[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 44565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20374]


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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 partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or 
Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will 
meet Monday, October 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
and Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.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 Monday, October 23, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The portion of the meeting that is closed to 
the public will take place on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 10:30 a.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: 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. In addition, 
the meeting will include presentations and discussions on priorities 
for the NIST Laboratory Programs over the next decade. The Committee 
will also be briefed on plans to improve research services and support. 
During a closed session on October 24, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 
a.m., the VCAT will discuss NIST's security posture, including recent 
incidents and planned improvements. 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 Monday, October 23, 
approximately one-half hour in the afternoon 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, Friday, 
October 13, 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 (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 Mrs. Martinez at 301-
975-2661 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-20374 Filed 9-22-17; 8:45 am]
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