71334 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 227 / Monday, November 28, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: November 22, 2005. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National 

Science Foundation, National Science 

Board and its Subdivisions. 

DATE AND TIME: November 30–December 

1, 2005. 

November 30, 2005 8 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Sessions: 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. Open 

9 a.m.–9:30 a.m. Open 

9:30 a.m.–10 a.m. Open 

10 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Open 

11:30 a.m.–12 a.m. Open 

12 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Closed 

1:15 p.m.–3 p.m. Open 

3 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Closed 

4:30 p.m.–4:50 p.m. Open 

4:50 p.m.–5 p.m. Closed 

December 1, 2005 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. 

Sessions: 

8 a.m.–10 a.m. Open 

10 a.m.–11 a.m. Open 

11 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Closed 

1 p.m.–1:15 p.m. Executive Closed 

1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Closed 

1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. Open 

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd, Room 1235, 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

PUBLIC MEETING ATTENDANCE: All visitors 

must report to the NSF’s visitor’s desk 

at the 9th and N. Stuart Streets entrance 

to receive a visitor’s badge. 

CONTACT INFORMATION: Please refer to the 

National Science Board Web site (http:// 

www.nsf.gov/nsb) for updated schedule. 

NSB Office: (703) 292–7000. 

STATUS: Part of this meeting will be 

closed to the public. 

Part of this meeting will be open to 

the public. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 

Open 

Education and Human Resources 

Subcommittee on S&E Indicators (8 

a.m.–9 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Chairman’s Remarks. 

• Progress Report on Science and 

Engineering Indicators 2006. 

• Progress Report on Board’s 

Companion Piece. 

• Future Content and Presentation for 

Indicators. 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

Task Force on Transformative Research, 

(9 a.m.–9:30 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Update on Workshop II, ‘‘Key 

Factors in Identifying and Fostering 

Transformative Science,’’ Santa Fe, NM, 

December 16, 2005. 

• Discussion of Workshop III. 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

Task Force on International Science, 

(9:30 a.m.–10 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Overview of Charge for Task Force. 

• Discussion of Potential Task Force 

Activities. 

Joint Session: Committee on Strategy 

and Budget and Committee on Programs 

and Plans, (10 a.m.–11:30 a.m..), Room 

1235. 

• Centers and the NSF Portfolio. 

• Funding Rates, Award Size and 

Duration. 

Committee on Strategy and Budget 

(11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September 2005 

Minutes. 

• Approval of October 2005 

Teleconference Minutes. 

• Discussion of NSF Strategic Plan: 

FY 2003–2008. 

• Status of FY 2006 Budget Request to 

Congress. 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(1:15 p.m.–3 p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Status Reports. 

Æ Transformative Research Task 

Force. 

Æ International Science & Engineering 

Task Force. 

• Hurricane Science & Engineering. 

• Process for Sending Information 

and Actions to CPP & NSB—Annual 

Plan. 

Æ NSF Linkages to the Millennium 

Ecosystem Assessment Report. 

• Major Research Facilities: 

Guidelines for Planning and Managing 

the MREFC Account. 

• Status Report: Cyberinfrastructure 

Vision. 

Executive Committee (4:30 p.m.–4:50 

p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Updates or New Business from 

Committee Members. 

Æ Meeting Attendance Guidelines. 

Æ 2006 NSB Retreat and Visit. 

Closed 

Committee on Strategy and Budget (12 

p.m.–12:15 p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Status of FY 2007 Budget 

Submission to OMB. 

Committee on Programs and Plans (3 

p.m.–4:30 p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Awards and Agreements. 

Executive Committee (4:50 p.m.–5 

p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Director’s Items: Specific Personnel 

Matters. 

Thursday, December 1, 2005 

Open 

Committee on Education and Human 

Resources (8 a.m.–10 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• Congressional items. 

• NSB/EHR February 2006 

Committee meeting. 

• Updates: 

• Innovation Summit and Future 

Summits. 

• Math and Science Partnership 

Conference. 

• NSB Commission on Education. 

• NSF Integration of Research and 

Education. 

• Follow-up to Workshop on 

‘‘Engineering Workforce Issues and 

Engineering Education: What Are the 

Linkages?’’

• Subcommittee on Science and 

Engineering Indicators. 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

(10 a.m.–11 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Minutes. 

• OIG Semiannual Report and 

Management Response to the Report. 

• 2005 Financial Statement Audit. 

• Chief Financial Officer’s Update on 

Performance and Accountability Report/ 

2005 Financial Statement Audit. 

• Business Analysis Update. 

Closed Session 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

(11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.), Room 1235. 

• Pending Investigations. 

Plenary Session of the Board (1 p.m.–

3:30 p.m.) 

Executive Closed Session (1 p.m.–1:15 

p.m.), Room 1235. 

• Approval of September Executive 

Closed Minutes. 

Closed Session (1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.), 

Room 1235. 

• Approval of September 2005 Closed 

Session Minutes. 

• Awards and Agreements. 

• Closed Committee Reports. 

Open Session (1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.), 

Room 1235. 

• Approval of September 2005 

Minutes. 

• Resolution to Close February 2006. 

• Chairman’s Report. 

• Report of ad hoc Task Group on 

Vision for NSF. 

• Director’s Report. 

• NSF Congressional Update. 

• Open Committee Reports. 

Michael P. Crosby, 

Executive Officer and NSB Office Director. 

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