[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55430-55431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22050]


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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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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Visiting Committee on Advanced 
Technology (VCAT or Committee), National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), will meet in open session on Tuesday, October 7, 
2014, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, October 
8, 2014, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time. The VCAT is 
composed of fifteen members appointed by the NIST Director 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 7, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. 
to 6:30 p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, October 8, 2014, from 8:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 81, Room 1A116, at the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, Colorado, 
80305-3328. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, NIST, 100 Bureau 
Drive, 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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.

    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 followed by presentations reviewing safety trends at 
NIST, continued discussions around NIST's disaster resilience efforts, 
and presentations on NIST's recruitment and retention of scientific and 
technical staff. The meeting also will include discussions of NIST's 
approach to advanced communications research. 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 Wednesday, October 8, 
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 VCAT, NIST, 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 NIST site are required to pre-register to be 
admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and 
phone number to Stephanie Shaw by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, 
September 29, 2014. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional 
information; please contact Ms. Shaw. Ms. Shaw's email address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is 301-975-2667. Also, 
please note that under the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), 
federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued 
driver's license or identification card for access to federal 
facilities if issued by states that are REAL ID compliant or have an 
extension. NIST also currently accepts other forms of federal-issued 
identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed 
information please contact Ms. Shaw or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/


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    Dated: September 8, 2014.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-22050 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
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