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The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on financial 

assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of February 28, 2008, these sessions will 

be closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, or call 202–682–5691. 

Dated: July 23, 2009. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

National Science Board; Sunshine Act 

Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board, pursuant 

to NSF regulations (45 CFR Part 614), 

the National Science Foundation Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in 

regard to the scheduling of meetings for 

the transaction of National Science 

Board business and other matters 

specified, as follows: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National 

Science Board. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 5, 

2009, at 8:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 

August 6, 2009 at 8 a.m. 

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 and 

1295, 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. Public visitors 

must arrange for a visitor’s badge in 

advance. Call 703–292–7000 to request 

your badge, which will be ready for 

pick-up at the visitor’s desk on the day 

of the meeting. 

STATUS: Some portions open, some 

portions closed. 

Open Sessions 

August 5, 2009 

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m. 

8:35 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m. 

9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

11 a.m.–11:15 a.m. 

11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

August 6, 2009 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. 

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

Closed Sessions 

August 5, 2009 

11 a.m.–12 p.m. 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. 

August 6, 2009 

9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

10:45 a.m.–11 a.m. 

11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 

AGENCY CONTACT: Dr. Robert E. Webber, 

rwebber@nsf.gov, (703) 292–7000, 

http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/. 

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 

Open Session: 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Chairman’s Remarks 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(CPP) 

Open Session: 8:35 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Approval of May 4, 2009 and May 

27, 2009 CPP Minutes 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks 

• Report from Task Force on 

Sustainable Energy 

CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues 

(SOPI) 

Æ SOPI Chairman’s Remarks 

Æ Director’s Report—Office of Polar 

Programs 

Æ Developments in Regional Climate 

Modeling 

Æ Restrictions on Fuels for Southern 

Ocean Shipping 

• NSB Information Item: National 

Ecological Observatory Network 

(NEON) 

• NSB Information Item: NSF Data 

Policy Discussion 

• NSB Information Item: Management 

and Operation of the Gemini 

Observatory 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(CPP) 

Closed Session: 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Room 

1235 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks 

• NSB Information Item: Operations 

for future coherent light source R&D 

• NSB Action Item: Cooperative 

Agreement for the Acquisition of a 

21 Tesla Superconducting Magnet 

and its Incorporation into an 

Advanced Fourier Transform Ion 

Cyclotron Resonance Mass 

Spectrometer 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(CPP) 

Closed Session: 1 p.m.–3 p.m., Room 

1235 

• NSB Information Item: Status of 

Track-2 Award 

• NSB Action Item: TeraGrid 

Extension: Bridging to XD 

• NSB Action Item: George E. Brown, 

Jr., Network for Earthquake 

Engineering Simulation (NEES) 

Operations 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(CPP) 

Closed Session: 3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m., 

Room 1235 

• NSB Action Item: Preliminary 

Design for the Deep Underground 

Science and Engineering Laboratory 

(DUSEL) 

• NSB Action Item: Approval of 

Construction Funding for the 

Advanced Technology Solar 

Telescope (ATST) 

Committee on Education and Human 

Resources (CEH) 

Open Session: 8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m., 

Room 1295 

• Approval of May 2009 Minutes 

• Update on the Next Generation of 

STEM Innovators Expert Panel 

Discussion 

• STEM Education Grand Challenges 

• Other Committee Business 

Committee on Science and Engineering 

Indicators (SEI) 

Open Session: 9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 

Room 1295 

• Approval of May Minutes 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks 

• Discussion of Orange Book 

• Discussion of Indicators Digest 

• Discussion of Companion Piece 

Executive Committee 

Open Session: 11 a.m.–11:15 a.m., 

Room 1295 

• Approval of Minutes for the May 

2009 Meeting 

• Executive Committee Chairman’s 

Remarks 

• Approval of Closed Session Agenda 

Items memorandum for September 

23–24, 2009 meeting 

• Updates or New Business from 

Committee Members 

Task Force on the NSB 60th 

Anniversary 

Open Session: 11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m., 

Room 1295 

• Approval of Minutes for the May 

13, 2009 Meeting 

• Task Force Chairman’s Remarks 

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• Further Discussion and Comments 

Relating to NSB 60th Anniversary 

ad hoc Committee on Nominations for 

NSB Class of 2010–2016 

Closed Session: 11:30 a.m.–12 p.m., 

Room 1295 

• Approval of Minutes for the May 

13, 2009 Meeting 

• Approval of Minutes for the July 28, 

2009 Teleconference 

• Nominations Committee Acting 

Chairman’s Remarks 

• Discussion of Nomination Packets 

Thursday, August 6, 2009 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

(A&O) 

