[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 64907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24942]


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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 Tuesday, November 30, 2004 from 8:30 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 ATP 
and competition update, ATP/Offsite Comments, Funding Gaps: A 
Perspective from Partners and an open discussion. A discussion 
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3 p.m. on November 30, 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, e-mail address and phone number to 
Carolyn Peters no later than Tuesday, November 23, 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 Tuesday, November 30, 2004, at 8 a.m. 
and will adjourn at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room B, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under 
SUMMARY paragraph.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn J. Peters, 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, 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 likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions.

    Dated: November 4, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-24942 Filed 11-8-04; 8:45 am]
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