[Federal Register: November 17, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology; Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.,
notice is hereby given that the Technology Innovation Program Advisory
Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will meet
Tuesday, December 8, 2009, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The Technology
Innovation Program (TIP) Advisory Board is composed of ten members
appointed by the Director of NIST who are eminent in such fields as
business, research, science and technology, engineering, education, and
management consulting. The purpose of this meeting is to review and
make recommendations regarding general policy for the Technology
Innovation Program, its organization, its budget,
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and its programs within the framework of applicable national policies
as set forth by the President and the Congress. The agenda will include
a TIP update, a discussion of state and regional partnerships, and a
presentation on program evaluation at TIP. The agenda may change to
accommodate Board business.
DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.
and will adjourn at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Employees' Lounge,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. Please note admittance instructions under
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rene Cesaro, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4700, telephone
number (301) 975-2162. Rene's e-mail address is rene.cesaro@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will include a TIP update, a
discussion of state and regional partnerships, and a presentation on
program evaluation at TIP. The agenda may change to accommodate Board
business. The final agenda will be posted on the TIP Web site at:
http://www.nist.gov/tip/.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's affairs are
invited to request a place on the agenda. On December 8, 2009,
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 three minutes each. 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 in person are invited to submit written statements to the TIP
Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100
Bureau Drive, MS 4700, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-8610, via fax at
(301) 975-4032, or electronically by e-mail to
(lorel.wisniewski@nist.gov).
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 Rene Cesaro no later
than Wednesday, December 1, and she will provide you with instructions
for admittance. Ms. Cesaro's e-mail address is rene.cesaro@nist.gov and
her phone number is (301) 975-2162.
Dated: November 12, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Director.
[FR Doc. E9-27556 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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