members to a two-year receipt of submissions by regular mail Review Panel for International Science term and six to a three-year term. If a may experience significant delay. Please and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘Coastal Flood vacancy occurs before a term expires, contact the OSHA Docket Office for Risk Reduction Program: Integrated, the Secretary may appoint a new information about security procedures multi-scale approaches for member who represents the same for making submissions by hand, understanding how to reduce interest as the predecessor to serve the express delivery, or messenger/courier vulnerability to damaging events’’ Site remainder of the unexpired term. The service. Visit (#10749). Committee shall meet at least two times OSHA posts submissions without Date and Time: November 19, 2018; a year (29 U.S.C. 656(a)(2)). change at http://www.regulations.gov. 8:00 a.m.—8:30 p.m.; November 20, Any individual or organization may Therefore, OSHA cautions interested 2018; 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. nominate one or more qualified persons parties about submitting personal Place: Texas A&M University at for membership on NACOSH. information, such as Social Security Galveston, Ocean and Coastal Studies Nominations must include: Numbers and birth dates. Although all Building, 1001 Texas Clipper Road, • The nominee’s name and contact submissions are listed in the http:// Galveston TX 77554. information; www.regulations.gov index, some Type of Meeting: Part Open. • The nominee’s occupation or information (e.g., copyrighted material) Contact Person: Charles Estabrook, current position; is not publicly available to read or PIRE Program Manager, National • The categories that the nominee is download through that website. All Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower qualified to represent; submissions, including copyrighted Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; • The nominee’s resume or material, are available for inspection Telephone 703/292–7222. curriculum vitae; and copying, if permissible, at the Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to • Membership in relevant OSHA Docket Office. Information on conduct a review during year 2 of the organizations and associations; using http://www.regulations.gov to five-year award period. To conduct an • A summary of the nominee’s submit comments and access the docket in depth evaluation of performance, to background, experience, and is available on that website. Please assess progress towards goals, and to qualifications to serve on NACOSH; contact the OSHA Docket Office for provide recommendations. • A list of articles or other documents information about materials not Agenda: See attached. the nominee has authored that indicates available through that website and for Reason for Closing: Topics to be the nominee’s experience in worker assistance in using the internet to locate discussed and evaluated during closed safety and health; docket submissions. portions of the site review will include • A statement that the nominee has Electronic copies of this Federal information of a proprietary or no conflicts of interest that would Register notice are available at http:// confidential nature, including technical preclude membership on NACOSH; and www.regulations.gov. This notice, as information; and information on • A statement that the nominee is well as news releases and other relevant personnel. These matters are exempt aware of the nomination and is willing information, also are available on under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the to serve and regularly attend NACOSH OSHA’s web page at http:// Government in the Sunshine Act. meetings. www.osha.gov. Dated: October 17, 2018. The Secretary will appoint NACOSH members on the basis of their Authority and Signature Crystal Robinson, experience and competence in the field Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant of Committee Management Officer. of occupational safety and health (29 Labor for Occupational Safety and PIRE NSF Site Visit Agenda—TAMUG CFR 1912a.2). The information OSHA Health, directed the preparation of this receives through this nomination notice under the authority granted by 29 Day 1 Monday, November 19, 2018 process, in addition to other relevant U.S.C. 656; 5 U.S.C. App. 2; 29 CFR part 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Meet & Greet over sources of information, will assist the 1912a; 41 CFR part 102–3; and Secretary continental breakfast (OPEN) Secretary in appointing members to of Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m. PIRE overview serve on NACOSH. In appointing 3912 (1/25/2012)) and 04–2018 (6/1/ (OPEN) NACOSH members, the Secretary will 2018). —PIRE Rationale and Goals, consider individuals nominated in Signed at Washington, DC, on October 17, accomplishments and future plans response to this Federal Register notice, 2018. —Administration, Management, and as well as other qualified individuals. Loren Sweatt, Budget Plans The U.S. Department of Labor Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for —Facilities and Physical (Department) is committed to equal Occupational Safety and Health. Infrastructure opportunity in the workplace and seeks [FR Doc. 2018–23076 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am] —Developing Human Resources a broad-based and diverse NACOSH 9:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. Review of BILLING CODE 4510–26–P membership. The Department will Responses to Issues by Past conduct a public records check of Reviewers (OPEN) nominees before their appointment 10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. NSF Executive NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES using publicly available sources. Session/Break (CLOSED) Proposal Review Panel for 10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break Public Participation, Submissions and 10:40 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Research Access to Public Record International Science and Engineering; Notice of Meeting (OPEN) You may submit nominations using 11:30 a.m.–Noon Students’ Research one of the methods listed in the In accordance with the Federal Travel to the Netherlands (OPEN) ADDRESSES section. 