[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 2 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-31597]
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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 Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or
Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will
meet in open session on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 7, 2013, from 8:30 a.m.
to 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The VCAT is composed of fifteen members
appointed by the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new
product development, engineering, labor, education, management
consulting, environment, and international relations.
DATES: The VCAT will meet on Wednesday, February 6, 2013, from 11:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Thursday, February 7, 2013, from
8:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Portrait Room,
Administration Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg,
Maryland, 20899. 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
stephanie.shaw@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 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 NIST followed by presentations and
discussions on the Administration's priorities for 2013 in science and
technology and in manufacturing, NIST's safety metrics, and NIST's
activities related to the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and the
Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. The VCAT Subcommittee on
Safety will review its recommendations for deliberation by the
Committee. The meeting will also include presentations and discussions
on the VCAT agenda for 2013 and initial observations, findings, and
recommendations for the 2012 VCAT Annual Report. The agenda may change
to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on
the NIST Web site 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. On February 7, approximately
one-half hour will be reserved in the morning 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 Web site 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 gail.ehrlich@nist.gov.
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, Thursday,
January 31, 2013. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their country of
citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Ms. Shaw's email
address is stephanie.shaw@nist.gov and her phone number is 301-975-
2667.
Dated: December 28, 2012.
Willie E. May,
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012-31597 Filed 1-2-13; 8:45 am]
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