[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 32733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12293]


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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 Tuesday, June 7, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 8, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 
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 7, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 8, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.

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 major programs at NIST and 
presentations and discussions on safety at NIST. There will be 
presentations and discussion about how NIST achieves balance between 
core intramural research and extramural and convening activities in its 
Laboratory Programs. NIST's role in the Administration's National 
Strategic Computing Initiative will also be discussed. 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 8, 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, May 
31, 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/ .

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-12293 Filed 5-20-16; 11:15 am]
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