[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32037-32038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13499]


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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: June 10, 2003, Washington, DC. The meeting will be 
held in the Washington Room (roof level) of the Hotel Washington, 15th 
Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004.

Type of Meeting: Open. 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 scheduled to meet in open session on Tuesday 
June 10, 2003, at approximately 9 a.m. The PCAST will: (1) Discuss the 
status of the work of its workforce-education and information 
technology manufacturing-competitiveness subcommittees; (2) discuss a 
draft report from the subcommittee on the science and technology of 
combating terrorism; and (3) discuss various aspects of its review of 
the federal National Nanotechnology Initiative. This session will end 
at approximately 3 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 the above agenda items. This public comment time is designed for 
substantive commentary on PCAST's work topics, not for business 
marketing purposes. Please submit a request for the opportunity to make 
a public comment five (5) days in advance of the meeting. Presentations 
will be reviewed for appropriate content and marketing opportunities 
will not be provided. The time for public comments will be limited to 
no more than 5 minutes per person. Written comments are also welcome at 
any time 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 CONTACT: For information regarding time, place 
and agenda, please call Cynthia Chase at

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(202) 456-6010, prior to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 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. 03-13499 Filed 5-28-03; 8:45 am]
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