[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59659-59660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24792]


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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, October 18, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, 
October 19, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The VCAT is composed of 
fifteen members appointed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Standards and Technology 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, October 18, 2011, from 8:30 to 5 
p.m. and Wednesday, October 19, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 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 agenda 
will include an update on NIST, open sessions of the VCAT Subcommittee 
on Public Safety Networks and the VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing, 
and presentations on the Subcommittee's recommendations for 
deliberation by the full Committee. Recommendations from the Public 
Safety Networks Subcommittee will cover the key architectural elements 
of a next generation wireless communication network. The Manufacturing 
Subcommittee's recommendations will address the structure and role of 
the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia, a proposed new public-
private partnership program. The Committee also will hold a wrap-up 
discussion including plans for future VCAT subcommittee activities and 
the 2011 VCAT Annual Report. 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.cfm.
    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 October 18, 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.cfm. 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 301-948-1936 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

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business Thursday, October 13, 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: September 20, 2011.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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