[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2458-2459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-537]


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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, February 5, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Wednesday, February 6, 2008, from 8 a.m. to 12 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. Agenda items 
will include preparation of the VCAT annual report, with break-out 
sessions for the three sub-committee groups on Information Technology, 
Nanotechnology, and Biosciences to discuss recommendations made to NIST 
throughout the year, with input back to the full committee. 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.
    Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must submit name, e-mail 
address and phone number to Denise Herbert ([email protected] or 
301-975-5607) no later than February 1, 2008.

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DATES: The meeting will convene on February 5, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 
will adjourn on February 6, 2008, at 12 p.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 
Denise Herbert no later than Friday, February 1, 2008, and she will 
provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Herbert's e-mail 
address is [email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-
5607.

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

    Dated: January 9, 2008.
Richard Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-537 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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