[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28785-28786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12411]


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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 Partially Closed Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, June 
8, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 
8:30 a.m. to 3 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.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 from 8:30 to 5 p.m. 
and Wednesday, June 9, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The portion of 
the meeting that is closed to the public will take place on Tuesday, 
June 8, 2010 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, 
Administration Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The rooms for 
the Working Groups will be announced at the meeting. 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 email address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 first day's agenda will include an update on NIST; 
presentations on NIST progress in documentary standards for Smart Grid 
Interoperability, Healthcare Information Technology, and Cybersecurity 
as well as an overview of the National Science and Technology Council 
Subcommittee on Standards; and overviews of NIST's external needs 
assessment workshops in the areas of advanced photovoltaics and 
greenhouse gas emissions. During a closed session on June 8 from 3 p.m. 
until 5 p.m., the VCAT will discuss sensitive planning information 
about NIST programs. On the second day, the meeting will focus on 
strengthening NIST mission through optimization of NIST's measurement 
services with an overview of the agency's measurement services, 
external perspectives from guest speakers on the impacts and issues 
related to these services, and a presentation on the integration of 
measurement services to NIST research programs. 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.
    The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of 
the General Counsel, formally determined on May 17, 2010, that portions 
of the meeting of the VCAT that involve discussions regarding 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action may 
be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). The closed portion 
of the meeting is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. and to end at 5 p.m. on 
June 8, 2010. All other portions of the meeting will be open to the 
public.
    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 June 8, 2010, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved in the afternoon for

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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 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, email address and 
phone number to Stephanie Shaw no later than Friday, June 4, 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: May 19, 2010.
Katharine Gebbie,
Director, Physics Laboratory.
[FR Doc. 2010-12411 Filed 5-21-10; 8:45 am]
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