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life or the environment, or require

substantial change in policy.

What Is the Level of Technical Expertise

in the Target Audience?

The target audience will include

senior federal science and engineering

staff who have substantial technological

expertise, and policy makers.

Eligibility Requirements and Selection

Criteria

To be selected as an exhibitor, each

applicant must meet the following

eligibility requirements and selection

criteria:

A. Eligibility Requirements

1. Participation in the Center is open

to private sector parties, as well as to

Federal, State and local government

agencies, subject to successful

completion of a thorough vetting

process for each candidate (to review

possible conflict of interest and other

relevant issues).

2. An important purpose of the Center

is to provide a permanent venue for the

demonstration of state-of-the-art (and

beyond) technology from the high tech

community nationwide. Such

technologies should be expected to

make a meaningful or significant impact

on commerce, the environment, and the

U.S. economy and standard of living, as

well as contribute to U.S.

competitiveness and encourage future

development.

3. Any technology to be demonstrated

at the Center must comply with

applicable Federal laws and regulations

and Department of Commerce

requirements.

4. The Center will not be used for

sales of merchandise, solicitations,

orders or for the advertisement of

specific products or services.

B. Selection Process

1. The applicant submits detailed

information to address the Center’s

selection criteria of technological

innovation and potential market impact.

2. If the information submitted is

determined to have high merit,

Technology Administration may seek

additional information—either in

written or oral format—or request an inperson review of the technology.

3. If TA determines, based on all of

the information received, that the

technology has high merit, final

selection processing will proceed.

C. Selection Criteria

In assessing prospective technological

advances for possible demonstration,

the following criteria will be used:

Technical Innovation (40%). TA will

assess the proposed achievement or

technical innovation from the following

perspectives.

What is the achievement or

innovation and what makes it

extraordinary?

How does the proposed

demonstration constitute an

advancement beyond the current stateof-the-art in a particular technology or

field?

What is the competitive landscape

today (i.e., what is the current state-ofthe-art in this technical area) and how

does this innovation surpass current

and developing technologies?

Does the proposed demonstration

show promise for encouraging future

development in this and other fields?

Market Impact (40%). In this section,

TA will assess how the proposed

achievement or innovation might

generate national economic benefit from

the following perspectives.

What is the potential commercial use

of this achievement or innovation?

Who are the potential users and how

will this achievement or innovation

affect American competitiveness?

What might be its economic impact—

job creation, new markets, new product

development, increased imports,

reduced reliance on non-renewable

resources, affect on quality of life and

the environment? How will the

existence of this technology affect other

markets? Will it require policy change?

How will the Exhibitor bring this

technology into the market place?

To what extent can lessons learned in

the development of this achievement or

innovation serve as role models?

Portfolio Balance (20%). TA will

assess how the Exhibitor’s proposed

demonstration might stimulate future

developments in its or other fields, and

broader policy debates.

How will the proposed demonstration

contribute to the impact of the suite of

demonstrations?

Is there a grouping of exhibits that

might frame an emerging policy debate?

Are all technologies and all sectors of

the American R&D enterprise being

fairly represented?

This program involves a collection of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA). TA is currently

seeking approval for this collection from

the Office of Management and Budget.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond to

nor shall a person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the PRA unless that

collection of information displays a

current valid OMB control number.

The information collected will be

used by TA to assess applicants against

the above stated criteria. It is estimated

that the annual public burden for the

collection will average 1 hour per

response, with approximately 100

responses submitted each year. This

estimate includes the time for reviewing

the instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding this burden

estimate or any aspect of this collection

of information, including suggestions

for reducing this burden, to the Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC, 20503 (Attention: TA

Desk Officer).

Dr. Cheryl L. Shavers,

Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Number: Defense

Systems Management College (DSMC)

Information Technology Study; OMB

Number 0704—[To Be Determined].

Type of Request: New Collection.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Responses per Respondent: 1.

Annual Responses: 1,000.

