[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 48658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24584]
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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: September 29, 1997. The White House Conference
Center, Truman Room, Third Floor, 726 Jackson Place, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20500.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Proposed Schedule and Agenda: The PCAST will meet in an open
session at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 1997. The meeting will
focus on the full report by the Energy Panel, updates from the
Biodiversity and Education Panels, Industry Partnerships Update,
International Science and Technology Cooperation/Technology
Commercialization, U.S./Japan Science and Technology Relationship,
National Alliance of Business, and the NSF-Department of Energy Working
Group Report on Math and Science Education. This session will end at
approximately 5:00 p.m.
Public Comments: There will be a time allocated for the public to
speak on any of the above agenda items. We request that you send to us
the topic that you would like to discuss at the PCAST meeting, or you
can send your comments in writing five (5) days in advance of the
meeting. Please notify Cheryl Hill on (202) 456-6100 or fax your
request/comments on (202) 456-6026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information regarding time, place, and agenda, please call Cheryl
Hill at (202) 456-6100 prior to 3:00 p.m on Friday, September 26, 1997.
Other questions may be directed to Angela Phillips Diaz, or Yolanda
Comedy at (202) 446-6100. 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 on November 23, 1993, by
Executive Order 12882, as amended, and continued through September 30,
1997, by Executive Order 12974. 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 Hewlett-
Packard Company.
Dated: September 9, 1997.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration, Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 97-24584 Filed 9-12-97; 10:47 am]
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