[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71908-71909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24568]


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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 8, 2008, 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 January 8, 2008, at approximately 9 a.m. The co-chairs of 
the PCAST subcommittee on nanotechnology are tentatively scheduled to 
lead a discussion on the findings of the PCAST review of the National 
Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). The PCAST also is tentatively 
scheduled to convene two panels. The first panel will address 
approaches and barriers to research partnerships among universities and 
the private sector. The second panel will address policy issues 
associated with realizing the benefits of personalized medicine. This 
session will end at approximately 4 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, January 4, 2008. 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,

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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. E7-24568 Filed 12-18-07; 8:45 am]
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