96-17254. Committee Management; Notice of Establishment
[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 35817]
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[FR Doc No: 96-17254]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment
The Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation has
determined that the establishment of a United States Antarctic Program
Blue Ribbon Panel, is necessary and in the public interest in
connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the Director,
National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 USC 1861 et seq. This
determination follows consultation with the Office of Management and
Budget and with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services
Administration.
NAME OF COMMITTEE: United States Antarctic Program (USAP) Blue
Ribbon Panel.
PURPOSE & OBJECTIVE: The objective of the United States Antarctic
Program (USAP) Blue Ribbon Panel is to recommend to the National
Science Foundation (NSF) promising approaches that NSF can take to
realize significant savings in the USAP. The Panel's charge is to:
examine full range of infrastructure, management, and
scientific options of operations, including the eventual replacement of
South Pole Station; develop several budget scenarios, including one to
correspond to a five to seven year freeze in total USAP funding;
examine the efficiency and appropriateness of the management
of infrastructure, management, and scientific options of operations;
and
evaluate how the science programs are implemented.
BALANCE MEMBERSHIP PLANS: Approximately twelve persons from the
external community will serve on the Panel. These members will be
experts in a broad range of areas, including infrastructure management
in hostile environments, difficult logistics, communications,
international collaboration, and research that involves remote
operations of facilities or instruments. The members of the Panel will
reflect a broad, senior-level perspective on these areas and will be
individuals who have made overarching decisions on complex and
challenging programs. The Panel will begin its work in late Summer and
complete its report by next Spring.
RESPONSIBLE NSF OFFICIALS: Mr. Erick Chiang, Acting Deputy
Director, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 (703 306-1030).
Dated: July 2, 1996.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 96-17254 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Published:
- 07/08/1996
- Department:
- National Science Foundation
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Document Number:
- 96-17254
- Pages:
- 35817-35817 (1 pages)
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