[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 164 (Friday, August 24, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 48639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16726]


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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: September 11, 2007, Washington, DC. The meeting 
will be held in Room 100 at the Keck Center of the National Academies 
at 500 5th St. NW., Washington DC.
    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 September 11, 2007, at approximately 9 a.m. The meeting is 
scheduled to include three panels, with presentations and discussion. 
The PCAST is tentatively scheduled to convene a panel on partnerships 
between universities and non-government entities in support of 
research. The PCAST also is tentatively scheduled to convene a panel on 
nanotechnology, including presentations on biomedical aspects of 
nanotechnology research and current Government activities supporting 
risk assessment and risk management. The PCAST also is tentatively 
scheduled to convene a panel on personalized medicine as part of the 
Council's study of policy issues associated with realizing the benefits 
of scientific and technological advances in this area. 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 Dr. Celia Merzbacher, PCAST Executive Director, at (202) 
456-7116, or fax your request/comments to (202) 456-6021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding agenda, time, 
and location is available at the PCAST Web site at: http://www.ostp.gov/PCAST/pcast.html. Questions about the meeting should be 
directed to PCAST Executive Director Dr. Celia Merzbacher at (202) 456-
7116, prior to 3 p.m. on Friday, September 7, 2007. 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 
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,
CAST Executive Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
 [FR Doc. E7-16726 Filed 8-23-07; 8:45 am]
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