[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 4855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00756]


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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; correction.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
originally published a document announcing an upcoming meeting of the 
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) on 
January 3, 2017 (82 FR 92). The meeting time, dates, and details have 
been updated. The VCAT will now meet by webinar in an open session on 
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 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 by webinar on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted by webinar. Please note 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice 
for participation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100 
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1060, 
telephone number 301-975-2661. Mrs. Martinez'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, to include safety, and a 
discussion on future VCAT meeting topics and structure. NIST will also 
provide a brief update on the Administration and Congressional 
Landscape. 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.
    Members of the public can listen to the discussion by using a toll-
free call-in number. When you register by email to Mrs. Serena 
Martinez, [email protected], with your name, organization 
affiliated with (if any), and email address, the toll-free call-in 
information, including passcode, will be provided to you. Callers can 
expect to incur regular charges for calls they initiate over wireless 
lines, according to their wireless plan. The Committee will not refund 
any incurred charges. Callers will incur no charges for calls they 
initiate over land-line connections to the toll-free call-in number. 
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 by email to 
[email protected], no later than January 31, 2017 by 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. Approximately one-half hour 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, and those who had wished to speak but could not be 
accommodated on the agenda 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] .

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-00756 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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