[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 29721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10332]


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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, June 14, 2005, from 8:30 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's activities and the 
U.S. Measurement System Initiative, presentations on Science and 
Technology Priorities in the Administration and R&D Spending Trends in 
the Federal Government, a VCAT Panel on Best Practices for 
Organizational Development, and two laboratory tours. Discussions 
scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and to end at 9:30 a.m. on June 14, on 
the NIST budget, planning information and feedback sessions 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 9, and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Mrs. 
Peter's email address is [email protected] and her phone number 
is (301) 975-5607.

DATES: The meeting will convene on June 14 at 8:30 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 27, 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 19, 2005.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 05-10332 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]
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