[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22647-22648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09997]


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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 13, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 14, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 
members appointed by the NIST Director, a majority of whom 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 13, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 14, 2017 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: 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, as amended, 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, as well as 
presentations and discussions on safety and security at NIST. It will 
also include an update on three preparatory working groups; the 
Preparatory Work Group on Trade, the Preparatory Work Group on 
Innovation and Competitiveness through Fundamental Measurement Research 
and Development, and the Preparatory Work Group on Communications. The 
agenda will also include discussion on how NIST can prioritize its 
measurement science research and development efforts to maximize 
current impact and ensure continued impact in the years to come. 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 14, 
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 Serena Martinez by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, 
June 6, 2017. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; 
please contact Mrs. Martinez. Mrs. Martinez's email address is 
[email protected] and her phone number is 301-975-2661. 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 (P.L. 109-13), or by a state that

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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 Mrs. Martinez 
at 301-975-2661 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2017-09997 Filed 5-16-17; 8:45 am]
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