[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4315]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the President's Council 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 Council of Advisors on Science and 
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of the Council. Notice 
of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA).
    Dates and Place: March 3, 2003, Washington, DC. The meeting will be 
held in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office 
Building at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Guests must use 
the entrance on Pennsylvania Avenue.
    Pre-Clearance: Guests must be pre-cleared to enter the Eisenhower 
Executive Office Building. U.S. citizens must provide their name, date 
of birth and Social Security Number to be pre-cleared into the building 
and on arrival must present a government-issued ID (e.g., drivers 
license) at the registration desk. Foreign nationals should provide 
their name, date of birth and their passport number to be pre-cleared. 
On arrival, they must present their passport at the registration desk. 
Guests should provide this pre-clearance information to Cynthia Chase 
at (202) 456-6010. Pre-clearance registration will also be available on 
the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
    Type of Meeting: Open. A portion of the meeting will be closed, 
however, because it will be administrative in nature. For details on 
the agenda please see the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
    Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The President's Council of Advisors 
on Science and Technology is tentatively scheduled to meet in open 
session on Monday, March 3, 2003, at approximately 9 a.m., to discuss 
possible topics for PCAST study in 2003, as well as the status of the 
ongoing work being conducted by two PCAST subcommittees: (1) The 
science and technology of combating terrorism; and (2) the federal 
investment in science and technology research and development. This 
session will end at approximately 4 p.m. Additional information on the 
agenda can be found at the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
    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. The time for public comments will be limited to no more 
than 5 minutes per person. Written comments are welcome at any time 
prior to or following the meeting. Please notify Stan Sokul, PCAST 
Executive Director, at (202) 456-6070, or fax your request/comments to 
(202) 456-6021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information regarding time, place and 
agenda, please call Cynthia Chase at (202) 456-6010, prior to 3 p.m. on 
Friday, February 28, 2003. Information will also be available at the 
PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.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 Council of Advisors on 
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 13226, on 
September 30, 2001. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the President on 
matters of science and technology policy, and to assist the President's 
National Science and Technology Council in securing private sector 
participation in its activities. The Council members are distinguished 
individuals appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The 
PCAST is co-chaired by Dr. John H. Marburger, III, the Director of the 
Office of Science and Technology Policy, and by E. Floyd Kvamme, a 
Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Stanley S. Sokul,
Executive Director, PCAST, and Counsel, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 03-4315 Filed 2-21-03; 8:45 am]
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