[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23772-23773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09973]


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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 Tuesday, June 9, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 
p.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 Tuesday, June 9, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 10, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:15 p.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.

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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: 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 updates on NIST activities and a 
review of NIST's bioscience and information technology research along 
with external presentations on the future direction and trends of these 
technical areas. 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, June 10, 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, 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, Tuesday, June 
2, 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/.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 278 and the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.

Richard R. Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-09973 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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