13110 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 21, 2024 / Notices 

Name and Committee Code: Proposal 

Review Panel for Materials Research— 

Materials Research Science and 

Engineering Center (MRSEC) Site Visit 

Columbia University (DMR) (#1203). 

Date and Time: April 15, 2024; 7:30 

a.m.–6:45 p.m., April 16, 2024; 8:00 

a.m.–3:45 p.m. 

Place: Columbia University, 1140 

Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 

10027. 

Type of Meeting: Part-Open. 

Contact Person: Dr. Serdar Ogut, 

Program Director, National Science 

Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., 

Alexandria, VA 22314; Telephone: 703– 

292–4429. 

Purpose of Meeting: NSF site visit to 

conduct a review during year 4 of the 

award period as stipulated in the 

cooperative agreement. 

Agenda: To conduct an in depth 

evaluation of performance, to assess 

progress towards goals, and to provide 

recommendations. 

Monday, April 15, 2024 

7:30 a.m.–12:05 p.m.—Executive 

Sessions (Closed) 

12:05 p.m.–1:00 p.m.—Lunch (Open) 

1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.—Executive 

Sessions (Closed) 

2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.—Facilities 

Overview and Lab Tour (Closed) 

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.—Poster Session 

(Open) 

5:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m.—Executive 

Sessions (Closed) 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024 

8:00 a.m.–3:45 p.m.—Executive 

Sessions (Closed) 

Reason for Closing: The program 

being reviewed during the site visit will 

include information of a proprietary or 

confidential nature, including technical 

information; financial data, such as 

salaries, and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the program. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

Crystal Robinson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03416 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

The National Science Board’s NSB– 

NSF Commission on Merit Review 

(MRX), Committee on Awards and 

Facilities (A&F), and Committee on 

Strategy (CS) hereby give notice of the 

scheduling of meetings for the 

transaction of National Science Board 

business pursuant to the National 

Science Foundation Act and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

TIME AND DATE: The three meetings will 

be held on Tuesday, February 20, 2024. 

The MRX meeting will be held from 

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Eastern. The A&F 

meeting will be held from 1:00 p.m.– 

2:00 p.m. and will resume at 3:30 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. Eastern. The joint A&F and CS 

meeting will be held from 2:00 p.m.– 

3:30 p.m. Eastern. 

PLACE: The meetings will be held 

virtually and in person at NSF 

headquarters, 2145 Eisenhower Ave., 

Alexandria, VA 22314, and by 

videoconference. 

STATUS: The meetings are closed to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

MRX agenda: Commission Chair’s 

opening remarks; Discussion of Big Ten 

Listening Session; Discussion of 

Preliminary Recommendations and 

Suggestions; and Closing remarks. 

A&F agenda: Opening Remarks: 

Context of National Solar Observatory 

Operations and Management Award; 

and Discussion of ASTRO2020 Decadal 

Recommendations and vote on 

proposed resolution. 

Joint A&F/CS agenda: Opening 

Remarks by committee chairs; 

Discussion of Budget Context and 

Planning for Future Major Facilities; 

and Discussion of Next Steps. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Point of contact for this meeting is: 

Michelle McCrackin, mmccrack@

nsf.gov, (703) 292–7000. Members of the 

public can observe the public portion of 

this meeting through a YouTube 

livestream. The link is: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU9- 

rjFpghM. Meeting information and 

updates may be found at www.nsf.gov/ 

nsb. 

Ann E. Bushmiller, 

Senior Legal Counsel to the National Science 

Board. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03558 Filed 2–16–24; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

The National Science Board (NSB), 

the NSB Committee on Strategy (CS), 

and the Committee on Awards and 

Facilities (A&F) hereby give notice of 

the scheduling of meetings for the 

transaction of National Science Board 

business pursuant to the National 

Science Foundation Act and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 

2024, from 10:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. and 

Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 9:00 

a.m.–1:35 p.m. Eastern. 

PLACE: These meetings will be held at 

NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower 

Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by 

videoconference. If the COVID status for 

Alexandria, Virginia goes to ‘‘high,’’ 

please fill out and bring OMB’s 

certification of vaccination form with 

you. All open sessions of the meeting 

will be webcast live on the NSB 

YouTube channel. 

February 21, 2024: https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=- 

xabZle0pBw 

February 22, 2024: https://

www.youtube.com/ 

watch?v=g7129GfU61Y 

STATUS: Parts of these meetings will be 

open to the public. The rest of the 

meetings will be closed to the public. 

See full description below. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 

Plenary Board Meeting 

Open Session: 10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

• NSB Chair’s Opening Remarks 

Æ Report on Board members’ visit to 

Antarctica 

Æ Recognition of Black History month 

• NSF Director’s Opening Remarks 

Æ Tribute to Dr. John Slaughter, Rep. 

Eddie Bernice Johnson, and 

recognition of Black History month 

Æ Highlights of NSF Thematic 

Priorities 

Æ Senior Staff introductions 

• NSF’s Role in the Future of Artificial 

Intelligence 

Æ Presentation and Discussion, Dr. 

Tess DeBlanc-Knowles and Dr. 

Michael Littman 

• Approval of November 2023 Open 

Meeting Minutes 

• NSB Committee Reports 

Æ Committee on External Engagement 

Æ Continued strategic engagement 

and planning 

Æ Committee on Science and 

Engineering Policy 

Æ Discussion of draft policy messages 

and Indicators 2024 rollout 

D Vote on ‘‘Talent is the Treasure’’ 

policy message 

Æ Overview of the future of Indicators 

Æ Working Group Reports: updates on 

efforts to explore, identify, and 

prioritize policy work 

D National Security Team 

D Talent Development Team 

• NSF Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and 

Accessibility 

Æ Presentation and Discussion, Dr. 

Charles Barber 


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