Basis for Closing Meetings and Closure Vote Notice NSB-NSF Commission on Merit Review – 11/28/2023

Items 2, 3 and 5 are to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (3)(B) and 42 USC § 1863 (k) (budgets prior to the submission of the President’s budget to Congress); item 4 is to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (4) (trade secrets/confidential commercial or financial information). [...] Item 3 to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (4) (trade secrets/confidential commercial or financial information), and 5 USC § 552b (c) (3)(B) and 42 USC § 1863(k) (consideration of budgets and related information prior to the submission of the President’s budget to Congress). [...] CS closed meeting Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Closed agenda items: • Committee on Strategy Chair’s opening remarks on the agenda • NSF FY 2024 and FY 2025 Budget Update • (Written item) Update on the NSF Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 Items are to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (3)(B) and 42 USC § 1863(k) (consideration of budgets and related information prior to the. [...] NSB Plenary closed sessions Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Closed agenda items: • NSF SAHPR Update • SAHPR Statement and Discussion with NSB • Vote to move into a Plenary Executive Closed session Executive Plenary Closed item: • Discussion with NSB of SAHPR Statement Items 1 and 2 to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (3)(B) and 42 USC § 1863 (k) (budgets prior to the submission of the President. [...] Extremely Large Telescope Program Discussion o Vote to move into Executive Plenary Closed Session Items 1, 2 and 4 are to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (3)(B) and 42 USC § 1863 (k) (budgets prior to the submission of the President’s budget to Congress); item 3 is to be closed pursuant to 5 USC § 552b (c) (4) (trade secrets/confidential commercial or financial information).