[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 10835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4856]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, DOC.

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 National Institute of Standards and 
Technology Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology will meet on 
Tuesday, March 14, 1995, from 10:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on 
Wednesday, March 15, 1995, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology is composed of nine members appointed 
by the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product 
development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, 
environment, and international relations. The purpose of this meeting 
is to review and make recommendations regarding general policy for the 
Institute, its organization, its budget, and its programs within the 
framework of applicable national policies as set forth by the President 
and the Congress. On Tuesday, March 14, 1995, presentations will be 
given on the Board on Assessment of NIST Programs' annual report; the 
Applied Technology Program focus report on Materials Processing for 
Heavy Manufacturing; the National Quality Award's pilot programs in 
healthcare and education; and national and international standards. A 
discussion on the Institute's budget, including funding of the Applied 
Technology Program and staffing of management positions at NIST, 
scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. and to end at 11:45 a.m. on March 14, 
1995, will be closed. On Wednesday, March 15, 1995, the committee 
members will tour the molecular measurement laboratory.

DATES: The meeting will convene March 14, 1995, at 8:30 a.m. and will 
adjourn at 10:00 a.m. on March 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Lecture Room A, Administration 
Building, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, 
Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris E. Kuyatt, Visiting Committee 
Executive Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, telephone number (301) 975-6090.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, 
with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on 
February 7, 1995, that portions of the meeting of the Visiting 
Committee on Advanced Technology which involve examination and 
discussion of the budget for the Institute may be closed in accordance 
with Section 552(b)(9)(B) of Title 5, United States Code, since the 
meeting is likely to disclose financial information that may be 
privileged or confidential.

    Dated: February 22, 1995.
Samuel Kramer,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 95-4856 Filed 2-27-95; 8:45 am]
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