[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60733-60734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30410]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Proposal Review Advisory Team; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.L. 92-
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463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the
following meeting:
Name: Proposal Review Advisory Team (5128).
Date & Time: Tuesday, December 17, 1996--10:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 18, 1996--9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Place: Room 1295, NSF, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Mr. Charles Herz, Office of Policy Support, NSF,
Room 1285, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va. 22230. (703) 306-1090.
Purpose of Meeting. (1) Inventory and evaluate current stresses
on NSF's peer review process, as perceived in the research
community, (2) develop a short list of the most feasible options for
addressing the most important strains, (3) present pros and cons of
the options, from the perspectives of proposers and reviewers and
from the perspective of overall goals and functions of the system.
Agenda: Greetings and introduction, Operational and policy
context, Current strains on the review system, Main options for
improvement; pros and cons, Other issues, Plans for further work and
second meeting (if needed).
Dated: November 21, 1996.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-30410 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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