[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 61189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26950]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Technology Program Advisory 
Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will 
meet Thursday, November 13, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. The Advanced 
Technology Program Advisory Committee is composed of ten members 
appointed by the Director of NIST; who are eminent in such fields as 
business, research, new product development, engineering, education, 
and management consulting. The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
make recommendations regarding general policy for the Advanced 
Technology Program (ATP), its organization, its budget, and its 
programs within the framework of applicable national policies as set 
forth by the President and the Congress. The agenda will include a 
briefing by Department of Homeland Security, a Manufacturing Panel, an 
update on Competition, an update by the Economic Analysis Office and an 
open discussion. Discussions scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and to end at 
10 a.m. and to begin at 3:05 p.m. and to end at 3:45 p.m. on November 
13, 2003, on ATP budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. All visitors to the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and 
phone number to Carolyn Peters no later than Friday, November 7, 2003, 
and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Peters's 
e-mail address is [email protected] and her phone number is 301/
975-5607.

DATES: The meeting will convene Thursday, November 13, 2003, at 9 a.m. 
and will adjourn at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, November 13, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Employees' Lounge, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under 
SUMMARY paragraph.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn J. Peters, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1004, 
telephone number (301) 975-5607.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
February 19, 2003, that portions of the meeting of the Advanced 
Technology Program Advisory Committee which involve discussion of 
proposed funding of the Advanced Technology Program may be closed in 
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), because that portion will 
divulge matters the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions.

    Dated: October 20, 2003.
Arden L. Bement,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-26950 Filed 10-24-03; 8:45 am]
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