[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 13209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4879]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Request for nominations of members to serve on the Technology 
Innovation Program Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: NIST invites and requests nomination of individuals for 
appointment to the Technology Innovation Program Advisory Board 
(Board). NIST will consider nominations received in response to this 
notice for appointment to the Board, in addition to nominations already 
received.

DATES: To be considered for the initial TIP Advisory Board, please 
submit nominations on or before March 27, 2008. After that date, 
nominations will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered 
as and when vacancies arise.

ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Mr. Marc Stanley, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 
4700, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4700. Nominations may also be submitted 
via fax to 301-869-1150.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marc Stanley, National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4700, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4700; telephone 301-975-4644, fax 301-869-1150; 
or via e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3012 of the America COMPETES Act 
(Pub. L. 110-69) established the Technology Innovation Program (TIP). 
Paragraph (k) of section 3012 requires the establishment of a TIP 
Advisory Board that will advise the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST) on TIP programs, plans, and 
policies. The Board's charter may be found at: http://www.nist.gov/tip.
    The Board will consist of ten members appointed by the Director of 
NIST, at least seven of whom shall be from United States industry, 
chosen to reflect the wide diversity of technical disciplines and 
industrial sectors represented in TIP projects. No member will be an 
employee of the Federal Government.
    The Board will function solely as an advisory body, in compliance 
with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278n(k), as amended by the America COMPETES 
Act (Pub. L. 110-69), Federal Advisory Committee Act: 5 U.S.C. App. 
2.

    Dated: March 5, 2008.
Richard F. Kayser,
Acting Deputy Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-4879 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]
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