Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting

---
identifier: "/us/fr/2021-06468"
source: "fr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting"
title_number: 0
title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "2021-06468"
section_name: "Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting"
positive_law: false
currency: "2021-03-30"
last_updated: "2021-03-30"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "National Science Foundation"
document_number: "2021-06468"
document_type: "notice"
publication_date: "2021-03-30"
agencies:
  - "National Science Foundation"
fr_citation: "86 FR 16645"
fr_volume: 86
---


#  Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the following meeting:

*Name and Committee Code:* Advisory Committee for Polar Programs (1130).

*Date and Time:* April 29, 2021; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; April 30, 2021; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

*Place:* National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314 | Virtual.

To register for the meeting, please contact Ms. Erika Davis at 703-292-7421 or via email: *[email protected].*

*Type of Meeting:* Open.

*Contact Person:* Andrew Backe, National Science Foundation, Room W 7237, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; Phone 703-292-2454.

*Minutes:* May be obtained from the contact person listed above.

*Purpose of Meeting:* To provide advice and recommendations to the National Science Foundation concerning support for polar research, education, infrastructure and logistics, and related activities.

**Agenda**

**April 29, 2021; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Virtual)**

• Office of Polar Programs Updates

• COVID 19 Impacts

• Meeting with the NSF Director & Chief Operating Officer

• Updates on NSF GEO Activities

**April 30, 2021; 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. (Virtual)**

• Advisory Committee Liaison Updates

• NSF Response to the Antarctic

• NSF Response to Arctic Sciences Committee of Visitors Report

• Discussion regarding the Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion

The agenda and any meeting updates will be posted on the AC-OPP website at *https://www.nsf.gov/geo/opp/advisory.jsp.*

Dated: March 24, 2021.

Crystal Robinson,

Committee Management Officer.