Notice2026-19008
Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities; Committee Reestablishment
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Published
September 16, 2026
Effective
September 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
National Science Foundation
Abstract
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is reestablishing the Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58714-58715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19008]
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities; Committee
Reestablishment
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Committee management reestablishment.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is reestablishing the
Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities.
DATES: NSF approves the reestablishment of this committee on 9/4/2026.
Effective date for reestablishment is September 30, 2026. For more
information, please contact Crystal Robinson, NSF, at (703) 292-8687.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Robinson, Committee Management
Officer, NSF, at (703) 292-8687, or by mail to National Science
Foundation, Randolph Building, 401 Dulany Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NSF management officials having
responsibility for the advisory committee listed below have determined
that reestablishing this committee is necessary and in the public
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the
Director, National Science Foundation (NSF), by 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
This determination follows consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
Committee
Advisory Committee for Integrative Activities, #1373
Pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.60(a), to establish, renew, reestablish,
or merge a discretionary (agency discretion) advisory committee, an
agency must first consult with the General Services Administration's
Committee Management Secretariat (the Secretariat) and, as part of the
consultation, provide a written public interest determination approved
by the head of the agency to the Secretariat with a copy to the Office
of Management and Budget. In addition, pursuant to 41 CFR 102-3.35, an
agency shall follow the same consultation process and document in
writing the same determination of need before creating a subcommittee
under a discretionary committee that is not made up entirely of members
of a parent advisory committee. Information on the following factors
for the committee is provided to the Secretariat to demonstrate that
reestablishing the committee is in the public interest:
1. Annual budget: $129,400.
a. Federal personnel on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis: 0.4
FTE.
b. Other Federal internal costs: $46,000.
c. Proposed payments to members: $38,400.
d. Proposed number of members: 24.
e. Reimbursable costs: $45,000.
2. If applicable, the total dollar value of grants expected to be
recommended during the fiscal year: N/A.
3. Criteria for selecting members to ensure the committee has the
necessary expertise and fairly balance membership.
Membership is expected to consist of up to approximately 24 people
appointed on an ad hoc basis as needed. The selection and number of
these members will be determined by the subject matter to be considered
by the committee. Members are selected to achieve a balance of
viewpoints and expertise in scientific areas, sectors, geography, and
types of organizations appropriate to the subject matter and
encompassed by the Committee's charge. It is anticipated that
membership will comprise of Special Government Employees (SGEs) and
Regular Government Employees (RGEs)
4. List of all other Federal advisory committees of the agency.
84684 Advisory Committee for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships
1172 Alan T. Waterman Award Committee
13883 Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee
1173 Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering
1186 Proposal Review Panel for Astronomical Sciences
10751 Proposal Review Panel for Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
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10747 Proposal Review Panel for Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences
10743 Proposal Review Panel for Biological Infrastructure
1189 Proposal Review Panel for Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental,
and Transport Systems
1191 Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry
1194 Proposal Review Panel for Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing
Innovation
1207 Proposal Review Panel for Computer and Network Systems
1192 Proposal Review Panel for Computing & Communication Foundations
1185 Proposal Review Panel for Cyberinfrastructure
1569 Proposal Review Panel for Earth Sciences
1196 Proposal Review Panel for Electrical, Communications, and Cyber
Systems
44011 Proposal Review Panel for Emerging Frontiers in Biological
Sciences
173 Proposal Review Panel for Engineering Education and Centers
10744 Proposal Review Panel for Environmental Biology
1756 Proposal Review Panel for Geosciences
34558 Proposal Review Panel for Emerging Frontiers and
Multidisciplinary Activities
1200 Proposal Review Panel for Information and Intelligent Systems
84685 Proposal Review Panel for Innovation and Technology Ecosystems
2469 Proposal Review Panel for Integrative Activities
10745 Proposal Review Panel for Integrative Organismal Systems
10749 Proposal Review Panel for International Science and Engineering
1203 Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research
1204 Proposal Review Panel for Mathematical Sciences
10746 Proposal Review Panel for Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
10752 Proposal Review Panel for Ocean Sciences
1208 Proposal Review Panel for Physics
1209 Proposal Review Panel for Polar Programs
59 Proposal Review Panel for Research on Learning in Formal and
InformalSettings
10748 Proposal Review Panel for Social and Economic Sciences
1766 Proposal Review Panel for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
84683 Proposal Review Panel for Translational Impacts
57 Proposal Review Panel for Graduate Education
1214 Proposal Review Panel for Undergraduate Education
5. Justification that the information or advice provided by the
Federal advisory committee or subcommittee is not available from
another Federal advisory committee, another Federal Government source,
or any other more cost-effective and less burdensome source.
The committee will be convened as needed to provide timely advice
on ad hoc matters for which information or advice is not available from
another Federal advisory committee or Federal Government source and for
which a synthesis of input from individuals with a range of expertise
and perspectives will enable the Agency to better serve the public
interest.
6. If the consultation is a committee renewal, a summary of the
previous accomplishments of the committee and the reasons it needs to
continue. Examples of the committee's accomplishments include: advising
on potential improvements to NSF's merit review process; conducting
assessments of NSF-operated Federally Funded Research and Development
Centers; reviewing the implementation of major NSF programs such as the
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the
Major Research Instrumentation program, and the Science and Technology
Centers program; and providing advice on public engagement with
science.
7. Explanation of why the committee/subcommittee is essential to
the conduct of agency business.
The committee provides advice on complex technical subjects from
experts that complement the expertise of the Agency's own staff, and it
promotes transparency and public confidence in the integrity of NSF's
merit review process. This public interest determination documents that
reestablishing the committee is essential to the conduct of agency
business and that the information to be obtained is not already
available through another advisory committee or source within the
Federal Government.
Dated: September 14, 2026.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer, National Science Foundation.
[FR Doc. 2026-19008 Filed 9-15-26; 8:45 am]
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