[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 68129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25952]


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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 (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, December 7, 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 an update on NIST's activities; a 
preview of a new NIST overview; a VCAT member's presentation on 
managing organizations with remote sites; an update on outreach 
strategy; an update on the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; 
and updates from the Fall Senior Management Board Strategy Retreat. Two 
laboratory tours are scheduled. Discussions scheduled to begin at 8:15 
a.m. and to end at 9 a.m. on December 7, 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, December 2, 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 December 7 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, 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 18, 2004.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 04-25952 Filed 11-22-04; 8:45 am]
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