Standing Committee Meeting Report PASSCAL

October 2016

Action Items from PASSCAL Standing Committee Meeting

October 13-14, 2016

PASSCAL Instrument Center, Socorro, NM

1. Anderson - Prepare best estimate budget for NSF SAGE year 5 by AGU 2016.  It is understood that there are a lot of variability that is possible pertaining to carry forward into NSF SAGE year 4, fluctuating overhead rates, and, of course, NSF budget guidance (not expected until Spring 17).

2. Anderson - Arrange for meeting space at Zelos hotel (AGU) for a PASC face-to-face budget meeting.

3. Wagner and PASC - Provide an updated version to the “Research” section of the PASSCAL verbiage for the NGEO proposal:  Deadline for any changes to Detrick: Monday, Oct 24th.

4. Anderson and Okaya - Incorporate PASC comments on the PASSCAL Data Policy into a final draft for submission to the Board of Directors (through CoCom).

5. Anderson and Beaudoin - Develop a recommendation and implementation plan for replacing RefTek GPS units with 16x units. This should address quantity, cost, timeline, and risk factors.

6. Anderson and Beaudoin - By the next SC meeting, present a summary of the impact (staff time, training, etc.) of compliance with lithium battery shipping regulations.

7. Anderson - Make recommendation for putting delinquent data set notification / warning in the  support commitment letter.  This should cover both the roll-out of the new policy/procedure, and the procedure / methodology by which we execute it in practice.  Discuss at CoCom.

Recommendations

  • The PASC recommends that the board consider the updated PASSCAL Data Policy to take effect immediately.