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###### National Science Foundation

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)

○ SOPI Chairman's Remarks

○ Director's Report—Office of Polar Programs

○ Developments in Regional Climate Modeling

○ 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      ( print page 37244)    
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:

    ○ May 13-14, 2009 Provisional Minutes
    ○ June 26, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes
    ○ July 24, 2009 Teleconference Provisional Minutes
    Committee Chairman's Remarks
Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF) Update
NSF Budget Discussion

    ○ FY 2010 Budget update
    ○ 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

    
Ann Ferrante,

Technical Writer/Editor.

    
[FR Doc. E9-17893 Filed 7-27-09; 8:45 am]

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