[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30465]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Geosciences, Committee of Visitors; Notice
of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Geosciences (1755).
Date & time: Wednesday, December 2, 1998 8:30 am-5 p.m.
Thursday, December 3, 1998 8:30 am-5 p.m.
Place: Sycamore Hall, W. Alton Jones Campus, University of Rhode
Island 401 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI.
Type of meeting: Part-Open--(see Agenda, below).
Contact person: Dr. Donald F. Heinrichs, Section Head, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
Telephone: (703) 306-1580.
Purpose of meeting: To carry out Committee of Visitors (COV)
review, and evaluate the existing capabilities and services,
management structure and operations including possible recompetition
of elements of the research vessel fleet required for research
sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Agenda:
Closed: December 3 8:30 am to 5 p.m.
To review the merit review processes covering funding decisions
made during the immediately preceding three years concerning the
Academic Fleet Review Program.
Open: December 2, 8:30 am to 5 p.m.
To discuss and review academic fleet use and use-trends,
specialized capabilities, research program projects, and financial
and management analyses of operations including potential cost
savings approaches.
Reason for closing: During the closed session, the Committee
will be reviewing proposal actions that will include privileged
intellectual property and personal information that could harm
individuals if they were disclosed. If discussions were open to the
public, these matters that are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and
(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act would be improperly
disclosed.
Dated: November 9, 1998.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30465 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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