[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 98 (Friday, May 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 29195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-12453]


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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: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or 
Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will 
meet Tuesday, June 7, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
June 8, 2011, from 8:30 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.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and Wednesday, June 8, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.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:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278.

    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; an update on the Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program and proposed changes; a progress report 
on the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on 
Standards; and presentations and discussions on the NIST roles in 
manufacturing and in the President's Wireless Innovation Initiative. A 
VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing and a VCAT Subcommittee on Public 
Safety Networks will meet concurrently in open session at the end of 
the day. The VCAT subcommittees will reconvene on the second day, 
followed by the full Committee's wrap-up discussion and plans for 
future VCAT subcommittee activities. 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.
    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 7, 2011, 
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 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 are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and 
phone number to Stephanie Shaw by close of business Thursday, June 2, 
2011. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of citizenship, 
title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Shaw's e-mail address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is (301) 975-2667.

    Dated: May 13, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-12453 Filed 5-19-11; 8:45 am]
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