Advisory Committee on Preservation; Meeting

AGENCY:

National Archives and Records Administration.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and implementing regulation 41 CFR 101.6, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announces a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Preservation. NARA uses the Committee's recommendations on NARA's implementation of strategies for preserving the permanently valuable records of the Federal Government.

DATES:

September 21, 2000, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES:

National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, lecture rooms C & D, College Park, MD 20740-6001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan Calmes, Preservation Officer, 301-713-7403.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The agenda for the meeting will be Options for Recovering Human Speech from Erased AudioTape: A Technical Discussion.

1. Current condition and history of examinations of the original tape.

2. Evaluation of new technologies for recovering human speech through non-destructive examination.

3. Feasibility of recovering human speech from the erased tape.

4. Recommendations regarding further examinations.

This meeting will be open to the public, but seating may be limited.