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NSF - 1753 - Advisory Panel for Systematic and Population Biology - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Advisory Panel for Systematic and Population Biology	Agency Name	National Science Foundation
Fiscal Year	2001	Committee Number	1753
Original Establishment Date	10/1/1993	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	6/30/2001	Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	Unlimited
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Division Director, DEB
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Dr.
Current Charter Date	6/30/1999	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Quentin
Date Of Renewal Charter	6/30/2001	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date		Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Wheeler
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	292-8480
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	(703) 292-9064
Specific Establishment Authority*	ADM IV-100	Designated Federal Officer Email*	qwheeler@nsf.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	10/1/1993
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	Grant Review Committee

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The Panel reviews 636 proposals at each meeting, and typically recommends about 25% for funding. A Panel Summary is prepared explaining funding recommendations and establishing scientific standards for the conduct of research in Systematic and Population Biology.
How is membership balanced?*	The Panel consists of approximately 95 persons selected from the scientific community so as to be reasonably representative of subspecialty competence within Systematic and Population Biology. The different types and sizes of institutions having research programs in Systematic and Population Biology and representational balance by gender, race and geographical regions in the United States are also taken into consideration in panelist selection.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Panel meets six times a year (twice of Systematics Biology, twise for Population Biology, and once each for Biotic Surveys and Inventories and PEET). Six panels, three in Systematics and two in Population Biology, meet each year following three cycles of proposal solicitation, to review a total of 400-700 proposals; scientific advances and progress are appraised and proposals judged against these latest findings.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	The meetings of the Panel provide a unique mechanism for frank and candid discussion among scientific experts on the relative merits of proposals and also of the reviews solicited independently by mail. The Panel can view the merit of each proposal in relation to the entire group of proposals before it, thus providing invaluable advice to the program officers.The testing of scientific theories and hypotheses with new experiments and observational data requires continual appraisal; the review of research proposals thus requires continuing scrutiny by scientists active in the field, serving as peer reviewers of the merits and standards of research proposed for government support. Merit-review panels composed of scientific peers provide the comparative context in which reviews provide candid and informed evaluation of scientific ideas and theories and the observational and experimental data on which they are founded.
Why close or partially close meetings?	To review proposals that included information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries; and personal information concerning individuals associated with the proposals.
Recommendation Remarks

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*		Action Reorganize Priorities*
Outcome Trust In Government		Action Reallocate Resources
Outcome Major Policy Changes		Action Issued New Regulations
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research		Action Proposed Legislation
Outcome Effective Grant Making		Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments
Outcome Improved Service Delivery		Action Other
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction		Action Comment
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements		Grants Review*
Outcome Other		Number Of Grants Reviewed
Outcome Comment		Number Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings*		Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended
Cost Savings Comment		Grants Review Comment
Number Of Recommendations*		Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*
Number Of Recommendations Comment		Access Agency Website
% of Recs Fully Implemented*		Access Committee Website
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment		Access GSA FACA Website
% of Recs Partially Implemented*		Access Publications
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment		Access Other
Agency Feedback*		Access Comment
Agency Feedback Comment*		Narrative Description*

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$163,400.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$35,483.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$215,128.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$11,922.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$425,933.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.40	Est Cost Remarks
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