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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Advanced Technology Program
Advisory Committee
National Institute of Standards
and Technology, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed
meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the
Advanced Technology Program
Advisory Committee, National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST)
will meet Tuesday, January 30, 2007
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Advanced
Technology Program Advisory
Committee is composed of ten members
appointed by the Director of NIST; who
are eminent in such fields as business,
research, new product development,
engineering, education, and
management consulting. The purpose of
this meeting is to review and make
recommendations regarding general
policy for the Advanced Technology
Program (ATP), 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 ATP Update, presentations on
‘‘Public-Private Partnerships’’, ‘‘The
Network-Centric Innovation Imperative:
How Manufacturers Work with Their
Suppliers to Develop New Products’’
and ‘‘Benchmarking Regional
Innovation Capacity: A Regional
Innovation Index.’’ A discussion
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end
at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, 2007, on
ATP budget issues will be closed.
Agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business.
DATES: The meeting will convene
Tuesday, January 30, at 9 a.m. and will
adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday,
January 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology, Administration Building,
Employees’ Lounge, Gaithersburg,
Maryland 20899. 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 Donna Paul no later
than Friday, January 26, and she will
provide you with instructions for
admittance. Ms. Paul’s e-mail address is
donna.paul@nist.gov and her phone
number is 301/975–2162.
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Donna Paul, National Institute of
Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4700,
telephone number (301) 975–2162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
agenda will include presentations on
Geographic Information System
Approach for Identifying Emerging
Technology Regions, U.S.
Manufacturing Competitiveness in the
Global Economy and Collaborations in
ATP Projects. A discussion scheduled to
begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m.
on January 30, 2007, on ATP budget
issues will be closed. Agenda may
change to accommodate Committee
business. The Assistant Secretary for
Administration, with the concurrence of
the General Counsel, formally
determined on January 9, 2007, that
portions of the meeting of the Advanced
Technology Program Advisory
Committee which involve discussion of
proposed funding of the Advanced
Technology Program may be closed in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B),
because that portion will divulge
matters the premature disclosure of
which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of proposed
agency actions.
Dated: January 10, 2007.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
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Availability of Seats for the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council
National Marine Sanctuary
Program (NMSP), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice and request for
applications.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS or
sanctuary) is seeking applicants for the
following vacant seats on its Sanctuary
Advisory Council (council): At-Large
(two seats), Agriculture, Business/
Industry, Commercial Fishing,
Recreational Fishing, Recreation,
Research, and Conservation. Applicants
are chosen based upon their particular
expertise and experience in relation to
the seat for which they are applying;
community and professional affiliations;
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philosophy regarding the protection and
management of marine resources; and
possibly the length of residence in the
area affected by the sanctuary.
Applicants who are chosen as members
should expect to serve 3-year terms,
pursuant to the council’s Charter.
DATES: Applications are due by
February 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Application kits may be
obtained from Paul Chetirkin at the
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary, 299 Foam Street, Monterey,
California 93940. Completed
applications should be sent to the same
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
Chetirkin at (831) 647–4210, or
Paul.Chetirkin@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MBNMS Advisory Council was
established in March 1994 to assure
continued public participation in the
management of the Sanctuary. Since its
establishment, the Advisory Council has
played a vital role in decisions affecting
the Sanctuary along the central
California coast.
The Advisory Council’s twenty voting
members represent a variety of local
user groups, as well as the general
public, plus seven local, State and
Federal governmental jurisdictions. In
addition, the respective managers or
superintendents for the four California
National Marine Sanctuaries (Channel
Islands National Marine Sanctuary,
Cordell Bank National Marine
Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones
National Marine Sanctuary and the
Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuary) and the Elkhorn Slough
National Estuarine Research Reserve sit
as non-voting members.
Four working groups support the
Advisory Council: The Research
Activity Panel (‘‘RAP’’) chaired by the
Research Representative, the Sanctuary
Education Panel (‘‘SEP’’) chaired by the
Education Representative, the
Conservation Working Group (‘‘CWG’’)
chaired by the Conservation
Representative, and the Business and
Tourism Activity Panel (‘‘BTAP’’)
chaired by the Business/Industry
Representative, each dealing with
matters concerning research, education,
conservation and human use. The
working groups are composed of experts
from the appropriate fields of interest
and meet monthly, or bi-monthly,
serving as invaluable advisors to the
Advisory Council and the Sanctuary
Superintendent.
The Advisory Council represents the
coordination link between the
Sanctuary and the State and Federal
management agencies, user groups,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Advanced Technology Program Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
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 Advanced Technology Program Advisory
Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will
meet Tuesday, January 30, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Advanced
Technology Program Advisory Committee is composed of ten members
appointed by the Director of NIST; who are eminent in such fields as
business, research, new product development, engineering, education,
and management consulting. The purpose of this meeting is to review and
make recommendations regarding general policy for the Advanced
Technology Program (ATP), 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 ATP
Update, presentations on ``Public-Private Partnerships'', ``The
Network-Centric Innovation Imperative: How Manufacturers Work with
Their Suppliers to Develop New Products'' and ``Benchmarking Regional
Innovation Capacity: A Regional Innovation Index.'' A discussion
scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on January 30,
2007, on ATP budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to
accommodate Committee business.
DATES: The meeting will convene Tuesday, January 30, at 9 a.m. and will
adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Employees' Lounge,
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 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 Donna Paul no later than Friday, January 26, and she will
provide you with instructions for admittance. Ms. Paul's e-mail address
is donna.paul@nist.gov and her phone number is 301/975-2162.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Paul, National Institute of
Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4700, telephone
number (301) 975-2162.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agenda will include presentations on
Geographic Information System Approach for Identifying Emerging
Technology Regions, U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness in the Global
Economy and Collaborations in ATP Projects. A discussion scheduled to
begin at 1 p.m. and to end at 3:30 p.m. on January 30, 2007, on ATP
budget issues will be closed. Agenda may change to accommodate
Committee business. The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with
the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on January
9, 2007, that portions of the meeting of the Advanced Technology
Program Advisory Committee which involve discussion of proposed funding
of the Advanced Technology Program may be closed in accordance with 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), because that portion will divulge matters the
premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly
frustrate implementation of proposed agency actions.
Dated: January 10, 2007.
James E. Hill,
Acting Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. E7-468 Filed 1-12-07; 8:45 am]
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