[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 29520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11601]


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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, June 8, 2004, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of fifteen 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 updates on NIST and the Baldrige 
National Quality Program, Revision of NIST 2010 Strategic Plan, 
Implementation of NIST Strategic Plan, Communicating the Value of NIST, 
as well as tours of laboratories in the Biosystems and Health areas. 
Discussions scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. and to end at 9:15 a.m. on 
June 8, on the NIST budget and planning information will be closed. 
Agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda 
will be posted on the NIST Web site. 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, June 3, 
2004, 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 on June 8 at 8:15 a.m. and will adjourn 
at 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 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 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
December 24, 2004, 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: May 17, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-11601 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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