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Delegation of Authority dated July 19, 

1993. 

The agenda for the sessions on 

February 21, 2008 will be as follows: 

Committee Meetings 

(Open to the Public) 

Policy Discussion 

9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Education 

Programs—Room M–07. Federal/State 

Partnership—Room 510A. Preservation 

and Access & Digital Humanities 

Initiative—Room 415. Public 

Programs—Room 420. Research 

Programs—Room 315. 

(Closed to the Public) 

Discussion of Specific Grant 

Applications and Programs 

Before the Council 

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned : 

Education Programs—Room M–07. 

Federal/State Partnership—Room 510A. 

Preservation and Access Digital 

Humanities Initiative—Room 415. 

Public Programs—Room 420. Research 

Programs—Room 315. 

The morning session of the meeting 

on February 22, 2008 will convene at 9 

a.m., in the first floor Council Room M–

09, and will be open to the public, as 

set out below. The agenda for the 

morning session will be as follows: 

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting 

B. Reports 

1. Introductory Remarks. 

2. Staff Report. 

3. Congressional Report. 

4. Budget Report. 

5. Reports on Policy and General 

Matters. 

a. Education Programs. 

b. Federal/State Partnership. 

c. Preservation and Access. 

d. Digital Humanities Initiative. 

e. Public Programs. 

f. Research Programs. 

The remainder of the proposed 

meeting will be given to the 

consideration of specific applications 

and will be closed to the public for the 

reasons stated above. 

Further information about this 

meeting can be obtained from Heather 

C. Gottry, Acting Advisory Committee 

Management Officer, National 

Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20506, or by calling 

(202) 606–8322, TDD (202) 606–8282. 

Advance notice of any special needs or 

accommodations is appreciated. 

Heather C. Gottry, 

Acting Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Task Force on 

Sustainable Energy; Roundtable 

Discussion on Science and 

Engineering (S&E) Challenges Related 

to the Development of Sustainable 

Energy 

DATE AND TIME: February 8, 2008; 8 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

LOCATION: National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, 

Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must 

report to the NSF visitor desk at the 9th 

and N. Stuart Streets entrance to receive 

a visitor’s badge. This roundtable 

discussion will be open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tami Tamashiro, National Science 

Board Office, Tel: (703) 292–7853, 

E-mail: ttamashi@nsf.gov. Please refer to 

the National Science Board Web site 

(http://www.nsf.gov/nsb) for an updated 

agenda. 

Provisional Agenda 

8 a.m. Welcoming Remarks 

• Dr. Steven C. Beering, Chairman, 

National Science Board. 

8:05 a.m. Overview, Purpose, and Goals 

of the Roundtable Discussion 

• Dr. Dan E. Arvizu and Jon C. 

Strauss, Co-Chairmen, Task Force 

on Sustainable Energy. 

8:15 a.m. Process and Logistics for 

Board Roundtable Discussions 

• Dr. Craig Robinson, Acting 

Executive Officer, National Science 

Board. 

8:20 a.m. Introduction of Participants 

8:30 a.m. Keynote Address (followed by 

Q&A) 

• Congressman Jay Inslee. 

9:30 a.m. Presentation: TBD 

9:50 a.m. Discussion Session 1: Role of 

Science and Engineering in the 

Development of Sustainable Energy 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Questions 

(1) How can science and engineering 

advancements help address some of the 

key uncertainties in the development of 

sustainable energy, as well as, bring new 

technologies to the market? 

(2) How must transformation take 

place in science and engineering 

throughout our education, research, and 

corporate infrastructure? 

(3) Where are the next big 

breakthroughs likely to occur in 

sustainable energy? 

11 a.m. Break 

11:15 a.m. Presentation: Dr. Robert 

Corell 

11:35 a.m. Lunch and Discussion 

Session 2: Role of NSF in a 

Nationally Coordinated S&E 

Research and Education Initiative 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Question 

(1) How can NSF best support 

establishing and sustaining a nationally 

coordinated S&E research and education 

initiative on sustainable energy? 

12:45 p.m. Break 

1 p.m. Presentation: TBD 

1:25 p.m. Discussion Session 3: 

Recommendations for a Nationally 

Coordinated S&E Research and 

Education Initiative on Sustainable 

Energy 

Discussion Co-Moderators: Dr. Arvizu 

and Dr. Strauss. 

Focus Questions 

(1) How do we as a nation build the 

capability, the policy, and the regulatory 

environment to effect change in the 

energy sector sufficiently and rapidly? 

(2) What specific actions are needed 

to establish and sustain a nationally 

coordinated S&E research and education 

initiative on sustainable energy? 

(3) What is the potential role of the 

U.S. Government, private industry, and 

NGOs in addressing the science and 

engineering (S&E) challenges related to 

the development of sustainable energy 

described in the task force charge? 

2:45 p.m. Summary and Next Steps for 

the Task Force 

• Dr. Arvizu and Dr. Strauss. 

Note: This roundtable discussion will not 

involve National Science Board deliberations 

and is not subject to 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Russell Moy, 

Attorney-Advisor. 

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COMMISSION 

Independent External Review Panel To 

Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 

Materials Licensing Program: Meeting 

Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting 

of the Independent External Review 

Panel To Identify Vulnerabilities in the 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 

(NRC) Materials Licensing Program on 

February 19 through 21, 2008. A copy 

of the agenda for the meeting can be 

obtained by e-mailing Mr. Aaron T. 


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