[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77019-77020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21984]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and 
Technology

ACTION: Notice of 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 
(FACA).

Dates and Place: January 9, 2007, Washington, DC. The meeting will be 
held in the Congressional Ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel at 999 9th 
St., NW., Washington DC 20001.

Type of Meeting: Open. Further details on the meeting 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 (PCAST) is scheduled to meet in open session on 
Tuesday January 9, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m. The co-chairs of the 
PCAST subcommittee on networking and information technology are 
tentatively scheduled to provide an update on subcommittee activities 
and lead a discussion on the PCAST review of the Federal Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program. The 
PCAST is tentatively scheduled to hear presentations on personalized 
medicine as part of the Council's study of scientific and technological 
advances and policy implications in this area. A presentation on 
advances and risk assessment related to nanotechnology is also 
tentatively scheduled to occur. This session will end at approximately 
5 p.m. Additional information and the final agenda will be posted at 
the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html.

Public Comments: There will be time allocated for the public to speak 
on the above agenda items. This public comment time is designed for 
substantive commentary on PCAST's work topics, not for business 
marketing purposes. Please submit a request for the opportunity to make 
a public comment five (5) days in advance of the meeting. The time for 
public comments will be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person. 
Written comments are also welcome at any time following the meeting. 
Please notify Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 456-
7116, or fax your request/comments to (202) 456-6021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place 
and agenda, please call Celia Merzbacher at (202) 456-7116, prior to 3 
p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2007. 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

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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.

Celia Merzbacher,
PCAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-21984 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
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