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10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. This document is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: June 4, 1998 from 9:30

AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998 from

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shelly W. Coles, National Institute for

Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW,

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone (202) 632–1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board

is established under Section 384 of the

Adult Education Act, as amended by

Title I of P.L. 102–73, the National

Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists

of ten individuals appointed by the

President with the advice and consent

of the Senate. The Board is established

to advise and make recommendations to

the Interagency Group, composed of the

Secretaries of Education, Labor, and

Health and Human Services, which

administers the National Institute for

Literacy (Institute). The Interagency

Group considers the Board’s

recommendations in planning the goals

of the Institute and in the

implementation of any programs to

achieve the goals of the Institute.

Specifically, the Board performs the

following functions (a) makes

recommendations concerning the

appointment of the Director and the

staff of the Institute; (b) provides

independent advice on operation of the

Institute; and (c) receives reports from

the Interagency Group and Director of

the Institute. In addition, the Institute

consults with the Board on the award of

fellowships. The Board will meet in

Washington, DC on June 4, 1998 from

9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998

from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The meeting

of the Board is open to the public. This

meeting of the Institute’s Advisory

Board will focus on the following

agenda items: recent research

developments in brain development of

literacy skills; the Institute’s role in the

area of adult literacy and learning

disabilities; and recent legislative

activities that impact on the Institute

and the literacy field. Records are kept

of all Board proceedings and are

available for public inspection at the

National Institute for Literacy, 800

Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 AM to

5:00 PM.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Andrew J. Hartman,

Director, National Institute for Literacy.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Biological

Infrastructure; 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: Special Emphasis Panel in

Biological Infrastructure.

Date & Time: June 10, 1998, 11 a.m.–6p.m.

daily; June 11, 1998, 8 a.m.–1 p.m.

Place: Room 310, NSF, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. DeLill Nasser, Program

Director, Plant Genome Research, Division of

Biological Infrastructure, Room 615, NSF,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230, (703) 306–1439.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to the NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

for sequencing the Arabidopsis thaliana

genome as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed 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

Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 1, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems, 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: Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems (1205).

Date & Time: June 11 and 12, 1998: 8:30

a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Rooms 530 and 580, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Drs. Jorn Larson-Basse and

Sunil Saigal, Control, Materials and

Mechanics Cluster, Division of Civil and

Mechanical Systems, Room 545, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA, 22230 703/306–1361 x5073 or

x5069.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate research

proposals as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed 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: May 18, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Electrical

and Communications Systems; 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: Special Emphasis Panel in

Electrical and Communications System

(1196).

Date and Time: June 8–9, 1998; 8:30 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m.

Place: Room 530, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Persons: Dr. Kishan Baheti,

Program, Director, Knowledge Modeling and

Computational Intelligence (KMCI), Division

of Electrical and Communications Systems,

National Science Foundations, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 675, Arlington, VA 22230,

Telephone: (703) 306–1339.

Purpose: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate research

proposals in the Knowledge Modeling and

Computational Intelligence program as part

of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical and information; financial data,

such as salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are within

exemptions 4 and 6 of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4)

and (6) the Government in the Sunshine Act.
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Dated: May 18, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Elementary,

Secondary and Informal Education,

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: Special Emphasis Panel in

Elementary, Secondary and Informal

Education (#59).

Date and Time: Thursday, June 11, 1998,

8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Friday, June 12, 1998,

8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, Third

Floor, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Donald Jones Program

Director, Local Systemic Change Through

Teacher Enhancement in Science Program,

Division of Elementary, Secondary and

Informal Education, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 306–

1620.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Local

Systemic Change Through Teacher

Enhancement in Science proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed 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 within

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

and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine

Act.

Dated: May 18, 1998

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Committee on Equal Opportunity in

Science and Engineering; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act Public Law

92–463, as amended, the National

Science Foundation announces the

following meeting:

Name: Committee on Equal Opportunities

in Science and Engineering (CEOSE) (1173).

Date & Time: June 9 (1:00 to 5:30 p.m.),

June 10 (8:45–5:00) and June 11, 1998, (8:30–

3:00).

Place: Room 1235, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Darryl G. Gorman,

Executive Secretary, CEOSE, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, Va. 22230. Phone (703) 306–1391.

Minutes: May be obtained from the

Executive Secretary at the above address.

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on

policies and activities of the Foundation to

encourage full participation of women,

minorities, and persons with disabilities

currently underrepresented in scientific,

engineering, professional, and technical

fields and to advise NSF concerning

implementation of the provisions of the

Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities

Act.

Agenda

Tuesday June 9: 1:00–500 p.m.

1:00 p.m. Welcome

Meeting Rules and Etiquette

Approval of February 1998 Minutes

1:30 p.m. CEOSE biannual Congressional

Report Workshop:

Review 1996 report content/

recommendations and preparation

process Design 1998 report:

(1) objectives; (2) format; (3) schedule; (4)

assignments

5:00 p.m. Finalization of Report outline and

Schedule

5:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day

Wednesday June 10: 8:45 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

8:45 a.m. Congressional Report—Widder

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Assistant to Deputy Director for

Human Resource Development, HRD

Report—Wanda Ward

10:30 a.m. Directorate Advisory Committee

Liaison Reports—CEOSE Liaisons

11:00 a.m. Merit Review Criteria—David

Schindel

11:30 a.m. Digital Library project—Steve

Griffin

12:00 a.m. Working Lunch

1:00 p.m. Federal Agencies’ Best

Practices—Castro/Committee

Guest: Dr. Clifton Poodry, NIH

3:00 p.m. Capacity building workshop II (2

hours)—Jolly/Committee

5:00 p.m. Recommendations on capacitybuilding

5:30 p.m. Adjourn for the day

Thursday June 11: 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Chair’s report: Marilyn Suiter

9:00 a.m. Disabilities: Recommendations—

Committee

10:00 a.m. Technology Display—Guest:

TARGET Center, Dept. of Agriculture

11:00 a.m. Dr. Joseph Bordogna, Acting

Deputy Director, NSF

1:00 p.m. Updating the ‘‘Strategic/

Functional Plan’’

2:00 p.m. Planning the next meeting

3:00 p.m. Adjourn

Dated: May 18, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NSF/DOE Nuclear Science Advisory

Committee; 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: NSF/DOE Nuclear Science Advisory

Committee (1176).

Date and Time: June 9, 1998; 8:30 a.m. to

6:00 p.m.

Place: Argonne National Laboratory,

Argonne, IL 60439.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Dr. Bradley Keister,

Program Director for Nuclear Physics,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703)

306–1891.

Purpose of Meeting: To present and discuss

a charge concerning laboratory facilities

funded by the Department of Energy.

Agenda: Presentation of the charge

concerning DOE facilities (D. Kovar, DOE)

Development and discussion of plan, to

respond to the charge Public Comment (*).

(*) Persons wishing to speak should make

arrangements through the Contact Person

identified above.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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