[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 245 (Tuesday, December 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79571-79572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32058]


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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 an open session on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 4, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 11:00 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 3, 2016, from 8:30 
a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 4, 2016, from 
8:30 a.m. to 11:00 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 updates from the Administration on current research 
priorities and NIST's role in addressing these areas. NIST workforce 
engagement and actions to improve the recruitment and retention of high 
quality staff will also be discussed. The Committee also will present 
its initial observations, findings, and recommendations for the 2015 
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 4, 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, Wednesday, 
January 27, 2016. 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. For 
participants attending in person, please note that federal agencies, 
including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or 
identification card for access to federal facilities if such license or 
identification card is issued by a state that is compliant with the 
REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that has an 
extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of 
federal-issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's 
license. For detailed information please contact Ms. Shaw at 301-975-
2667 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Richard R. Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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