98-12948. National Science Board; Nominations for Membership

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 1998)]
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[FR Doc No: 98-12948]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


National Science Board; Nominations for Membership

    The National Science Board (NSB) is the policymaking body of the 
National Science Foundation NSF). The Board consists of 24 members 
appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
for six-year terms, in addition to the NSF Director ex officio. Section 
4(c) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, as amended, states 
that: ``The persons nominated for appointment as members of the Board 
(1) shall be eminent in the fields of the basic, medical, or social 
sciences, engineering, agriculture, education, research management, or 
public affairs; (2) shall be selected solely on the basis of 
established records of distinguished service; and (3) shall be so 
selected as to provide representation of the views of scientific and 
engineering leaders in all areas of the Nation.''
    The Board and the NSF Director solicit and evaluate nominations for 
submission to the President. Nominations accompanied by biographical 
information may be forwarded to the Chairman, National Science Board, 
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 22230, no later than June 15, 
1998.
    Any questions should be directed to Mrs. Susan E. Fannoney, Staff 
Assistant, National Science Board Office (703/306-2000).
Susan E. Fannoney,
Staff Assistant, NSB.
[FR Doc. 98-12948 Filed 5-14-98; 8:45 am]
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