20838 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 25, 2001 / Notices

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 01–053]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC), Earth

Systems Science and Applications

Advisory Committee (ESSAAC),

Technology Subcommittee (TSC);

Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a meeting of a NASA

Advisory Council, Earth Systems

Science and Applications Advisory

Committee, Technology Subcommittee.

DATES: Wednesday, May 9, 2001, 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, May 10,2001,

8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: NASA/Goddard Space

Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt Road,

Building 32, Room E109, Greenbelt, MD

20771 .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Granville Paules, NationalAeronautics

and Space Administration, Washington,

DC 20546, 202/358–0706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

—Opening/Welcome

—Meeting Logistics

—Review of Agenda and Opening

Comments—Chairman of the ESSAAC

Technology Subcommittee

—Action Item Status—TSC Members and

NASA Leads Super Computing Needs Onorbit vs. Ground Computing

—ESE Vision Initiatives

—Assessment of Principal Investigator (PI)

vs. Project Manager (PM) and Earth

Systems Laser/Lidar—TSC Members and

Technology Managers

—Subcommittee Findings/Enterprise

Response

—Earth Science Enterprise (ESE) Program

Status

—Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO)

—High Performance Computing and

Communications (HPCC)

—New Millennium Program (NMP)

—Action Item Summary

—GSFC Earth Science Overview

—GSFC Focused Technology Briefs

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: April 19, 2001.

Beth M. McCormick,

Advisory Committee Management Officer,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Procurement Policies, Practices, and

Initiatives; Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: NASA will conduct an open

forum meeting to solicit questions,

views and opinions of interested

persons or firms concerning NASA’s

procurement policies, practices, and

initiatives. The purpose of the meeting

is to have an open discussion between

NASA’s Associate Administrator for

Procurement, industry, and the public.

Note: This is not a meeting about doing

business with NASA for new firms, nor does

it focus particularly on small businesses or

specific contracting opportunities.

DATES: Thursday, May 3, 2001, from 9

a.m. to 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the NASA George C. Marshall Space

Flight Center Morris Auditorium, Bldg.

4200, Huntsville, AL 35812.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Derell Hobson, NASA Marshall

Space Flight Center, Mail Code PS01,

Huntsville, AL 35812, (256) 544–0375.

Auditorium capacity is limited to

approximately 90 persons; therefore, a

maximum of two representatives per

firm is requested. No reservations will

be accepted. Questions for the open

forum should be presented at the

meeting and should not be submitted in

advance. Position papers are not being

solicited.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Admittance

Admittance will be on a first-come,

first-served basis. Attendees must be a

U.S. Citizen or have a valid green card

in their possession. Doors will open at

a half-hour prior to the presentation.

Format

There will be a presentation by the

Associate Administrator for

Procurement, followed by a question

and answer period. Procurement issues

will be discussed, including NASA

newest initiatives used in the award and

administration of contracts.

Initiatives

In addition to the general discussion

mentioned above, NASA invites

comments or questions relative to its

ongoing Procurement Innovations, some

of which include, but are not limited to,

the following:

Focus on Safety & Health: This

ensures that contractors take all

reasonable safety and occupational

health measures in performing NASA

contracts.

Risk-Based Acquisition Management:

This initiative seeks to integrate the

principles of risk management

throughout the acquisition process by

purposefully considering the various

aspects of risk when developing the

acquisition strategy, selecting sources,

choosing contract type, structuring fee

incentives, and conducting contractor

surveillance.

Consolidated Contracting Initiative:

The CCI initiative emphasizes

developing, using, and sharing contracts

to meet Agency objectives.

Performance Based Contracting: This

initiative is focused on structuring an

acquisition around the purpose of the

work to be performed rather than using

broad, imprecise statements or

prescribing how the work is to be

performed.

Award Term Initiative: This initiative

will test a non-traditional method of

motivating and rewarding contractor

performance. Contractors will receive

periodic performance evaluations and

scores, which can result in an extension

of the term of the contract in return for

excellent performance.

Tom Luedtke,

Associate Administrator for Procurement.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Human

Resource Development; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee (Pub. L. 92–463, as

amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Human

Resource Development (#1199).

Date/Time: May 10–11, 2001, 8:30 a.m. to

5 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Ruta Sevo, Program

Director, Human Resource Development

Division, Room 815, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 292–

4676.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.