NASA Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, as amended, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Astrophysics Advisory Committee. This Committee reports to the Director, Astrophysics Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters. The meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting, from the scientific community and other persons, scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.

DATES:

Thursday, October 19, 2023, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday, October 20, 2023, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES:

Public attendance will be virtual only. See dial-in and Webex information below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. KarShelia Kinard, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–2355 or karshelia.kinard@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

As noted above, this meeting is virtual and will take place telephonically and via Webex. Any interested person must use a touch-tone phone to participate in this meeting. The Webex connectivity information for each day is provided below. For audio, when you join the Webex event, you may use your computer or provide your phone number to receive a call back, otherwise, call the U.S. toll conference number listed for each day.

For Thursday, October 19, 2023, the WebEx information for attendees is: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=m25faa2c1f24e1a4a74ae15625b9c48a6. The meeting number is: 2760 236 9042 and the meeting password is: Apac1019#. To join by telephone the numbers are, 1–929–251–9612 or 1–415–527–5035. (Access Code: 2760 236 9042).

For Friday, October 20, 2023, the WebEx information for attendees is: https://nasaenterprise.webex.com/nasaenterprise/j.php?MTID=mf6dea851974dc366d1f553616130f1d1. The meeting number is: 2764 614 2041 and the meeting password is: Apac1020#. To join by telephone the numbers are 1–929–251–9612 or 1–415–527–5035 (Access code: 2764 614 2041).

The agenda for the meeting includes the following topics:

—Astrophysics Division Update

—Updates on Specific Astrophysics Missions

—Discussion of Reports from the Program Analysis Groups

The agenda and Program Analysis Group presentations will be posted on the Astrophysics Advisory Committee web page: https://beta.science.nasa.gov/researchers/nac/science-advisory-committees/apac/ .

The public may submit and upvote comments/questions ahead of the meeting through the website: APAC Fall Meeting—NASA (cnf.io), or https://nasa.cnf.io/sessions/cnat/#!/dashboard that will be opened for input on October 1, 2023.

It is imperative that the meeting be held on these dates to accommodate the scheduling priorities of the key participants.