81 FR 57563 - Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 163 (August 23, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-20121 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 57563-57564] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-20121] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 public meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT or Committee), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet in an open session on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time. The VCAT is composed of fifteen members appointed by the NIST Director who are eminent in such fields as business, research, new product development, engineering, labor, education, management consulting, environment, and international relations. DATES: The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory Conference Room, Room 81-1A106, at NIST, 325 Broadway Street, Boulder, Colorado 80305. Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1060, telephone number 301-975-2661. Mrs. Martinez's email address is [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The 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 NIST programs and a presentation reviewing safety trends at NIST. There will be presentations and discussion about the evolution of NIST's research and development agenda over the past eight years and how to prioritize NIST's research in the future, including a focused discussion on NIST's role in the Administration's National Strategic Computing Initiative. The agenda will also include discussions on the adequacy of NIST's research facilities and the importance of a collaborative research environment. The agenda may change to accommodate Committee business. The final agenda will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to offer comments and suggestions related to the Committee's affairs are invited to request a place on the agenda. On Wednesday, October 19, approximately one-half hour in the morning will be reserved for public comments and speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve 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 for public comments will be included in the final agenda that will be posted on the NIST Web site at http://www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm. 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 VCAT, [[Page 57564]] NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at 301-216-0529 or electronically by email to [email protected]. All visitors to the NIST site are required to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, time of arrival, email address and phone number to Serena Martinez by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 11, 2016. Non-U.S. citizens must submit additional information; please contact Mrs. Martinez. Mrs. Martinez's email address is [email protected] and her phone number is 301-975-2661. For participants attending in person, please note that federal agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's license or identification card for access to federal facilities if such license or identification card is issued by a state that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that has an extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST currently accepts other forms of federal-issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information please contact Mrs. Martinez at 301- 975-2661 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. Kent Rochford, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. [FR Doc. 2016-20121 Filed 8-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Department hereby orders the Boulder, Colorado 80305. Please note
Act).1 As a result of its review, the continuation of the AD orders on BWPF admittance instructions under the
Department determined that revocation from Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
of the AD orders would likely lead to a and the PRC. U.S. Customs and Border this notice.
continuation or recurrence of dumping.2 Protection will continue to collect AD FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The Department, therefore, notified the cash deposits at the rates in effect at the Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100
ITC of the magnitude of the margins time of entry for all imports of subject Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060,
likely to prevail should the AD orders merchandise. Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–1060,
be revoked. On August 8, 2016, the ITC The effective date of the continuation telephone number 301–975–2661. Mrs.
published notice of its determination, of the orders will be the date of Martinez’s email address is
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, publication in the Federal Register of serena.martinez@nist.gov.
that revocation of the AD orders on this notice of continuation. Pursuant to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
BWPF from Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, section 751(c)(2) of the Act, the
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278 and the Federal
Thailand, and the PRC would likely Department intends to initiate the next Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5
lead to a continuation or recurrence of five-year review of the orders not later U.S.C. App.
material injury to an industry in the than 30 days prior to the fifth
United States within a reasonably anniversary of the effective date of The purpose of this meeting is for the
foreseeable time.3 continuation. VCAT to review and make
This five-year sunset review and this recommendations regarding general
Scope of the Orders policy for NIST, its organization, its
notice are in accordance with section
The merchandise covered by the 751(c) of the Act and published budget, and its programs within the
orders consists of certain carbon steel pursuant to section 777(i)(1) of the Act framework of applicable national
butt-weld type fittings, other than and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). policies as set forth by the President and
couplings, under 14 inches in diameter, the Congress. The agenda will include
Dated: August 15, 2016. an update on major NIST programs and
whether finished or unfinished. These
Paul Piquado, a presentation reviewing safety trends at
imports are currently classified under
subheading 7307.93.30 of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and NIST. There will be presentations and
Compliance. discussion about the evolution of NIST’s
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS [FR Doc. 2016–20174 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am] research and development agenda over
subheading is provided for convenience BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P the past eight years and how to
and customs purposes. The written prioritize NIST’s research in the future,
product description remains including a focused discussion on
dispositive.4 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NIST’s role in the Administration’s
National Strategic Computing Initiative.
