[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84388-84389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26893]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
The National Science Board (NSB), 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 meetings for the
transaction of NSB business as follows:
TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:30
p.m., and Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. EST.
PLACE: These meetings will be held by videoconference. There will be no
in-person meetings to attend. The public may observe the public
meetings, which will be streamed to the NSF You Tube channel. For
meetings on Wednesday, December 9, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl3HttPA_b4. For meetings on Thursday, December 10, go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGjqM0yX4rI.
STATUS: Some of these meetings will be open to the public. Others will
be closed to the public. See full description below.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Plenary Board meeting
Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:55 p.m.; 1:25 p.m.-2:10 p.m.
NSB Chair's Remarks
NSF Director's Remarks
NSB Chair Activity Summary
COVID-19 Impact on Women
NSF Planning and Response to COVID-19
Vision 2030 Implementation Working Group Update
Committee on Oversight (CO)
Open Session: 2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Committee Meeting Minutes
Approval of Merit Review Digest Overview
Presentations and Discussion of Broader Impacts
Inspector General's Update
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Chief Financial Officer's Update
Chair's Closing Remarks
Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy (SEP)
Open Session: 3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Update on planning for Indicators 2022
Impacts of COVID-19 on NCSES Data and Data Products
Update and Discussion of SEP Policy Products
Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
Open Session: 4:35 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Rolling Calendar Year 2020-2021 Schedule of Planned Action and
Context Items
Plenary Board Meeting
Open Session: 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Celebrating Science and Public Service with the 2020 Waterman
and Honorary Awards Winners
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Plenary Board meeting
Open Session: 11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
(CEOSE) Briefing
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Open Session: 11:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Update on FY 2021 Budget Appropriations
NSF Strategic Plan 2022-2026
EHR Advisory Committee STEM Education for the Future Report
NSF Workforce/Missing Millions Briefing
NSF Translation, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Briefing
Committee on Strategy (CS)
Closed Session: 2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m.
Committee Chair's Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Update on FY 2022 Budget Request Development
Translation, Innovation and Partnerships/Workforce/Missing
Millions Discussion
Committee on Awards and Facilities (A&F)
Closed Session: 2:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Written Item: Regional Class Research Vessels
Annual Report from the Chief Officer for Research Facilities
Arecibo Observatory
Plenary Board
Closed Session: 4:45 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Closed Committee Reports
Plenary Board
Executive Closed Session: 4:55 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
NSF Director's Discussion
[cir] Personnel updates
2021 Honorary Awards Discussion and Vote
Committee on External Engagement (EE)
Open Session: 5:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
Near Term Policy Engagement
UT-Knoxville Vision Listening Session
NSB Messaging
Plenary Board
Open Session: 6:25 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
Approval of Prior Minutes
NSF Director's Remarks
[cir] Senior Staff Updates
[cir] Office of Legislative and Public Affairs Update
Open Committee Reports
Votes on NSB CY 2021 Schedule and Overview to the 2019 Merit
Review Digest
Meeting Adjourns: 6:45 p.m.
MEETINGS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC:
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
11:00 a.m.-12:55 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:25 p.m.-2:10 p.m. Plenary NSB
2:10 p.m.-3:25 p.m. CO
3:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. SEP
4:35 p.m.-4:45 p.m. A&F
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Plenary NSB
Thursday, December 10, 2020
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Plenary NSB
11:30 a.m.-1:40 p.m. CS
5:45 p.m.-6:25 p.m. EE
6:25 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Plenary
MEETINGS THAT ARE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC:
Thursday, December 10, 2020
2:00 p.m.-2:45 p.m. CS
2:45 p.m.-4:35 p.m. A&F
4:45-4:55 p.m. Plenary
4:55 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Plenary Executive
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: The NSB Office contact is Brad
Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs
contact is Nadine Lymn, nlymn@nsf.gov, 703-292-2490. The following
persons will be available to provide technical support in accessing the
YouTube video: Angel Ntumy (antumy@associates.nsf.gov); Phillip Moulden
(pmoulden@associates.nsf.gov).
Supplemental Information: Public portions of meetings will be
streamed on YouTube so the public can view them. For meetings on
Wednesday, December 9, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl3HttPA_b4. For meetings on Thursday, December 10, go to:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGjqM0yX4rI.
Please refer to the NSB website for additional information. You
will find any updated meeting information and schedule updates (time,
place, subject matter, or status of meeting) at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.
Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some
flexibility around meeting times. A meeting may be allowed to run over
by as much as 15 minutes if the Chair decides the extra time is
warranted. The next meeting will start no later than 15 minutes after
the noticed start time. If a meeting ends early, the next meeting may
start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. At no point
will NSB or committee meetings vary from noticed times by more than 15
minutes. Open meetings can also be watched in their entirety later
through the YouTube link.
Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the National Science Board Office.
[FR Doc. 2020-26893 Filed 12-22-20; 4:15 pm]
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