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Discussion of Potential Future ENG Topics 

Overview of EHR Programs for Broadening 

Participation 

Thursday, October 16 

Report from Subcommittee on Broadening 

Participation and Discussion 

Overview of the Division of Electrical 

Communications and Cyber Systems 

(ECCS) 

ECCS Committee of Visitor’s Report 

Discussion with Arden Bement, Director and 

Kathie Olsen, Deputy Director, NSF 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

U.S. Chief Financial Officer Council; 

Grants Policy Committee 

ACTION: Notice of open stakeholder 

Webcast meeting and publication of 

draft Implementation Plan. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open stakeholder Webcast meeting 

sponsored by the Grants Policy 

Committee (GPC) of the U.S. Chief 

Financial Officers (CFO) Council, as 

well as the publication of the 

Committee’s draft Implementation Plan 

for public comment. 

DATES: The GPC will hold a Webcast 

meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 

from 2–3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. The 

Webcast will be broadcast live. The 

GPC’s draft Implementation Plan will be 

posted on http://www.GPC.gov as of the 

date of this notice and remain posted 

until at least November 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The GPC October 28 

Webcast meeting will be broadcast from 

and held in Room B–180 of the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), 451 7th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20410. Seating is 

limited—the first 50 people to respond, 

and receive confirmation of the 

response, can be part of the live 

audience. Both federal and non-federal 

employees must R.S.V.P. to reserve a 

seat by contacting Charisse CarneyNunes at GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. All who 

have reserved seating must arrive at the 

HUD building fifteen minutes prior to 

broadcast (arrive on the North side of 

the building). You must have a 

government-issued photo ID to gain 

access and will have to go through 

security screening. The GPC encourages 

non-federal organizations staffs and 

members to attend the meeting in 

person or via Webcast. 

Overview: This Webcast will serve 

several purposes: (1) To update the 

public on the latest news of the GPC; (2) 

to present the draft Implementation Plan 

to the public and allow for public 

comment; and (3) to update the public 

on the status of the pilot that will be 

conducted in furtherance of the Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (Transparency Act) to 

collect federal grantee subaward data. 

Webcast presenters will be available for 

a question & answer period after the 

presentations. 

Further Information about the GPC 

Webcast: Questions on the Webcast 

should be directed to Charisse CarneyNunes, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 

22230; e-mail, GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. 

Information and materials that pertain 

to this Webcast meeting, including the 

call-in telephone number and the 

agenda will be posted on the Grants 

Policy Committee’s Web site at http:// 

www.GPC.gov on the ‘‘Webcasts and 

Outreach’’ page. The link to view the 

Webcast will be posted on this site, 

along with Webcast instructions. After 

the meeting, a link to its recording will 

be posted on http://www.GPC.gov for at 

least 90 days. 

Comments Submission Information: 

You may submit comments during the 

Webcast meeting via telephone or email. The call-in telephone number, 

which may be used only DURING the 

live Webcast, is 202–708–0995. The email address for comments, which 

should be used only DURING the 

Webcast is HUDTV@HUD.GOV. After 

the Webcast, you may submit comments 

via e-mail through the close of business 

on Friday, November 7, 2008. The email address for comments after the 

Webcast is GPCWebcast@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Webcast meeting has been made 

possible by the cooperation of the 

National Science Foundation, HUD, and 

the GPC. 

Webcast Materials: Webcast materials 

including the agenda, the GPC’s draft 

Implementation Plan, Webcast meeting 

slides, and feedback form are posted at 

http://www.GPC.gov on the Webcasts 

and Outreach page. 

Purpose of the Webcast meeting: The 

purpose of the Webcast meeting is 

threefold: (1) To update the public on 

the latest news of the GPC; (2) to present 

the GPC’s draft Implementation Plan to 

the public and allow for public 

comment; and (3) to update the public 

on the status of the pilot that will be 

conducted in furtherance of the Federal 

Financial Accountability and 

Transparency Act (Transparency Act) to 

collect federal grantee subaward data. 

Presenters will be available for a 

question and answer period after the 

presentations. A key purpose of the 

Webcast meeting is to seek stakeholder 

input into the language describing the 

GPC’s planned implementation of its 

strategic plan, including the mapping of 

its potential products to fulfill the 

agreed-upon strategic objectives of the 

GPC. The Webcast materials are being 

offered to stimulate public input into 

the GPC’s long-term planning and 

prioritization efforts and to receive 

input from stakeholders to inform 

government efforts as they relate to 

streamlining and stewardship of federal 

policy and practice relating to grants, 

cooperative agreements, and federal 

financial assistance. 

Meeting structure and agenda: The 

October 28th Webcast meeting will have 

the following structure and agenda: 

(1) Welcome; 

(2) GPC Update; 

(3) Draft Implementation Plan 

Presentation; 

(4) Transparency Act Subaward Pilot 

update; and 

(5) Participants’ discussion, questions 

and comments. 

Background: The GPC is a committee 

of the U.S. Chief Financial Officers 

(CFO) Council. The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

sponsors the GPC; its membership 

consists of grants policy subject matter 

experts from across the Federal 

Government. The GPC is charged with 

improving the management of federal 

financial assistance government-wide. 

To carry out that role, the committee 

recommends financial assistance 

policies and practices to OMB and 

coordinates related interagency 

activities. The GPC serves the public 

interest in collaboration with other 

Federal Government-wide grants 

initiatives. 

Dated: September 23, 2008. 

Thomas N. Cooley, 

Director, Office of Budget, Finance and Award 

Management of the National Science 

Foundation and Chair of the Grants Policy 

Committee of the U.S. CFO Council. 

Submitted for the National Science 

Foundation on September 23, 2008. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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