Continuation of the Orders National Institute of Standards and The agenda will also include
As a result of the determinations by Technology discussions on the adequacy of NIST’s
the Department and the ITC that Visiting Committee on Advanced research facilities and the importance of
revocation of the AD orders would Technology a collaborative research environment.
likely lead to a continuation or The agenda may change to
recurrence of dumping and material AGENCY: National Institute of Standards accommodate Committee business. The
injury to an industry in the United and Technology, Department of final agenda will be posted on the NIST
States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of Commerce. Web site at http://www.nist.gov/
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the ACTION: Notice of public meeting. director/vcat/agenda.cfm.
Individuals and representatives of
1 See Initiation of Five-Year (’’Sunset’’) Reviews, SUMMARY: The Visiting Committee on organizations who would like to offer
81 FR 10578 (March 1, 2016). Advanced Technology (VCAT or comments and suggestions related to the
2 See Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from
Committee), National Institute of Committee’s affairs are invited to
Brazil, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People’s Standards and Technology (NIST), will
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited request a place on the agenda.
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 meet in an open session on Tuesday, On Wednesday, October 19,
FR 44270 (July 7, 2016) (Final Results). October 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 approximately one-half hour in the
3 See Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from
p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, morning will be reserved for public
Brazil, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand: October 19, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00
Investigation Nos. 731–TA–308–310 and 520–521 comments and speaking times will be
(Fourth Review), USITC Publication 4628 (August p.m. Mountain Time. The VCAT is assigned on a first-come, first-serve
2016); see also Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings composed of fifteen members appointed basis. The amount of time per speaker
from Brazil, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand; by the NIST Director who are eminent will be determined by the number of
Determination, 81 FR 52460 (August 8, 2016). in such fields as business, research, new
4 For a full description of the scope of the orders, requests received, but is likely to be
see the Final Results and accompanying
product development, engineering, about 3 minutes each. The exact time for
memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary labor, education, management public comments will be included in
for Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian consulting, environment, and the final agenda that will be posted on
Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping international relations.
and Countervailing Duty Operations, ‘‘Issues and the NIST Web site at http://
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset DATES: The VCAT will meet on www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.cfm.
Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 Questions from the public will not be
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Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from Brazil, a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time and considered during this period. Speakers
Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and the People’s Republic
of China,’’ dated June 28, 2016. The scope language
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 8:30 who wish to expand upon their oral
varies slightly amongst the countries due to the fact a.m. to 12:00 p.m. statements, those who had wished to
the investigations and subsequent orders for the ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in speak but could not be accommodated
PRC and Thailand occurred after the investigations
for the other three countries. Additionally, the
the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie on the agenda, and those who were
scope language for Taiwan includes a reference to Laboratory Conference Room, Room 81– unable to attend in person are invited to
a scope decision. 1A106, at NIST, 325 Broadway Street, submit written statements to VCAT,
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NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 1060, from interested stakeholders, and invite At the August 2012 meeting, the
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, via fax at members to participate in work plan consortium established work plans for
301–216–0529 or electronically by email implementation. September 15 will be a four technical working groups with the
to stephanie.shaw@nist.gov. new sample thinkshop to discuss new following responsibilities:
All visitors to the NIST site are GIAB genomes in parallel with a data (1) Reference Material (RM) Selection
required to pre-register to be admitted. jamboree to develop high-confidence and Design: select appropriate sources
Please submit your name, time of calls for difficult variants and difficult for whole genome RMs and identify or
arrival, email address and phone regions. September 16 will be the design synthetic DNA constructs that
number to Serena Martinez by 5:00 p.m. plenary session to present GIAB could be spiked-in to samples for
Eastern Time, Tuesday, October 11, progress updates and emerging measurement assurance.
2016. Non-U.S. citizens must submit technical work. (2) Measurements for Reference
additional information; please contact DATES: The Genome in a Bottle Material Characterization: design and
Mrs. Martinez. Mrs. Martinez’s email Consortium meeting will be held on carry out experiments to characterize
address is serena.martinez@nist.gov and Thursday, September 15, 2016 from 9:00 the RMs using multiple sequencing
her phone number is 301–975–2661. For a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time and methods, other methods, and validation
participants attending in person, please Friday, September 16, 2016 from 8:30 of selected variants using orthogonal
note that federal agencies, including a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. technologies.
