2024-03163. NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee. This Committee reports to the Director, Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

DATES:

Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; and Thursday, March 21, 2024, 9 a.m.–5 p.m., eastern time.

ADDRESSES:

Meeting will be virtual. See Webex information below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355 or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

As noted above, this meeting is virtual and will take place by dial-in and via Webex. Any interested person must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. The Webex connectivity information for each day is provided below. For audio, when you join the Webex event, you may use your computer or provide your phone number to receive a call back, otherwise, call the U.S. toll conference number listed for each day.

For Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Webex information for attendees is: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/​nasaenterprise/​j.php?​MTID=​mc1f44fac9dc4ce77af2322c57b0f99d7. The meeting number is: 2763 710 0487 and the meeting password is: Apac032024#. To join by telephone the numbers are, 1–929–251–9612 or 1–415–527–5035. (Access Code: 2763 710 0487).

For Thursday, March 21, 2024, the WebEx information for attendees is: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/​nasaenterprise/​j.php?​MTID=​m6a50aa286a1ef9beacb18c8092f540be. The meeting number is: 2823 194 9794 and the meeting password is: Apac032124#. To join by telephone the numbers are 1–929–251–9612 or 1–415–527–5035 (Access code: 2823 194 9794).

The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

—Astrophysics Division Update

—Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions

—Discussion of Reports from the Program Analysis Groups

The agenda will be posted on the Astrophysics Advisory Committee web page: https://beta.science.nasa.gov/​researchers/​nac/​science-advisory-committees/​apac/​.

The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the meeting through the website: APAC Spring Meeting—(3/19/2024)—NASA (cnf.io), or https://nasa.cnf.io/​sessions/​dxmy/​#!/​dashboard, that will be opened for input on March 10, 2024.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.

Patricia Rausch,

Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.