[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1184]


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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 Wednesday, February 8, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern 
Standard Time and Thursday, February 9, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 
Eastern Standard Time. 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 Wednesday, February 8, 2012, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and Thursday, February 9, 2012, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 
Herbert Hoover Building, Room 4830, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230. 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: 

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 278.

    The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations 
regarding general policy for NIST, 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 discussion on NIST and VCAT priorities for 2012, an 
overview of the President's FY 2013 total budget request for Science 
and Technology, and an update on the National Science and Technology 
Council's Subcommittee on Standards. Presentations and discussions will 
also cover NIST and Advanced Manufacturing, the Federal Risk and 
Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), the National Cybersecurity 
Center of Excellence, and the National Strategy for Trusted Identities 
in Cyberspace National Program Office. The meeting will also include 
preparation and feedback sessions on observations, findings, and draft 
recommendations for 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 February 9, 2012, 
approximately one-half hour will be reserved in the morning 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) 216-0529 or 
electronically by email to [email protected].
    All visitors to the U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert C. Hoover 
Building site are required to pre-register to be admitted. Anyone 
wishing to attend this meeting must register by close of business 
Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in order to attend. Please submit your full 
name, time of arrival, email address, and phone number to Stephanie 
Shaw by close of business Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Non-U.S. citizens 
must also submit their country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, 
and address along with other data to be requested by Ms. Shaw. Ms. 
Shaw's email address is [email protected] and her phone number is 
(301) 975-2667. Please note that due to security policies in place at 
the Hoover building, visitors are strongly encouraged not to bring 
laptop computers unless they can also verify proof of ownership.

    Dated: January 17, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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