[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2397-2398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00658]


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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 in open session on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:45 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 5, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m. Eastern 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 Wednesday, February 4, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, 
Administration Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 1060, 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 for the VCAT 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 and presentations and discussions 
on safety at NIST, NIST's activities related to the Hollings 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program and the Baldrige 
Performance Excellence Program and NIST's role in international 
standards. The Committee also will present its initial observations, 
findings, and recommendations for the 2014 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 Thursday February 5, 
approximately one-half hour in the morning 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 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,

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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, Wednesday, 
January 28, 2015. 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 federally-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/.

    Dated: January 8, 2015.
Willie E. May,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-00658 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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