[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 63 (Friday, April 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18166-18167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7756]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will meet in open session 
on Tuesday, May 18, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern daylight 
savings time.

DATES: The meeting will convene Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at 8:30 a.m. 
and will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Portrait Room, Building 101, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rene Cesaro, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone 
number (301) 975-2162. Ms. Cesaro's e-mail address is 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 
Advisory Board is composed of ten members appointed by the Director of 
NIST who are eminent in such fields as business, research, science and 
technology, engineering, education, and management consulting. The 
purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations regarding 
general policy for the Technology Innovation Program, 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 a TIP update, a presentation on the status of TIP's 
current project portfolio, and a discussion of potential critical 
national need areas for future funding. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Board business. The final agenda will be posted on the TIP 
Web site at: http://

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www.nist.gov/tip/. Individuals and representatives of organizations who 
would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's 
affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On May 18, 2011, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved 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 three minutes each. 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 TIP 
Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 
Bureau Drive, MS 4700, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at (301) 
975-4032, or electronically by e-mail to ([email protected]). 
All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site 
will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time 
of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Rene Cesaro no later 
than Friday, May 13, 2011, and she will provide you with instructions 
for admittance. Ms. Cesaro's e-mail address is [email protected] and 
her phone number is (301) 975-2162.

    Dated: March 25, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-7756 Filed 3-31-11; 8:45 am]
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