Listings are taken primarily from the Federal Register. Agency activities may also be found elsewhere in the daybook.

June 11 – 12. 8 a.m. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE — The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will meet.

Location: Portrait Room, Administration Building, at NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD.

Contacts: Stephanie Shaw, 301-975-2667

June 11 – 12. 8 a.m. NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH — Meeting of the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee.

Location: National Institutes of Health, Building 31C, 6th Floor, Conference Room 6, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD.

Contacts: Chezelle George, 301-496-9838

June 11 – 12. 8 a.m. OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY — The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), will hold a workshop to obtain input from stakeholders regarding the goals and objectives of an updated U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Strategic Plan that is currently under development and scheduled for completion by December 2013.

Location: USDA Conference and Training Center, Patriots Plaza III, 355 E Street SW.

Contacts: Stacey Standridge, 703-292-8103

June 11 – 12. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. U.S. COAST GUARD — A working group of the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC) will meet to work on Task Statement 83, entitled “Development of competency requirements to meet the provisions of Table A-III/2 of the Convention on the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (1978), as amended (STCW), for personnel working on small vessels with high horsepower.”

Location: U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Room 6103, 2100 Second St. SW.

Contacts: David Breyer, 202-372-1445

June 11 – 12. 8:30 a.m. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION — Workshop on Computer Models and Validation for Medical Devices. The FDA will host the fifth Public Workshop on Computer Methods for Medical Devices titled “FDA/NIH/NSF Workshop on Computer Models and Validation for Medical Devices.”

Location: Great Room, White Oak campus (10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31, Silver Spring, MD.

Contacts: Susan Laine, 301-796-5349

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS — Meeting of panels of the Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development and Clinical Science Research and Development Services Scientific Merit Review Board: Immunology_A; Infectious Diseases_A.

Location: Sheraton-Crystal City Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA.

Contacts: Alex Chiu, 202-443-5672

June 12 – 14. 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY — The Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB) will meet.

Highlights:

9:45 a.m. NPPD CS&C SECIR Director Jenny Menna will deliver remarks on DHS information sharing.

Location: United States Access Board Conference Room, 1331 F Street NW, Suite 800.

Contacts: Annie Sokol, 301-975-2006

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE — Open meeting of the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).

Location: Virginia Tech Briefing Center, Falls Church Room, 900 North Glebe Road, 2nd Floor, Arlington, VA.

Contacts: Jonathan Bunger, 571-372-6384

9 a.m. – 5 p.m. DOT / LABOR / OSHA — Preparations for the 43rd Session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNSCOE TDG) and the 25th Session of the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS).

Highlights:

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration session.

2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Occupational Safety and Health Administration session.

Location: DOT Headquarters, West Building, Conference Rooms 8-10, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.

Contacts: Vincent Babich, 202-366-8553

June 12 – 13. 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR — Meeting of the United States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group Advisory Committee.

Location: Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW.

Contacts: USEITI Staff, 202-208-0272

10:30 a.m. FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS EXAMINATION COUNCIL — Regular meeting.

Location: OCC_400 7th Street SW.

Contacts: n/a ([email protected])

11 a.m. POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION — Partly open meeting.

Location: Commission Hearing Room, 901 New York Avenue NW, Suite 200.

Contacts: Stephen L. Sharfman, 202-789-6820

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY — The Federal Advisory Committee on Insurance will meet. The Committee Members will hear a presentation from the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, and discuss regulatory developments relating to reinsurance captives and the impact of global demographics on the insurance industry.

Location: Cash Room, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

Contacts: James P. Brown, 202-622-6910

2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT — Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA). USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah will make opening remarks, followed by a panel discussion on the creation of a Feed the Future Civil Society Action Plan, and an opportunity for public comment.

Location: Horizon Room, Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Contacts: Sandy Stonesifer, 202-712-4372