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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

 
Committee Management; Notice of Establishment

    The Director of the National Science Foundation has determined that 
the establishment of the Public Affairs Advisory Group is necessary and 
in the public interest in connection with the performance of duties 
imposed upon the National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 
et seq. This determination follows consultation with the Committee 
Management Secretariat, General Services Administration.
    Name of Committee: Public Affairs Advisory Group (PAAG).
    Purpose: The Group's objective is twofold. First, the Group will 
assess NSF's current public affairs programs, strategies and goals 
aimed at improving public understanding and appreciation of science and 
engineering research and education. Second, the Group will advise NSF 
on strategies and mechanisms for strengthening NSF's public affairs 
programs in the future. This includes help in building strategic 
partnerships between NSF and the private sector that will amplify the 
agency's public affairs programs.
    Balanced Membership Plans. Members are broadly representative of 
communications and public affairs professions--public relations, print 
and broadcast journalism, science and technology publishing, science 
policy analysis, science and technology education and outreach, and 
entertainment--and engineering and science professionals successful in 
making science and technology accessible to large publics. Stature and 
familiarity with NSF and its programs are considered in selecting 
committee members. Every effort is made to achieve a balanced 
membership with representation including women, minority members, 
disabled persons as well as different geographic regions in the U.S. 
About 20 individuals will serve on this committee.
    Responsible NSF Official: Susan Chase, Acting Section Head, Special 
Projects, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs, Room 1245, National 
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, 
telephone, (703) 306-1070.

    Dated: August 10, 1999.
Karen J. York,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-21065 Filed 8-12-99; 8:45 am]
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