[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43657-43658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18434]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Meeting of the 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: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s 
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet 
on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain 
Time, and Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
Mountain Time. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 members 
appointed by the NIST Director, eminent in such fields as business, 
research, new

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product development, engineering, labor, education, management 
consulting, environment, and international relations.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m. Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie 
Laboratory Conference Room, Room 81-1A106, at NIST, 325 Broadway 
Street, Boulder, Colorado 80305. 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, 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 NIST's role 
in quantum science, technology transfer, and an update on public 
safety. The Committee also will review NIST's facilities plans and 
progress on ongoing renovation efforts. The agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the 
NIST website 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. Approximately one-half hour 
on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 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 website 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], by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, 
October 8, 2018.
    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 Emily Luce by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 
9, 2018. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please 
contact Ms. Luce. Ms. Luce'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 Ms. Luce at 301-975-2661 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-18434 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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