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NOTICES: Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board,
Published: 2008-08-12
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the
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Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet
Thursday, September 4, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and Friday,
September 5, 2008 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. All sessions will be open
to the public. The Advisory
NOTICES: Public Safety Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Public Workshop for Organizations Interested in Utilization of VoIP for Communication between Public Safe,
Published: 2008-08-12
The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES), in cooperation
with the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Interoperability
and Compatibility (DHS/OIC) and representatives of the public safety
community, will hold a public working group on September 911, 2008, at
Twisted Pair Communications in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of the
first
NOTICES: Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award,
Published: 2008-08-08
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award will meet Thursday, September 11, 2008. The
Judges Panel is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of
quality, innovation, and performance excellence and appointed by the
Secretary
NOTICES: Approval of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 198-1, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), a Revision of FIPS 198,
Published: 2008-07-29
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces approval of Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
Publication 1981, The KeyedHash Message Authentication Code (HMAC), a
revision of FIPS 198. The FIPS specifies a mechanism for message
authentication using cryptographic hash functions in federal
information systems. The
NOTICES: Construction Grant Program Extension of Due Date for Proposals,
Published: 2008-07-29
Due to technical difficulties, NIST is extending the deadline
for proposal submission for its Construction Grant Program competition
to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. NIST will accept only
paper submissions during the extended time period.
NOTICES: Alternative Personnel Management System; Modifications,
Published: 2008-07-15
This notice provides for changes to the existing provisions of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Alternative
Personnel Management System (APMS) published October 21, 1997 (62 FR
54606), and May 6, 2005 (70 FR 23996) primarily to improve flexibility
in rewarding new and midlevel employees and to broaden the ability to
make
NOTICES: Request for Nominations to Serve on National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Advisory Committees,
Published: 2008-07-15
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites and requests nomination of individuals for appointment to its
eight existing Federal Advisory Committees: Technology Innovation
Program Advisory Committee, Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award, Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award,
NOTICES: Availability of Funds and Announcement of Public Meetings,
Published: 2008-07-15
The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST)
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) announces that it will hold a
single fiscal year 2008 competition and is soliciting highrisk, high
reward research and development proposals for financial assistance. TIP
also announces that it will hold public meetings (Proposers'
Conferences) for all
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-07-02
The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
NOTICES: Invention Available for Licensing,
Published: 2008-06-27
The invention listed below is owned in whole by the U.S.
Government, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce. The U.S.
Government's interest in this invention is available for licensing in
accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207 and 37 CFR 404 to achieve expeditious
commercialization of results of federally funded research and
development.
RULES: Technology Innovation Program,
Published: 2008-06-25
The Deputy Director of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce, issues a final
rule to implement the Technology Innovation Program (TIP). This rule
prescribes the policies and procedures for the award of financial
assistance (grants and/or cooperative agreements) under TIP.
NOTICES: National Conference on Weights and Measures,
Published: 2008-06-23
The Annual Meeting of the 93rd National Conference on Weights
and Measures (NCWM) will be held July 13 to 17, 2008. Publication of
this notice on the NCWM's behalf is a public service; NIST does not
endorse, approve, or recommend any of the proposals contained in this
notice or in the NCWM publications listed. The meetings are open to the
public
NOTICES: Invention Available for Licensing,
Published: 2008-06-13
The Department of Commerce's interest in the invention is [[Page 33806]]
available for nonexclusive licensing, in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 207
and 37 CFR Part 404 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results
of federally funded research and development. This invention was
jointly invented by NIST employees and a NIST contractor. The
NOTICES: Public Workshop,
Published: 2008-06-13
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
announces a public workshop to be held on July 1, 2008, in the Green
Auditorium of the NIST Administration Building in Gaithersburg, MD,
regarding the establishment of an accreditation program and technical
requirements for laboratories that perform biometric testing including
NOTICES: Meeting to Explore Feasibility of Establishing a NIST/Industry Consortium etc.,
Published: 2008-06-03
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites interested parties to attend a preconsortium meeting on June
13, 2008 to be held on the NIST campus. The goal of the oneday meeting
is to evaluate industry interest in creating a NIST/industry consortium
focused on the characterization and modeling of the surface and
interface of
NOTICES: Prospective Grant of Exclusive Patent License,
Published: 2008-06-03
This is a notice in accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209(c)(1) and 37
CFR 404.7(a)(1)(i) that the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (``NIST''), U.S. Department of Commerce, is contemplating
the grant of an exclusive license in the United States of America, its
territories, possessions and commonwealths, to NIST's interest in the
invention
NOTICES: Construction Grant Program Notice of Availability of Funds,
Published: 2008-05-27
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
United States Department of Commerce (DoC), is soliciting grant
proposals for construction of research science buildings. Grant funding
is available to institutions of higher education and nonprofit
organizations on a competitive basis.
NOTICES: Request for Technical Input; Standards in Trade Workshops,
Published: 2008-05-23
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
invites interested parties to submit recommendations for workshops
covering specific sectors and targeted countries or regions of the
world where training in the U.S. system of standards development,
conformity assessment, and metrology may facilitate trade. Prospective
workshops will be
NOTICES: Interpretation of the International System of Units (the Metric System of Measurement) for the United States,
Published: 2008-05-16
The International System of Units (SI) (the metric system of
measurement) has been recognized for use in the United States since
1866 (15 U.S.C. 204) and is the preferred system of measurement for
trade and commerce. The SI was established and is maintained by the
General Conference of Weights and Measures and is interpreted or
modified for use in
NOTICES: Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award,
Published: 2008-05-16
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June 3, 2008. The Judges
Panel is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of quality,
innovation, and performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary
of
NOTICES: Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board,
Published: 2008-05-14
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.,
notice is hereby given that the Information Security and Privacy
Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet Wednesday, June 4, 2008 from 1 p.m.
until 5 p.m., Thursday, June 5, 2008, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., and
Friday, June 6, 2008 from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. All sessions will be
open to the
NOTICES: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Overseers,
Published: 2008-05-07
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the Board of
Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award on June 4,
2008. The Board of Overseers is composed of eleven members prominent in
the fields of quality, innovation, and performance excellence and
appointed
NOTICES: Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction,
Published: 2008-05-06
The Advisory Committee on Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR
or Committee), will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The primary purpose of this
meeting is to review the Committee's draft report to the NIST Director.
The draft report will be posted on the NEHRP Web site at
NOTICES: Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology,
Published: 2008-05-06
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app.
2, notice is hereby given that the Visiting Committee on Advanced
Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST), will meet Tuesday, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Wednesday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The Visiting Committee on
Advanced Technology
NOTICES: Voting Equipment Evaluations Phase II,
Published: 2008-04-22
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
United States Department of Commerce, is reopening for 30 days the
period for submitting requests and executed letters of understanding
from voting equipment manufacturers. NIST is reopening this submission
period based on requests received from the manufacturers for an
extension of the