[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66074-66075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29361]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

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 Visiting Committee on Advanced 
Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will 
meet Tuesday, December 9, 2003, from 8:25 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and 
Wednesday, December 10, 2003, from 8:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fourteen members 
appointed by the Director of NIST; who are eminent in such fields as 
business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, 
education, management consulting, environment, and international 
relations. The purpose of this meeting is to review and make 
recommendations regarding general policy for the Institute, 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 NIST update on current NIST 
programs; strategic plan and program priorities; human resources, 
safety, and diversity; and program implementation and evaluation. The 
agenda will also include tours of two laboratory projects. Discussions 
scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. and to end at 11:30 a.m. on

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December 10, 2003, on the NIST budget, planning information and 
feedback sessions will be closed. Agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. Final agenda will be posted on website. 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, e-mail address and phone number to Carolyn Peters no later 
than Thursday, December 4, 2003, and she will provide you with 
instructions for admittance. Mrs. Peter's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-5607.

DATES: The meeting will convene December 9, 2003 at 8:25 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 11:30 a.m. on December 10, 2003.

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note 
admittance instructions under SUMMARY paragraph.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn J. Peters, Visiting Committee 
on Advanced Technology, 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 25, 2003, that portions of the meeting of the Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology which deal with discussion of 
sensitive budget and planning information that would cause harm to 
third parties if publicly shared be closed in accordance with Section 
10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2.

    Dated: November 20, 2003.
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-29361 Filed 11-24-03; 8:45 am]
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