```

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95248-95249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28291]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Sunshine Act Meetings

    The National Science Board (NSB) hereby gives 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, December 3, 2024, from 8:45 a.m.-5:25 p.m. 
and Thursday, December 5, 2024, from 9:00 a.m.-2:25 p.m. Eastern.

PLACE: These meetings will be held at NSF headquarters, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314, and by videoconference. All open sessions 
of the meeting will be webcast live on the NSB YouTube channel.

December 4, 2024: https://youtube.com/live/auhWaHXqe9w?feature=share
December 5, 2024: https://youtube.com/live/3yUcMZ2hsU0?feature=share

STATUS: Parts of these meetings will be open to the public. The rest of 
the meetings will be closed to the public. See the full description 
below.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

[[Page 95249]]

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Plenary Board meeting

Open Session: 10:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Opening Remarks
    [cir] Welcome and Agenda Preview
    [cir] NSB Swearing-in Ceremony
 NSF Director's Presentation on Multi-sector Partnerships and 
Investments
    [cir] Taking stock of NSF's progress to date
 NSB External Panel--Vision for American Science and 
Technology/Science & Technology Action Committee
    [cir] Panelists: France Cordova, President of the Science 
Philanthropy Alliance, 14th Director of the NSF
    [cir] Monica Dus, Associate Professor in the Department of 
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan
    [cir] Dar[iacute]o Gil, NSB Chair
    [cir] Marcia McNutt, President of the National Academy of Sciences
    [cir] Sudip Parikh, American Association for the Advance of 
Science, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of Science 
Journals
     NSB External Panel--A New National Defense Education Act 
for a Changed Landscape
    [cir] Panelists: Maria Klawe, President of Math for America
    [cir] Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean of the UC Berkeley College of 
Engineering
    [cir] Nick Moore, Director of Governor's Office of Education and 
Workforce Transformation, State of Alabama

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 1:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
 Approval of July 2024 Open Meeting Minutes
 NSB Committee Reports
    [cir] Committee on Strategy
    [cir] Development of NSF's 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and Learning 
Agenda
    [cir] Committee on External Engagement
    [cir] NSF 75th Anniversary Planning
    [cir] Committee on National Science and Engineering Policy
    [cir] Science & Engineering Indicators 2026
 NSF Director's Remarks
    [cir] Engagement, Updates, and Senior Staff introductions

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
 Strategic-Level Thinking and Discussion about the NSF Budget

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Plenary Board Meeting

Open Session: 9:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m.
 NSB Chair's Welcome
 NSB External Panel--The Center for Strategic and International 
Studies, Institution Building as it Relates to Multi-sectoral 
Partnerships and Investments
[cir] Panelists: Erica Fuchs, Professor, Department of Engineering and 
Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
[cir] Navin Girishankar, President of the Economic Security and 
Technology Department at the CSIS
[cir] Andrew Reamer, Research Professor at the George Washington 
University, Institute for Public Policy
 Commission Reports
[cir] Committee on Awards & Facilities
[cir] Indigenous community engagement
[cir] Antarctic Engineering and Science Support Contract--Discussion 
and vote on resolution
[cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
[cir] High-level summary of activities

Plenary Board Meeting

Closed Session: 11:10 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks and Welcome
    [cir] Approval of closed meeting minutes July and September 2024
 NSF Director's Remarks
    [cir] Agency Operations updates
 Committee Reports
    [cir] NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review
[cir] Presentation and discussion of final recommendations and guidance
[cir] Committee on Awards & Facilities
[cir] Annual Report of the Chief Officer for Research Facilities
[cir] U.S. Extremely Large Telescope report
 Vote to enter Executive Plenary Closed Session
Executive Closed Session: 1:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m.
 NSB Chair's Remarks and Welcome
    [cir] Approval of May 2024 Executive Plenary Closed Minutes
 NSB honorary Awards--Discussion and Vote
    [cir] 2025 Vannevar Bush and Science and Society Awards
 NSB Chair's closing remarks

Plenary Meeting Adjourns: 2:25 p.m.

Portions Open to the Public
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
10:00 a.m.-1:05 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:50 p.m..-3:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
Thursday, December 5, 2024
9:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Plenary NSB
Portions Closed to the Public
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Plenary NSB
Thursday, July 25, 2024
11:10 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Plenary NSB
1:30 p.m.-2:25 p.m. Executive Plenary closed

    Members of the public are advised that the NSB provides some 
flexibility around start and end times. A session may be allowed to run 
over by as much as 15 minutes if the Chair decides the extra time is 
warranted. The next session will start no later than 15 minutes after 
the noticed start time. If a session ends early, the next meeting may 
start up to 15 minutes earlier than the noticed start time. Sessions 
will not vary from the times noticed by more than 15 minutes.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: The NSB Office contact is 
Christopher Blair, [email protected], 703-292-7000. The NSB Public Affairs 
contact is Nadine Lymn, [email protected], 703-292-2490. Please refer to 
the NSB website for additional information: https://www.nsf.gov/nsb.

Ann E. Bushmiller,
Senior Legal Counsel to the National Science Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-28291 Filed 11-27-24; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
```