[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 89371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28550]


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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 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. 
to 6 p.m. eastern time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting via a virtual meeting 
platform. 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 240-446-6000. 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. ch. 10.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. ch. 10, notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet on 
Wednesday, February 14, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 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. 
The VCAT Subcommittee on U.S. International Standards Development 
Activity will present their recommendations to the full Committee. The 
Committee will also present its initial observations, findings, and 
recommendations for the 2023 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 business are 
invited to request a place on the agenda by no later than 5 p.m. 
eastern time, Thursday, February 1, 2024 by contacting Stephanie Shaw 
at [email protected]. Approximately one-half hour will be 
reserved for public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a 
first-come, first-served 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 and date 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 or via webinar are invited to submit written statements to 
Stephanie Shaw at [email protected].
    All participants will be attending via a virtual meeting platform 
and must contact Ms. Shaw at [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. 
eastern time, Thursday, February 1, 2024, for detailed instructions on 
how to join the meeting via a virtual meeting platform.

Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2023-28550 Filed 12-26-23; 8:45 am]
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