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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Institute of Standards and Technology

# AGENCY:

National Institute of Standards and Technology,Department of Commerce.

# ACTION:

Notice of partially closed meeting.

# SUMMARY:

                        Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet Tuesday, November 30, 2004 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee is composed of nine members appointed by the Director of NIST; who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, education, and management consulting. The purpose of this meeting is to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP), 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 ATP and competition update, ATP/Offsite Comments, Funding Gaps: A Perspective from Partners and an open discussion. A discussion scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3 p.m. on November 30, 2004, on ATP budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. All visitors to the National Institute of Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, e-mail address and phone number to Carolyn Peters no later than Tuesday, November 23, 2004, and she will provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Peters's e-mail address is                         *carolyn.peters@nist.gov*                         and her phone number is (301) 975-5607.                    

# DATES:

The meeting will convene Tuesday, November 30, 2004, at 8 a.m. and will adjourn at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

# ADDRESSES:

                        The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room B, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under                         **SUMMARY**                         paragraph.                    

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn J. Peters, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1000, telephone number (301) 975-5607.

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on December 24, 2003, that portions of the meeting of the Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee which involve discussion of proposed funding of the Advanced Technology Program may be closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), because that portion will divulge matters the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions.

Dated: November 4, 2004.

Hratch G. Semerjian,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 04-24942 Filed 11-8-04; 8:45 am]

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