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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 open meeting.

# SUMMARY:

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)'s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

# DATES:

The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

# ADDRESSES:

                        The meeting will be a virtual meeting via webinar. 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 240-298-4654. Ms. Shaw's email address is                         *stephanie.shaw@nist.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

                    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public. The VCAT is composed of not fewer than 9 members appointed by the NIST Director, eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. 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 legislation and policy affecting the NIST mission. It will also include updates on the NIST programs and safety, as well as an update on ongoing actions to implement NIST's Strategic Plan. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST website 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 business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately one-half hour will be reserved 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 website 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 via webinar are invited to submit written statements to Stephanie Shaw at                     *stephanie.shaw@nist.gov.*

                    All participants will be attending via webinar and must contact Ms. Shaw at                     *stephanie.shaw@nist.gov*                     by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 for detailed instructions on how to join the webinar.                

*Authority:*15 U.S.C. 278, as amended, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App.                

Alicia Chambers,

NIST Executive Secretariat.

[FR Doc. 2021-19482 Filed 9-8-21; 8:45 am]

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