NIST, can only accept a state-issued Attendees must register by 5:00 p.m. (3) Bioinformatics, Data Integration,
driver’s license or identification card for Eastern Time on Thursday, September and Data Representation: develop
access to federal facilities if such license 8, 2016. methods to analyze and integrate the
or identification card is issued by a state data for each RM, as well as select
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
that is compliant with the REAL ID Act appropriate formats to represent the
Lecture Room A, Lecture Room B, and
of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state data.
the Green Auditorium, Building 101, (4) Performance Metrics and Figures
that has an extension for REAL ID National Institute of Standards and
compliance. NIST currently accepts of Merit: develop useful performance
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, metrics and figures of merit that can be
other forms of federal-issued Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note
identification in lieu of a state-issued obtained through measurement of the
admittance instructions under the RMs.
driver’s license. For detailed SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
The products of these technical
information please contact Mrs. this notice. working groups will be a set of well-
Martinez at 301–975–2661 or visit: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For characterized whole genome and
http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. further information contact Justin Zook synthetic DNA RMs along with the
Kent Rochford, by email at jzook@nist.gov or by phone methods (documentary standards) and
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs. at (301) 975–4133 or Marc Salit by email reference data necessary for use of the
[FR Doc. 2016–20121 Filed 8–22–16; 8:45 am]
at salit@nist.gov or by phone at (650) RMs. These products will be designed to
350–2338. To register, go to: https:// help enable translation of whole genome
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appam.certain.com/profile/form/ sequencing to regulated clinical
index.cfm?PKformID=0x311041593. applications. The pilot NIST whole
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Clinical genome RM 8398 was released in May
application of ultra-high throughput 2015 and is available at http://
National Institute of Standards and sequencing for hereditary genetic tinyurl.com/giabpilot. The consortium is
Technology diseases and oncology is rapidly currently analyzing and integrating data
growing. At present, there are no widely from two trios that are candidate NIST
Genome in a Bottle Consortium— accepted genomic standards or RMs. The consortium meets in
Progress and Planning Workshop quantitative performance metrics for workshops two times per year, in
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards confidence in variant calling. These January at Stanford University in Palo
& Technology (NIST), Commerce. standards and quantitative performance Alto, CA, and in August at the National
ACTION: Notice of public workshop. metrics are needed to achieve the Institute of Standards and Technology
confidence in measurement results in Gaithersburg, MD. At these
SUMMARY: NIST announces the Genome expected for sound, reproducible workshops, including the last meetings
in a Bottle (GIAB) Consortium meeting research and regulated applications in at Stanford in January 2016 and at NIST
to be held on Thursday and Friday, the clinic. On April 13, 2012, NIST in August 2015, participants in the
September 15 and 16, 2016. The convened the workshop ‘‘Genome in a consortium have discussed progress in
Genome in a Bottle Consortium is Bottle’’ to initiate a consortium to developing well-characterized genomes
developing the reference materials, develop the reference materials, for NIST Reference Materials and
reference methods, and reference data reference methods, and reference data planned future experiments and
needed to assess confidence in human needed to assess confidence in human analysis of these genomes (see https://
whole genome variant calls. A principal whole genome variant calls federalregister.gov/a/2012-18064,
motivation for this consortium is to (www.genomeinabottle.org). On August https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-
enable performance assessment of 16–17, 2012, NIST hosted the first large 18934, https://federalregister.gov/a/
sequencing and science-based public meeting of the Genome in a 2014-18841, https://federalregister.gov/
regulatory oversight of clinical Bottle Consortium, with about 100 a/2015-01158, and https://
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sequencing. The purpose of this meeting participants from government, academic www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/
is to update participants about progress institutions, and industry. This meeting 01/05/2015-33140/genome-in-a-bottle-
of the consortium work, continue to get was announced in the Federal Register consortium-progress-and-planning-
broad input from individual (77 FR 43237) on July 24, 2012. A workshop for announcements of past
stakeholders to update or refine the principal motivation for this consortium workshops at NIST and Stanford). The
consortium work plan, continue to is to enable science-based regulatory January 2016 meeting was announced in
broadly solicit consortium membership oversight of clinical sequencing. the Federal Register (81 FR 226) on
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| Dates | The VCAT will meet on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time and Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. | |
| Contact | Serena Martinez, VCAT, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 1060, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1060, | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 57563 |
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