# Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board
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 of the scheduling of meetings for the transaction of National Science Board business as follows:
**Date and Time:**
February 2, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:10 p.m., and February 3, 2016 from 8:50 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. EST.
**Place:**
These meetings will be held at the National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA 22230. All visitors must contact the Board Office (call 703-292-7000 or send an email to *[email protected]* ) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and provide your name and organizational affiliation. Visitors must report to the NSF visitors desk in the lobby of the 9th and N. Stuart Street entrance to receive a visitor's badge.
**Webcast Information:**
Public meetings and public portions of meetings will be webcast. To view the meetings, go to *http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nsf/160202/* and follow the instructions.
**Updates:**
Please refer to the National Science Board Web site for additional information. Meeting information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) may be found at *http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp.*
**Agency Contact:**
Ron Campbell, *[email protected],* 703-292-7000.
**Public Affairs Contact:**
Nadine Lymn, *[email protected],* 703-292-2490.
**Status:**
Portions open; portions closed.
**Open Sessions:**
**February 2, 2016**
8:00-8:30 a.m. (Plenary introduction, NSB Chair and NSF Director Reports)
8:30-10:10 a.m. (CPP)
11:30-11:45 a.m. (Plenary)
1:50-2:35 p.m. (Joint meeting CPP, CSB and SCF)
3:40-4:10 p.m. (SCF)
4:10-5:10 p.m. (AO)
**February 3, 2016**
8:50-9:50 a.m. (SEI)
9:50-10:05 a.m. (CSB)
1:00-1:30 p.m. (Plenary)
**Closed Sessions:**
**February 2, 2016**
10:25-11:25 a.m. (CPP)
12:50-1:50 p.m. (Plenary)
2:40-3:25 p.m. (Joint meeting CPP, CSB and SCF)
**February 3, 2016**
10:10-10:50 a.m. (CSB)
11:15-11:30 a.m. (Plenary executive)
12:30-1:00 p.m. (Plenary)
**Matters to be Discussed:**
**Tuesday, February 2, 2016**
**Plenary Board Meeting**
**Open Session: 8:00-8:30 a.m.**
Introduction and NSB Chair's Report
NSF Director's Report
**Committee on Programs and Plans (CPP)**
**Open Session: 8:30-10:10 a.m.**
CPP Chair's remarks
Arctic contract update
CY 2016 schedule of planned action and information items
Information item—Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment (XSEDE)
Information item—National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)
Approval of open CPP minutes for November 2015
Information item—Update on icebreaker support for McMurdo Station
Information item—iPlant
An overview of infrastructure investments in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate
CPP Chair's closing remarks
**Committee on Programs and Plans**
**Closed Session: 10:25-11:25 a.m.**
CPP Chair's remarks
Approval of closed CPP minutes for November 2015
NSB action item—Gemini Observatory
NSB action item—Stampede 2
CPP Chair's closing remarks
**Plenary Board Meeting**
**Open Session: 11:30-11:45 a.m.**
NSB Chair's remarks
Guest speaker—Senator Gary Peters
NSB Chair's closing remarks
**Plenary Board Meeting**
**Closed Session: 12:50-1:50 p.m.**
NSB Chair's remarks
NEON update and next steps
NSB Chair's closing remarks
**Joint Meeting—Committee on Programs and Plans, Committee on Strategy and Budget and Subcommittee on Facilities**
**Open Session: 1:50-2:35 p.m.**
Committee Chairs' remarks
Discussion of facilities planning
Committee Chair's closing remarks
**Joint Meeting—Committee on Programs and Plans, Committee on Strategy and Budget, and Subcommittee on Facilities**
**Closed Session: 2:40-3:25 p.m.**
Committee Chairs' remarks
Discussion of facilities planning, including future planning and budgets
Discussion of emerging needs in science and engineering
Chairs' closing remarks
**Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF)**
**Open Session: 3:40-4:10 p.m.**
SCF Chair's remarks
Approval of open SCF minutes from November 2015
Discussion of SCF's roles and responsibilities
Discussion of SCF 2016 activities
SCF Chair's closing remarks
**Committee on Audit and Oversight (A&O)**
**Open Session: 4:10-5:10 p.m.**
A&O Chair's remarks
Approval of open A&O minutes from November 2015
Update on NAPA report
Inspector General's update, including Presentation on FY 2015 Financial Statement and FISMA audit results
Chief Financial Officer's update, including Presentation on internal control quality assurance program
Update on two-month salary support compensation policy
A&O Chair's closing remarks
**Matters To Be Discussed**
**Wednesday, February 3, 2016**
**Committee on Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI)**
**Open Session: 8:50-9:50 a.m.**
SEI Chair's remarks
Approval of open SEI minutes for January 5, 2016 teleconference
Update on *Science and Engineering Indicators 2016* outreach
Update and discussion of the *Science and Engineering Indicators 2016* companion briefs
Update and discussion of proposed workshop: “Future of *Science and Engineering Indicators”*
SEI Chair's closing remarks
**Committee on Strategy and Budget (CSB)**
**Open Session: 9:50-10:05 a.m.**
CSB Chair's remarks
Approval of open CSB minutes for November 2015
NSF FY 2016 budget update
CSB Chair's closing remarks
**Committee on Strategy and Budget**
**Closed Session: 10:10-10:50 a.m.**
CSB Chair's remarks
Approval of closed CSB minutes for November 2015
NSF FY 2016 budget issues under negotiation
NSF FY 2017 budget request update
Discussion of Board's FY 2017 budget testimony
CSB Chair's closing remarks
**Plenary Board (Executive)**
**Closed Session: 11:15-11:30 a.m.**
NSB Chair's remarks
Approval of closed executive minutes for November and December 2015
Elections Committee update
NOMS Committee report
NSB Chair's closing remarks
**Plenary Board**
**Closed Session: 12:30-1:00 p.m.**
NSB Chair's remarks
Approval of closed plenary minutes for November 2015
Approval of Stampede 2 preliminary resolution
Approval of Gemini preliminary resolution
Closed committee reports
NSB Chair's closing remarks
**Plenary Board**
**Open Session: 1:00-1:30 p.m.**
NSB Chair's remarks
NSF Director's remarks
Approval of open plenary minutes for November 2015
NEON update from the Chair of the ad hoc task force on NEON Performance and Plans
Open committee reports
NSB Chair's closing remarks
**Meeting Adjourns: 1:30 p.m.**
Kyscha Slater-Williams,
Program Specialist, National Science Board.