2017-18919. NASA Federal Advisory Committees

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Annual invitation for public nominations by U.S. citizens for service on NASA Federal advisory committees.

SUMMARY:

NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations for service on NASA Federal advisory committees. U.S. citizens may submit self-nominations for consideration as potential members of NASA's Federal advisory committees. NASA's Federal advisory committees have member vacancies from time to time throughout the year, and NASA will consider self-nominations to fill such intermittent vacancies. NASA is committed to selecting members to serve on its Federal advisory committees based on their individual expertise, knowledge, experience, and current/past contributions to the relevant subject area.

DATES:

The deadline for NASA receipt of all public nominations is September 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES:

Self-nominations from interested U.S. citizens must be sent electronically to NASA in letter form, be signed, and must include the name of specific NASA Federal advisory committee of interest for NASA consideration. Self-nomination letters are limited to specifying interest in only one (1) NASA Federal advisory committee per year. The following additional information is required to be attached to each self-nomination letter (i.e., cover letter): (1) Professional resume (one-page maximum); (2) professional biography (one-page maximum). Please submit the self-nomination package as a single package containing cover letter and both required attachments to [e-mail]. All public self-nomination packages must be submitted electronically via email to NASA; paper-based documents sent through postal mail (hard-copies) will not be accepted. Note: Nomination letters that are noncompliant with the directions above and do not include the two (2) mandatory documents listed will not receive further consideration by NASA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To view advisory committee charters and obtain further information on NASA's Federal advisory committees, please visit the NASA Advisory Committee Management Division Web site noted below. For any questions, please contact Ms. Marla King, Advisory Committee Specialist, Advisory Committee Management Division, Office of International and Interagency Relations, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NASA's eleven (11) Federal advisory committees chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) are listed below. The individual advisory committee charters may be found on the NASA Advisory Committee Management Division's Web site at https://oiir.hq.nasa.gov/​acmd.html:

• Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel
• Applied Sciences Advisory Committee
• International Space Station Advisory Committee
• International Space Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee
• NASA Advisory Council (Note: All nominations for the NASA Advisory Council must indicate the specific entity of interest, i.e., either the Council or one of its five (5) Committees.)
• National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Advisory Board
• Astrophysics Advisory Committee
• Earth Science Advisory Committee
• Heliophysics Advisory Committee
• Planetary Science Advisory Committee
• Human Exploration and Operations Research Advisory Committee

Patricia D. Rausch,

Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.