[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 47502] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-22543] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: September 16, 1999, Washington, DC. This meeting will take place in the Truman Room (Third Floor) of the White House Conference Center, 726 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC. TYPE OF MEETING: Open. PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is tentatively scheduled to meet in open session on Thursday, September 16, 1999, at approximately 12:30 p.m., to discuss (1) the Science and Technology Budget for FY2000; (2) the work of the PCAST panels. This session will end at approximately 2:00 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There will be a time allocated for the public to speak on any of the above agenda items. Please make your request for the opportunity to make a public comment five (5) days in advance of the meeting. Written comments are welcome any time prior to or following the meeting. Please notify Joan P. Porter, PCAST Executive Secretary, at (202) 456-6101 or fax your requests/comments to (202) 456-6026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place, and agenda, please call Joan P. Porter, PCAST Executive Secretary, at (202) 456-6101, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 14, 1999. Information may also be available at the PCAST website at http:// www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/PCAST/html/PCAST_home.html. 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 the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and, by John Young, former President and CEO of the Hewlett-Packard Company. Barbara Ann Ferguson, Assistant Director, Budget and Administration, Office of Science and Technology Policy. [FR Doc. 99-22543 Filed 8-30-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3170-01-P