[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 106-107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31152]


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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.), notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced 
Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology 
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
and Wednesday, February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 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 an update on NIST, a presentation on the strengthened NIST 
role in documentary standards, an overview of the NIST organizational 
structure, a discussion on future VCAT meeting topics, preparation and 
feedback sessions on draft recommendations for the 2009 VCAT Annual 
Report, and 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 VCAT will meet on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, February 3, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Please note 
admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, Visiting Committee on 
Advanced Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1060, telephone number (301) 975-2667. Ms. 
Shaw's e-mail address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Individuals and representatives of 
organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related 
to the Committee's affairs are invited to request a place on the 
agenda. On February 2, 2010, approximately one-half hour will be 
reserved in the afternoon for public comments, and speaking times will 
be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. The amount of time per 
speaker will be determined by the number of requests received, but is 
likely to be about 3 minutes each. The exact time for public comments 
will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on the NIST 
Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm. Questions 
from the public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who 
wish to expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to 
speak but could not be accommodated

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on the agenda, and those who were unable to attend in person are 
invited to submit written statements to the VCAT, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899, via fax at 301-216-0529 or electronically by e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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 Stephanie Shaw no later than Friday, January 29, 2010, 
and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Shaw's 
e-mail address is [email protected] and her phone number is (301) 
975-2667.

    Dated: December 22, 2009.
Marc Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E9-31152 Filed 12-31-09; 8:45 am]
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