70 FR 183 pgs. 55631-55632 - Sunshine Act Meeting
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 183Pages: 55631 - 55632
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-19083 Filed 9-20-05; 3:34 pm]
Agency: National Science Foundation
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY HOLDING MEETING:
National Science Foundation, National Science Board and its Subdivisions
DATE AND TIME:
September 28-29, 2005.
September 28, 2005, 8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sessions:
8:15 a.m.-9 a.m., Open;
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Closed;
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Open;
10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Open;
11 a.m.-11:45 a.m., Open;
11:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m., Open;
12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m., Closed;
12:45 p.m.-12:55 p.m., Closed;
12:55 p.m.-3 p.m., Open;
3 p.m.-5 p.m., Open.
September 29, 2005, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.,
Sessions:
8:30 a.m.-10 a.m., Open;
10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Closed;
10:30 a.m.-11 a.m., Open;
11 a.m.-11:15 a.m., Closed;
1 p.m.-1:15 p.m., Executive Closed;
1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m., Closed;
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., Open.
PLACE:
National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230.
PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE:
All visitors must report to the NSF's visitor's desk at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive a visitor's badge.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Please refer to the National Science Board Web site ( www.nsf.gov/nsb ) for updated schedule. NSB Office: (703) 292-7000.
STATUS:
Part of this meeting will be closed to the public. Part of this meeting will be open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Open
Committee on Programs and Plans Subcommittee on Polar Issues (8:15 a.m.-9 a.m.), Room 1235
• Chair's Remarks and Approval of Minutes
• OPP Director's Report
• Update on Icebreaker Issues
• Antarctic Geological Drilling Project
• Collaboration of Researchers with Native Communities: King Island, Alaska
Education and Human Resources Subcommittee on SE Indicators (9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of Minutes
• Chairman's Remarks
• Brief Progress Report on Science and Engineering Indicators 2006
• Discussion of Draft Companion Piece
• Contractor Presentation on Indicators
Committee on Programs and Plans Task Force on Transformative Research (10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of Minutes
• Brief Overview of Workshop I: August 12, 2005
• Discussion on Workshop II: December 16, 2005
Joint Session: Committee on Strategy and Budget and Committee on Programs and Plans (11 a.m.-11:45 a.m.), Room 1235
• Centers and the NSF Portfolio
• Funding Rates, Award Size and Duration
• FY 2004 Funding for Highly Successful PIs
Committee on Strategy and Budget (11:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Minutes
• Discussion of CSB Contribution to Vision for NSF Document
• Status of FY 2006 Budget Request to Congress
Committee on Programs and Plans (12:55 p.m.-3 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of Minutes
• Charge to the International Science Effort
• Status Reports
? Long-Lived Digital Data Collections: Enabling Research and Education in the 21st Century
? Transformative Research Task Force
? Subcommittee on Polar Issues
• Process for Sending Information and Actions to CPP NSB-Revised Guidelines
• Major Research Facilities:
? Setting Priorities for Large Research Facilities Projects Supported by the National Science Foundation: Final document
? Facilities Plan
? Timeline
• Cyberinfrastructure Vision: Continuing Discussion
• Hurricane Research and the Federal Government
• Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
Committee on Education and Human Resources (3 p.m.-5 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Minutes
• CEOSE Summary: Decennial and 2004 Biennial Reports to Congress
• NSF Integration of Research and Education
• NSB Commission on Education
• NSB/EHR Committee's Contribution to Board's Vision for NSF
• NSB Items
• Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators
• Update on Workshop on "Engineering Workforce Issues and Engineering Education: What are the Linkages?"
Closed
Committee on Programs and Plans Subcommittee on Polar Issues (9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.), Room 1235
• NSB Action Item
Committee on Strategy and Budget (12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m.), Room 1235
• Status of FY 2007 Budget Submission to OMB
Committee on Programs and Plans (12:45 p.m.-12:55 p.m.), Room 1235
• NSB Action Item
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Open
Committee on Audit and Oversight (8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Minutes
• Discussion and Committee Approval of NSF Merit Review System Review
• Discussion of NSF Vision Document: NSB Roles and Responsibilities
• Committee Approval of NSB Policy Statement on Respective Roles of the OIG and NSF Management in the Pursuit and Settlement of Administrative Investigatory Matters
• CFO Update
• OIG FY 2006 Audit Plan
Executive Committee (10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Minutes
• Updates or New Business from Committee Members
• Update on 2006 NSB Retreat and Off-Site Visit
• Presentation on NSF Sexual Harassment Policies
Closed Session
Committee on Audit and Oversight (10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.), Room 1235
• Pending Investigations
Executive Committee (11 a.m.-11:15 a.m.), Room 1235
• Board Member Proposal
• Director's Items
? Specific Personnel Matters
? Future Budgets
Plenary Session of the Board (1 p.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Executive Closed Session (1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Executive Closed Minutes
• Board Member Proposal
Closed Session (1:15 p.m.-1:30 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Closed Session Minutes
• Closed Committee Reports
? Awards and Resolutions
Open Session (1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.), Room 1235
• Approval of August 2005 Minutes
• Resolution to Close November-December 2005
• Chairman's Report
• Director's Report
? NSF Congressional Update
• Committee Reports
Michael P. Crosby,
Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.
[FR Doc. 05-19083 Filed 9-20-05; 3:34 pm]
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