Average Burden per Response: 2.5

hours.

Annual Burden Hours: 2,500.

Needs and Uses: The collection of

information is needed to characterize

the personality characteristics,

behaviors, and workplace climate needs

common among Information

Technology specialists. The results from

the analysis of these data will be used

to determine the management practices

most effective for working with these

specialists and to develop management

curricula based upon these findings.

Respondents are information technology

professionals from approximately 300

companies within the U.S. The goal of

this effort is to use this information to

form the basis for a new Software Best

Management Practices, to be

encapsulated into the Defense Systems

Management College curriculum, as

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well as that of the Defense University’s

Chief of Information Officers and

civilian programs.

Affected Public: Business or Other

For-Profit; Non-For-Profit Institutions.

Frequency: On Occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Edwad C.

Springer.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent jto

Mr. Springer at the Office of

Management and Budget, Desk Officer

for DoD, Room 10236, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. Robert

Cushing.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Cushing, WHS/DIOR,

1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite

1204, Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: October 17, 2000.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Defense Intelligence Agency, Science

and Technology Advisory Board

Closed Panel Meeting

AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency,

Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

Subsection (d) of Section 10 of Public

Law 92–463, As amended by Section 5

of Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby

given that a closed meeting Of the DIA

Science and Technology Advisory board

has been scheduled as follows:

DATES: November 2000 (0800 to 1600).

ADDRESSES: The Defense Intelligence

Agency, 3100 Clarendon Blvd,

Arlington, VA 22201–5300.

DATES: November 2, 2000 (0800 to

1600).

ADDRESSES: The Defense Intelligence

Agency, 200 MacDill Blvd, Washington,

DC 20340.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Victoria J. Prescott, Director/Executive

Secretary, DIA Science and Technology

Advisory board, Washington, DC

20340–1328 (202) 231–4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire

meeting is devoted to the discussion of

classified information as defined in

Section 552b(c)(1), Title 5 of the U.S.

Code, and therefore will be closed to the

public. The Board will receive briefings

on and discuss several current critical

intelligence issues and advise the

Director, DIA, on related scientific and

technical matters.

Dated: October 18, 2000.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Advisory Group on Electron

Devices, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Wednesday, November 29, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Eliot Cohen, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E to the Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency and the Military Departments in

planning and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The AGED meeting will be limited to

review of research and development

programs which the Military

Department proposes to initiate with

industry, universities or in their

laboratories. The agenda for this

meeting will include programs on

Radiation Hardened Devices,

Microwave Tubes Displays and Lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended, (5

U.S.C. App. § 10(d) (1994)), it had been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. § 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that

accordingly, this meeting will be closed

to the public.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Defense of Defense.

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary of Defense

Meeting of the DOD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices

AGENCY: Advisory Group on Electron

Devices, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Working Group C (ElectroOptics) of the DoD Advisory Group on

Electron Devices (AGED) announces a

closed session meeting. The

announcement of the meeting is being

published in less than the 15-day

requirement by law because of

scheduling conflicts.

DATES: The meeting will be held at

0900, Wednesday, November 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

Palisades Institute for Research

Services, 1745 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elise Rabin, AGED Secretariat, 1745

Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Square

Four, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia

22202.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

mission of the Advisory Group is to

provide advice to the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and

Technology, to the Director of Defense

Research and Engineering (DDR&E), and

through the DDR&E to the Director,

Defense Advanced Research Projects

Agency and the Military Departments in

planning and managing an effective and

economical research and development

program in the area of electron devices.

The Working Group C meeting will be

limited to review of research and

development programs which the

Military Departments propose to initiate

with industry, universities or in their

laboratories. This opto-electronic device

area includes such programs as imaging

device, infrared detectors and lasers.

The review will include details of

classified defense programs throughout.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

Pub. L. No. 92–463, as amended, (5

U.S.C. App. § 10(d) (1994)), it has been

determined that this Advisory Group

meeting concerns matters listed in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) (1994), and that