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53508 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 205 / Tuesday, October 23, 2018 / Notices 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch– of the five-year award period. To NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Discussion with Students (CLOSED) conduct an in depth evaluation of 1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Education (OPEN) performance, to assess progress towards Proposal Review Panel for 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Integrating goals, and to provide recommendations. International Science and Engineering; Research and Education (OPEN) Agenda: See attached. Notice of Meeting 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Integrating Reason for Late Notice: Due to In accordance with the Federal Diversity (OPEN) unforeseen scheduling complications Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– 3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. NSF Executive and the necessity to proceed with the 463, as amended), the National Science Session/Break (CLOSED) review of the program. Foundation (NSF) announces the 3:30 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Partnerships Reason for Closing: Topics to be following meeting: (OPEN) discussed and evaluated during closed Name and Committee Code: Proposal 4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. Wrap up (OPEN) portions of the reverse site review will Review Panel for International Science 5:15 p.m.–6:15 p.m. Executive include information of a proprietary or and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘Advanced Session/Break-Develop issues for confidential nature, including technical Artificial Muscles for International and clarification (CLOSED) information; and information on Globally Competitive Research and 6:15 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Critical Feedback personnel. These matters are exempt Education in Soft Robotics’’ Reverse Site Provided to PI (CLOSED) under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Visit (#10749). 7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m. NSF Executive Government in the Sunshine Act. Date and Time: November 16, 2018; Session/Working Dinner (CLOSED) 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Dated: October 17, 2018. Day 2 Tuesday, November 20, 2018 Place: National Science Foundation, Crystal Robinson, Room W3190, 2415 Eisenhower 8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Institutional Committee Management Officer. Support (Administrators and PI/Co- Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. PIRE NSF Reverse Site Visit Agenda— Type of Meeting: Part Open. PIs) (OPEN) Yoon University of Michigan Contact Person: Charles Estabrook, 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Summary/ PIRE Program Manager, National Proposing Team Response to NSF Headquarters in Alexandria, Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Critical Feedback (CLOSED) Virginia Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 10:30 a.m.–10:40 a.m. Break Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Telephone 703–292–7222. 10:40 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Site Review Purpose of Meeting: NSF reverse site Team Prepares Site Visit Report 8:00 a.m. Panelists arrive. Coffee/light visit to conduct a review during year 2 (CLOSED) (11:45 a.m. Brown Bag refreshments available. of the five-year award period. To Lunch Provided) 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Panel Orientation conduct an in depth evaluation of 1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Presentation of (CLOSED) performance, to assess progress towards Site Visit Report to Principal PIRE Rationale and Goals, Charge to goals, and to provide recommendations. Investigator (CLOSED) Agenda: See attached. [FR Doc. 2018–23023 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am] Panel Reason for Late Notice: Due to BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 8:45 a.m. PIs arrive. Introductions unforeseen scheduling complications (OPEN) and the necessity to proceed with the 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PIRE Project review of the program. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Presentation (OPEN) Reason for Closing: Topics to be Research discussed and evaluated during closed Proposal Review Panel for portions of the reverse site review will International Science and Engineering; Integrating Research & Education include information of a proprietary or Notice of Meeting Students (e.g. involvement in project, confidential nature, including technical recruitment, diversity) In accordance with the Federal information; and information on Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– Project Management and personnel. These matters are exempt 463, as amended), the National Science Communication under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Foundation (NSF) announces the Evaluation & Assessment Government in the Sunshine Act. following meeting: Institutional Support Dated: October 17, 2018. Name and Committee Code: Proposal International Partnerships Crystal Robinson, Review Panel for International Science 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Questions and Committee Management Officer. and Engineering—PIRE ‘‘International Answers (OPEN) Program for the Advancement of PIRE NSF Reverse Site Visit Agenda— Neurotechnology’’ Reverse Site Visit 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Working Lunch– Kim—University of Nevada Las Vegas (#10749). Panel Discussion (CLOSED) NSF Headquarters in Alexandria, Date and Time: November 13, 2018; 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Initial Feedback to Virginia 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PIRE PI and presenters (CLOSED) Place: National Science Foundation, 2:30 p.m. PIRE PI and presenters are Friday, November 16, 2018 Room W3170, 2415 Eisenhower dismissed 8:00 a.m. Panelists arrive. Coffee/light Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. 2:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Panel Prepares refreshments available. Type of Meeting: Part Open. khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Reverse Site Visit Report (CLOSED) 8:15 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Panel Orientation Contact Person: Charles Estabrook, (CLOSED) 4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Report presented PIRE Program Manager, National PIRE Rationale and Goals, Charge to to and discussion held with NSF Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Panel staff (CLOSED) Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; 8:45 a.m. PIs arrive. Introductions Telephone 703–292–7222. 5:00 p.m. End of Reverse Site Visit (OPEN) Purpose of Meeting: NSF reverse site [FR Doc. 2018–23025 Filed 10–22–18; 8:45 am] 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. PIRE Project visit to conduct a review during year 2 BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Presentation (OPEN) VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:20 Oct 22, 2018 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23OCN1.SGM 23OCN1


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