[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9230-9231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4722]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and 
Technology

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a 
meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and 
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Committee. 
Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act.

DATES AND PLACE: March 5 and 6, 1998. The White House Conference 
Center, Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 
20500.

TYPE OF MEETING: Open.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The President's Committee of Advisors on 
Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet in open session on Thursday, 
March 5 at approximately 9 am, and on Friday, March 6, at approximately 
9 am to discuss PCAST Panels, the federal budget, science policy and 
energy/environment, and the 1998 PCAST agenda setting. This session on 
March 5 will end at approximately 5 pm; the session on March 6, will 
end at approximately Noon.

PUBLIC COMMENTS: There will be a time allocated for the public to speak 
on any of the above agenda items. We request that you notify us of the 
topic that you would like to address at the PCAST meeting at least five 
(5) days in advance of the meeting. Please notify Yolanda Comedy on 
202-456-6100 or fax your requests/comments to 202-456-6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information regarding time, place, and 
agenda please call Yolanda Comedy at

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(202) 456-6005. Please note that public seating for this meeting is 
limited, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Committee of Advisors on 
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 12882, as 
amended, on November 23, 1993. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the 
President on matters of national importance that have significant 
science and technology content, and to assist the President's National 
Science and Technology Council in securing private sector participation 
in its activities. The Committee members are distinguished individuals 
appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is co-
chaired by John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and 
Technology, and by John Young, former President and CEO of the Hewlett-
Packard Company.

    Dated: February 19, 1998.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Administrative Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 98-4722 Filed 2-20-98; 9:27 am]
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