[Federal Register: January 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 5)]
[Notices]               
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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: January 26, 1998. 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 Monday, 
January 26, 1998, at approximately 9:00 AM to discuss PCAST Panels, 
Federal Government initiatives, public understanding of science and 
technology, and the 1998 PCAST agenda setting. This session will end at 
approximately 5:00 PM.

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    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 Yolanda Comedy on 202-456-6100 or fax your 
requests/comments on 202-456-6026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For information regarding time, place, and 
agenda please call Yolanda Comedy, Consultant 202 456-6005 or Angela 
Phillips Diaz, PCAST Executive Secretary, 202 456-6100, prior to 3:00 
p.m. on Friday, January 23, 1998. 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: December 18, 1997.
Barbara Ann Ferguson,
Administrative Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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