[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 33431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13593]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
Technology; Workshop on Federal-State Research and Development 
Cooperation

ACTION: Notice of public 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.
    Dates and Place: June 29, 2004, Cleveland, OH. The meeting will be 
held in Ballroom C of the Intercontinental Hotel and Conference Center, 
9801 Carnegie Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106.
    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 June 29, 2004, at approximately 8:30 a.m. The PCAST will hold a 
Workshop on Federal-State Research and Development Cooperation. The 
Workshop will examine States' roles in the Nation-wide scientific and 
technological infrastructure with a special emphasis on Federal-State 
cooperation. It is intended: (1) To develop recommendations to the 
President on where Federal improvements can be made, and (2) to distill 
and showcase practical suggestions for all States to improve their 
pursuit of successful innovation and economic growth.
    Speakers will include Federal officials, other States' science and 
technology representatives, and Ohio higher education and business 
representatives.
    The Workshop will end at approximately 5 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 throughout the Workshop for 
attendees to join in the discussion of the above agenda items. This 
public comment time is designed for substantive commentary on the 
Workshop's topics, not for business marketing purposes. Written 
comments are also welcome at any time prior to or following the 
meeting. Please notify Stan Sokul, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 
456-6070, or fax your comments to (202) 456-6021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place 
and agenda, please call Stan Sokul at (202) 456-6070, prior to 3 p.m. 
on Friday, June 25, 2004. 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.

Ann Mazur,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration, Office of Science and 
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 04-13593 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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