[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52871-52872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21470]


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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 Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 
and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 
p.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 Tuesday, 
October 29, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and 
Wednesday, October 30, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.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 primary 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 an update from the Technology 
Transfer Subcommittee, NIST strategic planning, and discussion of items 
surrounding standards and other emerging issues. 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 business are 
invited to request a place on the agenda. 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 
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].
    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 Stephanie Shaw by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, 
October 22, 2019. Non-U.S. citizens must submit

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additional information; please contact Ms. Shaw. Ms. Shaw's email 
address is [email protected] and her phone number is 301-975-
2667. 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. Shaw at 301-975-
2667 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. For 
participants attending via webinar, please contact Ms. Shaw at 301-975-
2667 or [email protected] for detailed instructions on how to 
join the webinar by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, October 28, 2019.

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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