[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 47 (Friday, March 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13190-13191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6000]



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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and 
Technology

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and summary agenda for a 
meeting of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and 
Technology (PCAST), and describes the functions of [[Page 13191]] the 
Committee. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND PLACE: March 27 and 28, 1995. The White House Conference 
Center, Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson Place NW, Washington, DC 
20500.

TYPE OF MEETING: Open, with one closed session.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The President's Committee of Advisors on 
Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet in open session on Monday, 
March 27, 1995, at approximately 9:00 AM to be briefed on current 
activities of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and of 
the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). This session will 
end at approximately 12:00 Noon. The Committee will reconvene in closed 
session at approximately 1:30 PM to discuss various aspects of 
cooperative efforts between the United States and the Russian 
Federation to control and account for fissile materials. This session 
will last approximately 60 minutes, and will be closed to the public, 
pursuant to Title 5, U.S. Code, Section 552b(c)(1). The Committee will 
convene in open session at approximately 2:30 PM, to discuss various 
components of the Committee's work plan. This session will end at 
approximately 6:00 PM. Either of the morning or afternoon sessions may 
be interrupted for the PCAST to gather at the White House to be 
introduced to the President of the United States.
    The Committee will meet again in open session on Tuesday, March 28, 
at approximately 9:00 AM to discuss several activities of the National 
Science and Technology Council. This session will end at approximately 
12:00 Noon, and may be interrupted for the PCAST to gather at the White 
House to be introduced to the President of the United States.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information regarding time, place, and 
agenda please call Laurel Kayse or Mike Kowalok, (202) 456-6100, prior 
to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 24, 1995. Other questions may be directed 
to Angela Phillips Diaz, Executive Secretary of PCAST, or Mike Kowalok, 
(202) 456-6100. Please note that public seating for this meeting is 
limited, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Committee of Advisors on 
Science and Technology was established by Executive Order 12882, as 
amended, on November 23, 1993. The purpose of PCAST is to advise the 
President on matters of national importance that have significant 
science and technology content, and to assist the President's National 
Science and Technology Council in securing private sector participation 
in its activities. The Committee members are distinguished individuals 
appointed by the President from non-Federal sectors. The PCAST is co-
chaired by John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and 
Technology, and by John Young, former President and CEO of the Hewlett-
Packard Company.

    March 7, 1995.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Administrative Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-6000 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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