[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65145-65146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27389]


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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 open 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 Wednesday, February 6, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, and Thursday, February 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
Eastern Time.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, February 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 
11:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room, 
Administration Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland, 20899 with an option to participate via webinar. 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.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet on 
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
and Thursday, February 7, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern 
Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The VCAT is composed of 
not fewer than 9 members appointed by the NIST Director, eminent in 
such fields as business, research, new product development, 
engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and 
international relations. 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 
the future of neutron facilities at NIST. The Committee also will 
present its initial observations, findings, and recommendations for the 
2018 VCAT Annual Report. 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 Thursday, February 7, 2019, 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, January 28, 2019.

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    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, Thursday, January 
31, 2019. 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/. For participants attending via webinar, please 
contact Ms. Luce at 301-975-2661 for detailed instructions on how to 
join the webinar.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-27389 Filed 12-18-18; 8:45 am]
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