[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32718-32719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15382]
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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 the Committee.
Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
DATES AND PLACE: July 11 and 12, 1995. The White House Conference
Center, Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC
20500.
TYPE OF MEETING: Open.
PROPOSED SCHEDULE AND AGENDA: The President's Committee of Advisors on
Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet in open session on Tuesday,
July 11, 1995, at approximately 9 a.m. to be briefed on the findings
and recommendations of the PCAST Review [[Page 32719]] of the
Department of Energy Magnetic Fusion Energy Program. The Committee will
also discuss various aspects of Federal science and technology
policies. This session will end at approximately 12 Noon. The Committee
will reconvene in open session at approximately 1:30 p.m., to discuss
issues related to the health of the Unites States research university
system. This session will end at approximately 4 p.m. 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 Wednesday, July
12, at approximately 9 a.m. to discuss various components of the
Committee's work plan. However, this session may be delayed until
approximately 10:15 a.m. 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 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 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.
Dated: June 19, 1995.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Administrative Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-15382 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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