Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 17, 2006 / Notices 61073 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Business and Operations Advisory 

Committee (9556). 

Date/Time: November 8, 2006; 1 p.m. to 

5:45 p.m. (est). November 9, 2006; 8 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. (est). 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Joan Miller, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 292–8200. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice 

concerning issues related to the oversight, 

integrity, development and enhancement of 

NSF’s business operations. 

Agenda: 

November 8, 2006 

PM: Welcome; Updates—Office of Budget, 

Finance, and Award Management, Office of 

Information and Resource Management, 

Chief Information Officer activities. 

Presentation and Discussion—New 

Framework for Strategic Goal Assessment; 

Committee Discussion; Meeting with NSF 

Director/Deputy Director; Committee 

Discussion. 

November 9, 2006 

AM: Presentation and Discussion—Grants 

Management Line of Business (GMLoB) and 

Grants.gov Update; Information and Resource 

Management Discussion; Committee 

Discussion/Wrap-Up. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for 

Cyberinfrastructure; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Cyberinfrastructure—(25150). 

Date and Time: October 31, 2006, 10 a.m.–

5 p.m. November 1, 2006, 8 a.m.–2 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Room 375, Arlington, VA 

22230 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Judy Hayden, Office of the 

Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure (CI), 

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Blvd., Suite 1145, Arlington, VA 22230. 

Telephone: (703) 292–8970. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: Retreat of the Board to 

brainstorm strategy direction. To advise NSF 

on the impact of its policies, programs and 

activities on the CI community. To provide 

advice to the Director/NSF on issues related 

to long-range planning, and to form ad hoc 

subcommittees to carry out needed studies 

and tasks. 

Agenda: Report from the Director. 

Discussion of research initiatives, education, 

diversity, workforce issues in CI and longrange funding outlook. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Advisory Committee for Engineering; 

Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

Engineering (1170). 

Date/Time: November 16, 2006; 8 a.m.–5 

p.m. November 17, 2006; 8 a.m.–12 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, Room 

1235. 

Type of Meeting: Open Session. 

Contact Person: Deborah Young, 

Administrative Officer, Office of the 

Assistant Director for Engineering, 703–292–

8301. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, 

recommendations and counsel on major goals 

and policies pertaining to engineering 

programs and activities. 

Agenda: Major topics will include: 

Overview and Discussion of Engineering 

Themes 

—Biology in Engineering. 

—Complexity in Engineered and Natural 

Systems. 

—Critical Infrastructure Systems. 

—Manufacturing Frontiers. 

—New Frontiers in Nanotechnology. 

Update on Cyberinfrastructure and 

Simulation-Based Engineering Science. 

K–12 Subcommittee. 

Industry Partnerships Subcommittee. 

Diversity. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub L. 92–463 

as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Proposal Review Panel for Materials 

Research (DMR) #1203. 

Dates & Times: November 2, 2006; 7:45 

a.m.–9:30 p.m. November 3, 2006; 8 a.m.–4 

p.m. 

Place: University of Minnesota, 

Minneapolis, MN. 

Type of Meeting: Part—Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Maija M. Kukla, 

Program Director, Materials Research Science 

and Engineering Centers Program, Division of 

Materials Research, Room 1065, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292–

4940. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations concerning further support 

of the Materials Research Science and 

Engineering Center. 

Agenda: 

Thursday, November 2, 2006 

7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Closed—Briefing of Site 

Visit Panel and Continental Breakfast. 

8:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Open—Welcome 

(institutional representatives, etc.). 

12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Closed—Lunch with 

students and postdocs. 

1:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Open—Technical 

Presentation. 

4:45 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session for Site Visit Team. 

5:45 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Open—Site Visit Panel 

meets with MRSEC Director & Center 

Leaders. 

7:30 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Closed—Dinner 

Meeting of Site Visit Panel. 

Friday, November 3, 2006 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive session/ 

Continental Breakfast/Director’s 

Response to Feedback. 

9 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Open—Industrial 

Outreach and Other Collaborations. 

11:15 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Closed—Executive 

Session of Site Visit Panel. 

3:30 p.m.–4 p.m. Open—Debriefing with 

MRSEC Director and Center Leaders. 

Reason for Closing: The work being 

reviewed may include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, including 

technical information, financial data, such as 

salaries and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the proposals. 

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act. 

Dated: October 12, 2006. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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