[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7953]


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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 public 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 13, from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 
Wednesday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.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, safety, strategic planning, 
and the NIST U.S. Measurement System project; a presentation on the 
vision for the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology; a 
presentation on the NIST reconnaissance of Hurricane Katrina and 
Hurricane Rita; a VCAT Panel on How to Maximize NIST Impact on U.S. 
Innovation; and selected laboratory tours. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the 
NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm.

DATES: The meeting will convene on June 13 at 8:45 a.m. and will 
adjourn on June 14, 2006, at 11 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Employees Lounge, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. All visitors 
to the NIST 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 8 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Peters, Visiting Committee on 
Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.

    Dated: May 18, 2006.
William Jeffrey,
Director.
[FR Doc. E6-7953 Filed 5-23-06; 8:45 am]
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