[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 188 (Thursday, September 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 50222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24129]
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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: October 23 and 24, 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 PCAST will meet in open session on
Monday, October 23, 1995, at approximately 9:00 AM on current
activities of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and
the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). This session will
end at approximately 12:00 Noon. The Committee will reconvene in open
session at approximately 1:30 PM to discuss science and technology
policies of national importance. This session will end at approximately
5:00 PM.
The Committee will meet again in open session on Tuesday, October
24, 1995, at approximately 9:00 AM, for a general discussion among
Committee members and other Executive Office staff about future PCAST
activities. This session will end at approximately 12:00 Noon.
Any of the morning or afternoon sessions may be interrupted for the
PCAST to gather at the White House to be introduced to the President
and/or Vice President of the United States.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding time, place,
and agenda, please call Gail S. Williams or Laurel Kayse, (202) 456-
6100, prior to 3:00 PM on Friday, October 20, 1995. Other questions may
be directed to Angela Phillips Diaz, Executive Secretary of PCAST, or
Gail S. Williams, (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 Hewlett-
Packard Company.
Dated: September 25, 1995.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Assistant Director for Budget and Administration, Office of Science and
Technology Policy.
[FR Doc. 95-24129 Filed 9-27-95; 8:45 am]
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