Notice2026-03586
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
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Published
February 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
Abstract
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet on Friday, March 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8829-8830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03586]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee) will meet
on Friday, March 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
DATES: The VCAT will meet on Friday, March 27, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a virtual meeting via a virtual meeting
platform. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Shaw, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau
Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1060, telephone
number 240-446-6000. Ms. Shaw's email address is
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5868190859d949b9c90db869d9482b59b9c8681db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4a393e2f3a222b24232f6439222b3d0a2423393e642d253c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the VCAT will
meet on the dates and at the times given in the DATES section. The
meeting will be open to the public. The VCAT is composed of not fewer
than nine members appointed by the NIST Director and selected to
provide representation of a cross-section of the traditional and
emerging United States industries. The primary purpose of this meeting
is for the VCAT to review and make recommendations regarding general
policy for NIST, 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 update on major
programs at NIST, strategic priorities, and budget. The Committee will
also work on its initial observations, findings, and recommendations
for the 2025 VCAT Annual Report. The agenda is subject to change if
needed to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be
posted on the NIST website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes">https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes</a>.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to
offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's business are
invited to request a place on the agenda by no later
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than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, March 13, 2026, by contacting
Stephanie Shaw at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#65161100150d040b0c004b160d0412250b0c16114b020a13"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7e0d0a1b0e161f10171b500d161f093e10170d0a50191108">[email protected]</span></a>. Approximately one-half hour
will be reserved for public comments, and speaking times will be
assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. The amount of time per
speaker will be determined by the number of requests received but is
likely to be about 3 minutes each. The exact time and date for public
comments will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on
the NIST website at <a href="https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes">https://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda-minutes</a>.
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 Stephanie Shaw at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5d6d1c0d5cdc4cbccc08bd6cdc4d2e5cbccd6d18bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8efdfaebfee6efe0e7eba0fde6eff9cee0e7fdfaa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>.
All participants, including NIST staff, will be attending via a
virtual meeting platform and must contact Ms. Shaw at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#02717667726a636c6b672c716a6375426c6b71762c656d74"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="512225342139303f38347f22393026113f3822257f363e27">[email protected]</span></a> by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, March 16,
2026, for detailed instructions on how to join the meeting via a
virtual meeting platform.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
Alicia Chambers,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2026-03586 Filed 2-23-26; 8:45 am]
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