[Federal Register: November 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 220)]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 
Advisory Committee for Geosciences, Committee of Visitors; Notice 
of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

    Name: Advisory Committee for Geosciences (1755).
    Date & time: Wednesday, December 2, 1998 8:30 am-5 p.m. 
Thursday, December 3, 1998 8:30 am-5 p.m.
    Place: Sycamore Hall, W. Alton Jones Campus, University of Rhode 
Island 401 Victory Highway, West Greenwich, RI.
    Type of meeting: Part-Open--(see Agenda, below).
    Contact person: Dr. Donald F. Heinrichs, Section Head, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. 
Telephone: (703) 306-1580.
    Purpose of meeting: To carry out Committee of Visitors (COV) 
review, and evaluate the existing capabilities and services, 
management structure and operations including possible recompetition 
of elements of the research vessel fleet required for research 
sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
    Agenda:
    Closed: December 3 8:30 am to 5 p.m.
    To review the merit review processes covering funding decisions 
made during the immediately preceding three years concerning the 
Academic Fleet Review Program.
    Open: December 2, 8:30 am to 5 p.m.
    To discuss and review academic fleet use and use-trends, 
specialized capabilities, research program projects, and financial 
and management analyses of operations including potential cost 
savings approaches.
    Reason for closing: During the closed session, the Committee 
will be reviewing proposal actions that will include privileged 
intellectual property and personal information that could harm 
individuals if they were disclosed. If discussions were open to the 
public, these matters that are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and 
(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act would be improperly 
disclosed.

    Dated: November 9, 1998.
M. Rebecca Winkler,
Committee Management Officer.
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