[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28854]


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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: December 2, 2003, Washington, DC. The meeting will 
be held in the Monticello Ballroom (lower level) of the Wyndham 
Washington Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.
    Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the agenda will be posted 
on 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 December 3, 2003, at approximately 9 a.m. The PCAST is 
tentatively scheduled to: (1) Discuss and, pending the discussion, 
approve a draft report from its information technology manufacturing-
competitiveness subcommittee; (2) discuss the preliminary observations 
and draft recommendations of its workforce-education subcommittee; and 
(3) continue its discussion of nanotechnology and its review of the 
federal National Nanotechnology Initiative. This session will end at 
approximately 4 p.m. Additional information on the agenda will be 
posted at the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.
    Public Comments: There will be 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. 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 (202) 456-6010, prior to 3 
p.m. on Monday, December 1, 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. 03-28854 Filed 11-17-03; 8:45 am]
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