[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 168 (Wednesday, September 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 42565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16828]


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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: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will hold 
an open in-person meeting on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 9:00 
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time with a virtual option for VCAT members 
only to ensure the ability to meet quorum.

DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, and Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 9:00 
a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Cybersecurity 
Center of Excellence, 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, Maryland 
20850 with an option to participate via Zoom for VCAT members only. 
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 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq., notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet on the dates and 
at the times given in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to 
the public. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than nine members 
appointed by the NIST Director and selected to provide representation 
of a cross-section of the traditional and emerging United States 
industries. 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 and 
initiatives at NIST, changes within the organization, and the budget. 
The agenda is subject to change if needed to accommodate Committee 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website at 
https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes.
    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 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 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 
https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes. 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 Stephanie 
Shaw at [email protected].
    All visitors, including NIST staff, to attend the NIST site are 
required to pre-register to be admitted. Limited space is available on 
a first-come, first-served basis for anyone who wishes to attend in 
person. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address, and 
phone number to Stephanie Shaw, [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Non-U.S. citizens must submit 
additional information; please contact Ms. Shaw at 
[email protected]. 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 visit: 
http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2025-16828 Filed 9-2-25; 8:45 am]
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