[Federal Register: September 16, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 179)]
[Notices]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
National Science and Technology Council; Committee on Science;
Subcommittee on Research Business Models
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces four workshops sponsored by the National
Science and Technology Council / Committee on Science / Subcommittee on
Research Business Models.
DATES AND ADDRESSES: The Subcommittee will hold three one-day regional
workshops:
[sbull] Monday, October 27, 2003, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PST).
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Building 50 Auditorium;
Berkeley, CA 94720.
[sbull] Wednesday, November 12, 2003, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CST).
Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota; 300 Washington Ave.
S.E.; Minneapolis, MN 55455.
[sbull] Monday, November 17, 2003, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The
University of North Carolina, Carolina Inn, 211 Pittsboro Street,
Chapel Hill, NC, 27516.
The Subcommittee will subsequently hold a two-day agenda setting
meeting:
[sbull] Tuesday, December 9, 2003, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST) and
Wednesday, December 10, 2003, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). Jefferson
Auditorium, South Building; U.S. Department of Agriculture; 1400
Independence Ave., SW; Washington, DC, 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Holland, Office of Science &
Technology Policy; 1650 Pennsylvania Avenue; Washington, DC 20502.
Telephone: (202) 456-6130. Email: mholland@ostp.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Meetings: The three regional workshops will assist
the Subcommittee in its review of policies, procedures, and plans
relating to the business relationship between federal agencies and
research performers. A subsequent two-day meeting in Washington, DC
will assess the input from the regional meetings and help prioritize
the agenda of the Subcommittee.
The Committee on Science realizes that much has changed about the
practice of scientific research over the last several years. The
purpose of the Subcommittee on Research Business Models is to advise
and assist the Committee on Science and the NSTC on policies,
procedures, and plans relating to business models. Our goal is to
improve the efficiency, effectiveness and accountability of the Federal
research and development enterprise in a manner cognizant of currently
available resources. The Subcommittee will:
--Facilitate a strong, coordinated effort across federal agencies
to identify and address important policy implications arising from the
changing nature of basic and applied research.
--Examine the concomitant influence these changes have had or
should have on business models and business practices for the conduct
of basic and applied research sponsored by the Federal government and
carried out by academic, industrial, and government entities.
--Review the challenges to improved performance and mechanisms for
more transparent accountability of the research enterprise.
These workshops are based upon a request for information published
August 6, 2003 by OSTP in the Federal Register (vol. 68, No. 151, p.
46631; available at http://www.ostp.gov/html/Request for Info 03-
19935.pdf).
Tentative Agenda Topics: (Agenda topics may change up to the day of
the meetings. The most current agendas will be found on the
Subcommittee's Internet site at http://rbm.nih.gov/). The three
regional workshops will have the following structure:
[sbull] Welcome and Introduction
[sbull] Summary of Federal Register comments
[sbull] Morning Panel Discussion (see below for themes of each
workshop's panels)
[sbull] Afternoon Panel Discussion
[sbull] Public Comment Period
Each regional workshop will focus on a subset of the questions
posed in the August 6, 2003 Federal Register request for information
(http://www.ostp.gov/html/Request for Info 03-19935.pdf) as described
below.
Monday, October 27, 2003, Berkeley, CA
The theme of this workshop will be ``Alignment of Funding
Mechanisms with Scientific Opportunities.'' Our focus will include the
following issues published in the August 6, 2003 Federal Register
notice (http://www.ostp.gov/html/Request for Info 03-19935.pdf):
Research support, multidisciplinary/collaborative research, and
research Infrastructure.
[sbull] Morning Panel-``Does How We Support Research Determine What
We Get: Perspectives from the S&E Community.''
[sbull] Afternoon Panel-``New Models for Supporting Science &
Engineering Research.''
[sbull] Information concerning pre-registration, accommodations and
directions is available at http://isswprod.lbl.gov/ConferenceReg/Registration.asp?ID=33
.
Wednesday, November 12, 2003, Minneapolis, MN
The theme of this workshop will be ``Common Practices among
Agencies.'' Our focus will include the following issues published in
our August 6, 2003 Federal Register notice (http://www.ostp.gov/html/Request
for Info 03-19935.pdf): Inconsistency of policies and practices
among Federal agencies, inconsistency of policies and practices among
universities, state and institutional requirements, and regulatory
requirements.
[sbull] Morning Panel-``When Policies and Practices Collide: What
Do Feds Ask for?''
[sbull] Afternoon Panel-``Post-Collision: What Should Feds Ask
for?''
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[sbull] Information concerning pre-registration, accommodations and
directions is available at http://www.research.umn.edu/conferences/nsf/
.
Monday, November 17, 2003, Chapel Hill, NC
The theme of this workshop will be the ``Appropriate Costs of
Research Enterprise--Determination, Recovery, and Accountability.'' Our
focus will include the following issues published in the August 6, 2003
Federal Register notice (http://www.ostp.gov/html/Request for Info 03-
19935.pdf): Accountability, information technology, and technology
transfer optimization.
[sbull] Morning Panel-``IT: Has Technology Made and Can It Make
Research Administration More Efficient? How Can Grants.Gov Help the
Process?''
[sbull] Afternoon Panel-``Compliance Costs: Balancing Requirements
with the Public's Interests.''
[sbull] Information concerning pre-registration, accommodations and
directions is available at http://research.unc.edu/workshops/.
Tuesday, December 9, 2003 and Wednesday, December 10, 2003, Washington,
DC
The agenda of the Washington meeting will be strongly influenced by
public comments submitted in response to the prior Federal Register
notice and by the input from the three regional workshops. The agenda
for this meeting will be available on the Subcommittee's Internet site
(http://rbm.nih.gov/) after the November 17 workshop has taken place.
In addition, we plan a satellite broadcast of parts of the Washington
meeting. We will identify these broadcast segments in the posted
agenda.
Public Participation: Each announced meeting is open to the public.
Each workshop allots 90 minutes for public comments from the floor.
Please submit your request to make oral statements to nstc_
rbm@ostp.eop.gov (e-mail) or contact Michael Holland at 202-456-6130
(telephone). You must make your request for an oral statement at least
5 business days prior to the meeting. We will schedule oral statements
during each of the public comment periods in the order in which they
are received. The Subcommittee strongly encourages all those scheduled
during the public comment periods to file a written copy of their
statement via email to nstc_rbm@ostp.eop.gov. You may submit your oral
statement in advance or up to five (5) business days after a workshop.
We request that this written statement be limited to three pages.
Public comment will follow the 3-minute rule.
Meeting Summaries: Summaries of each regional workshop and the
Washington meeting will be available on the Subcommittee's Internet
site (http://rbm.nih.gov/) for public review and copying within 45 days
of each meeting.
Authority
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) was established
under Executive Order 12881 on November 23, 1993. The Committee on
Science is chartered under the NSTC. The purpose of the Committee on
Science is to advise and assist the NSTC, with emphasis on those
federally supported efforts that develop new knowledge in the sciences,
mathematics, and engineering.
Kathie L. Olsen,
Associate Director and Co-chair, Committee on Science.
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