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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-468]

[[Page 1705]]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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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, January 30, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Advanced 
Technology Program Advisory Committee is composed of ten 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 
Update, presentations on ``Public-Private Partnerships'', ``The 
Network-Centric Innovation Imperative: How Manufacturers Work with 
Their Suppliers to Develop New Products'' and ``Benchmarking Regional 
Innovation Capacity: A Regional Innovation Index.'' A discussion 
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, 
2007, on ATP budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to 
accommodate Committee business.

DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, January 30, at 9 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Employees' Lounge, 
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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, email address and phone 
number to Donna Paul no later than Friday, January 26, and she will 
provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Paul's e-mail address 
is [email protected] and her phone number is 301/975-2162.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Paul, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4700, telephone 
number (301) 975-2162.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will include presentations on 
Geographic Information System Approach for Identifying Emerging 
Technology Regions, U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness in the Global 
Economy and Collaborations in ATP Projects. A discussion scheduled to 
begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, 2007, on ATP 
budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to accommodate 
Committee business. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with 
the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on January 
9, 2007, 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: January 10, 2007.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7-468 Filed 1-12-07; 8:45 am]
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