[Federal Register: January 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 9)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Technical Information Service

 
NTIS Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Technical Information Service, Technology 
Administration, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 
2, notice is hereby given that the National Technical Information 
Service Advisory Board (the ``Board'') will meet on Wednesday, February 
3, 1999, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 
session from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., will be closed to the public.
    The Board was established under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 
3704b(c), and was Chartered on September 15, 1989. The Board is 
composed of five members appointed by the Secretary of Commerce who are 
eminent in such fields as information resources management, information 
technology, and library and

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information services. The purpose of the meeting is to review and make 
recommendations regarding general policies and operations of NTIS, 
including policies in connection with fees and charges for its 
services. The agenda will include a progress report on NTIS activities, 
an update on the progress of FedWorld, and a discussion of NTIS' long 
range plans. The closed session discussion is scheduled to begin at 9 
a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m. on February 3, 1999. The session will be 
closed because premature disclosure of the information to be discussed 
would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of NTIS' 
business plans.

DATES: The meeting will convene on February 3, 1999, at 9 a.m. and 
adjourn at 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Room 2029 Sills Building, 
National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, 
Springfield, Virginia 22161.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will be open to public participation 
from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on February 3, 1999. Approximately thirty minutes 
will be set aside on February 3, 1999, for comments or questions from 
the public. Seats will be available for the public and for the media on 
a first-come, first-served basis. Any member of the public may submit 
written comments concerning the Board's affairs at any time. Copies of 
the minutes of the open session meeting will be available within thirty 
days of the meeting from the address given below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Lucas, NTIS Advisory Board 
Secretary, National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal 
Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, Telephone: (703) 605-6400; Fax (703) 
605-6700.

    Dated: January 8, 1999.
Ron Lawson,
Director.
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