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BILLING CODE 7555-01-P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review Panel for Physics; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended), the National Science Foundation
(NSF)announces the following meeting: *Name and Committee Code:* Proposal Review Panel for Physics (1208)—Site Visit. *Dates and Times:* June 13-14, 2017; 8:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m. June 15, 2017; 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. *Place:* LIGO Hanford Observatory in Richland, WA 99352-0159. *Type of Meeting:* Part Open. *Contact Person:* Dr. Mark Coles, Project Manager, Division of Physics/MPS, NSF 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230;
(703)292-4432. *Purpose of Meeting:* Site visit to provide advice and recommendations concerning the LIGO project for continued financial support. Agenda Tuesday, June 13, 2017; 8:15 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 8:15 a.m. Breakfast, panel sign-in 8:45 a.m. Executive session—charge and agenda (Closed) Overview Session I (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Welcome, Overview of LIGO Operations (25+5) 9:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m. LIGO Operations Performance: Accomplished vs Planned (30+15) 10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. Progress in Detector Commissioning & Enhancements, Plans and Timelines (35+10) 11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. LIGO Computing (35 +10) 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Tour of Hanford Facility for Review Committee Overview Session II (2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.) 2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m. LIGO Operations: Scope and Budget 3:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Plans for Enhancing LIGO's Sensitivity (35 +10) 4:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Break 4:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Review Committee Executive Session (Closed) 6:30 p.m. Dinner, location TBD Wednesday, June 14, 2017; 8:18 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 8:15 a.m. Breakfast, panel sign-in Morning Parallel Breakout Sessions 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. *Parallel Breakout Session I: Management, Budgets*
(a)LIGO Operations Risk Management
(b)Performance Metrics
(c)Activity-based Operations Budgets *Parallel Breakout Session II: Interferometer Commissioning*
(a)Post O2 Detector Commissioning at Hanford
(b)Post O2 Detector Commissioning at Livingston
(c)Scattered Light Mitigation
(d)Detailed Squeezer Implementation Plan 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Lunch Afternoon Parallel Breakout Sessions 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. *Parallel Breakout Session III: LIGO Computing*
(a)Progress on LIGO data analysis computing optimization
(b)Data Management Plan/LIGO Open Science Center
(c)LIGO Data Grid *Parallel Breakout Session IV: Detector Enhancements*
(a)Progress on Optical Coating Research for A+
(b)LIGO Scientific Collaboration Instrument Science Program 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Executive session—Committee report writing (Closed) Dinner on your own Thursday, June 15, 2017; 8:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 8:15 a.m. Breakfast, panel sign-in 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Responses to Committee questions (if needed) 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Executive session—report writing (Closed) 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Committee Out-brief, Review close out *Reason for Late Notice:* Due to unforeseen scheduling complications and the necessity to proceed with the review of the project. *Reason for Closing:* Topics to be discussed and evaluated during closed portions of the site review will include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information and information on personnel. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c),
(4)and
(6)of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: May 22, 2017. Suzanne Plimpton, Acting Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-10791 Filed 5-25-17; 8:45 am]
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