[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 80 (Monday, April 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22487-22488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-9452]


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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, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Advanced Technology 
Program Advisory Committee is composed of nine 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 an update of the 
Economic Assessment Office--New ATP Research Directions and Results, a 
Competition Update, a discussion on Assessment of State Technology 
Programs and an open discussion. A discussion scheduled to begin at 1 
p.m. and to end at 3 p.m. on May 13, 2004, 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, May 7, 2004, 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, May 13, 2004, at 9 a.m. and 
will adjourn at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2004.

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 
the 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 
December 24, 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

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likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency 
actions.

    Dated: April 20, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-9452 Filed 4-23-04; 8:45 am]
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