[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 30 (Monday, February 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7391-7392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3438]


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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.

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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:  February 17, 2000, 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 scheduled to meet in open session on 
Thursday, February 17, 2000, at approximately 1:00 p.m., to discuss (1) 
The research and development budget request for FY2001; (2) Issues 
related to the S&T workforce of the 21st century; and (3) The work of 
the PCAST panels. This session will end at approximately 5:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:  There will be a time allocated for the public to 
speak on any

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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 Cynthia Chase, of the PCAST Executive 
Secretariat, at (202) 456-6100, or fax your requests/comments to (202) 
456-6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:  For information regarding time, place, and 
agenda, please call Cynthia Chase, of the PCAST Executive Secretariat, 
at (202) 456-6100, prior to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2000. 
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. 00-3438 Filed 2-10-00; 11:06 am]
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