Open Session: 8 a.m.–9 a.m., Room 

1235 

• Approval of Minutes of the May 14, 

2009 Meeting 

• Committee Chairman’s Opening 

Remarks 

• Human Resource Management at 

the National Science Foundation 

• Chief Financial Officer’s Update 

including ARRA status update 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

(A&O) 

Closed Session: 9 a.m.–9:15 a.m., Room 

1235 

• FY 2011 Budget for OIG 

Committee on Strategy and Budget 

(CSB) 

Open Session: 9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Approval of Minutes: 

Æ May 13–14, 2009 Provisional 

Minutes 

Æ June 26, 2009 Teleconference 

Provisional Minutes 

Æ July 24, 2009 Teleconference 

Provisional Minutes 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks 

• Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) 

Update 

• NSF Budget Discussion 

Æ FY 2010 Budget update 

Æ FY 2009 Budget and ARRA update 

• Other Committee Business 

Committee on Strategy and Budget 

(CSB) 

Closed Session: 10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Discussion of the FY 2011 OMB 

Budget Submission 

Plenary Executive Closed 

Closed Session: 10:45 a.m.–11 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Approval of Plenary Executive 

Closed Minutes, May 2009 

• Approval of Nominations 

Committee Recommendations 

Plenary Closed 

Closed Session: 11 a.m.–11:45 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Approval of Plenary Closed 

Minutes, May 2009 

• Awards and Agreements 

• Closed Committee Reports 

Plenary Open 

Open Session: 1 p.m.–3 p.m., Room 

1235 

• Director’s Award for Collaborative 

Integration 

• Approval of Plenary Open Minutes, 

May 2009 

• Chairman’s Report 

• Director’s Report 

• Open Committee Reports 

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Technical Writer/Editor. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

(NSF) 

National Science Board; Sunshine Act 

Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board, pursuant 

to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), 

the National Science Foundation Act, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in 

regard to the scheduling of meetings for 

the transaction of National Science 

Board business and other matters 

specified, as follows: 

AGENCY HOLDING MEETING: National 

Science Board. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, August 5, 

2009, at 8:30 a.m.; and Thursday, 

August 6, 2009 at 8 a.m. 

PLACE: National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Blvd., Rooms 1235 and 

1295, 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. Public visitors 

must arrange for a visitor’s badge in 

advance. Call 703–292–7000 to request 

your badge, which will be ready for 

pick-up at the visitor’s desk on the day 

of the meeting. 

STATUS: Some portions open, some 

portions closed. 

Open Sessions: 

August 5, 2009 

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m. 

8:35 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

8:45 a.m.–9:45 a.m. 

9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

11 a.m.–11:15 a.m. 

11:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m. 

August 6, 2009 

8 a.m.–9 a.m. 

9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

Closed Sessions: 

August 5, 2009 

11 a.m.–12 p.m. 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. 

3:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m. 

August 6, 2009 

9 a.m.–9:15 a.m. 

10:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m. 

10:45 a.m.–11 a.m. 

11 a.m.–11:45 a.m. 

AGENCY CONTACT: Dr. Robert E. Webber, 

rwebber@nsf.gov, (703) 292–7000, 

http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/. 

MATTERS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 

Open Session: 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Chairman’s Remarks. 

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) 

Open Session: 8:35 a.m.–10:45 a.m., 

Room 1235 

• Approval of May 4, 2009 and May 

27, 2009 CPP Minutes; 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks; 

• Report from Task Force on 

Sustainable Energy. 

• CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues 

(SOPI) 

Æ SOPI Chairman’s Remarks; 

Æ Director’s Report—Office of Polar 

Programs; 

Æ Developments in Regional Climate 

Modeling; 

Æ Restrictions on Fuels for Southern 

Ocean Shipping. 

• NSB Information Item: National 

Ecological Observatory Network 

(NEON); 

• NSB Information Item: NSF Data 

Policy Discussion; 

• NSB Information Item: Management 

and Operation of the Gemini 

Observatory. 

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) 

Closed Session: 11:00 a.m.–12 p.m., 

Room 1235 

• Committee Chairman’s Remarks; 

• NSB Information Item: Operations 

for future coherent light source R&D. 

Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP) 

Closed Session: 1 p.m.–3 p.m., Room 

1235 

• NSB Information Item: Status of 

Track-2 Award. 

• NSB Action Item: TeraGrid 

Extension: Bridging to XD. 

• NSB Action Item: George E. Brown, 

Jr., Network for Earthquake Engineering 

Simulation (NEES) Operations. 

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