[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 93 (Monday, May 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 22025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11929]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology


Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology; Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology's Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (NIST) will meet 
on Tuesday, June, 11, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on 
Wednesday, June 12, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen members 
appointed by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new 
product development, engineering, labor, education, management 
consulting, environment, and international relations. The purpose of 
this meeting is to review and make recommendations regarding general 
policy for the Institute, its organization, its budget, and its 
programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set 
forth by the President and the Congress. On June 11, 1996, the agenda 
will include an update on NIST programs by NIST Director Prabhakar; 
presentations on strategic planning for Standards in Trade, Information 
Technology and Biotechnology; predictions about the future of the 
internet; impact of advancing technology on metrology needs; and a 
laboratory tour. On June 12, 1996, the agenda will include 
presentations on the ATP Focused Program, Tools for DNA Diagnostics and 
the Baldrige Pilot Programs in Education and Health Care.

DATES: The meeting will convene June 11, 1996, at 8:30 a.m., and will 
adjourn at 9:30 a.m. on June 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge (seating 
capacity 80, includes 38 participants), Administration Building, at 
NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris E. Kuyatt, Visiting Committee Executive Director, NIST, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975-6090.

    Dated: May 7, 1996.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 96-11929 Filed 5-10-96; 8:45 am]
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