[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15712-15713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7852]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Notice of Additional Public 
Meetings (Proposers' Conferences)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) 
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) announces that it has scheduled 
three public meetings (Proposers' Conferences) on April 13, 2009, in 
Boston, Massachusetts; on April 15, 2009, in Detroit, Michigan; and on 
April 17, 2009, in San Jose, California. These meetings are in addition 
to the Proposers' Conference scheduled for April 8, 2009, in 
Gaithersburg, Maryland, that was announced previously in the Federal 
Register on March 31.

DATES: TIP announces that it is holding public meetings (Proposers' 
Conferences) on
1. April 8, 2009, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern Time in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
2. April 13, 2009, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time in Boston, Massachusetts.
3. April 15, 2009, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time in Detroit, Michigan.
4. April 17, 2009, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Pacific Time in San Jose, California.

ADDRESSES: The Proposers' Conferences will be held at the following 
locations:
1. NIST Red Auditorium, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. 
Electronic registration at: https://rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/.
2. Marriott Boston Cambridge, Two Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142.
3. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Center, 
Detroit, Michigan 48243.
4. San Jose Marriott, 301 S. Market St., San Jose, California 95113.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cuthill at 301-975-3273 or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 31, 2009, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology's (NIST) Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 
announced that it was soliciting high-risk, high-reward research and 
development (R&D) proposals for financial assistance. TIP is soliciting 
proposals under this fiscal year 2009 competition in two areas of 
critical national need entitled ``Civil Infrastructure'' and 
``Manufacturing'' (74 FR 14524). TIP also announced the date and 
location of its Proposers' Conference on April 8, 2009, in 
Gaithersburg, Maryland, and indicated that any additional Proposers' 
Conferences would be announced in the Federal Register, on the http://grants.gov Web site and on the TIP Web site at http://www.nist.gov/tip. 
The legal authority for TIP is 15 USCS 278n.
    TIP is holding Proposers' Conferences to provide general 
information regarding TIP, to offer guidance on preparing proposals, 
and to answer questions. Proprietary technical discussions about 
specific project ideas with NIST staff are not permitted at this 
Conference or at any time before submitting the proposal to TIP. 
Therefore, proposers should not expect to have proprietary issues 
addressed at the Proposers' Conference. Also, NIST/TIP staff will not 
critique or provide feedback on project ideas while they are being 
developed by a proposer. However, NIST/TIP staff will answer questions 
about the TIP eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, evaluation and 
award criteria, selection process, and the general characteristics of a 
competitive TIP proposal at the Proposers' Conference and by phone and 
e-mail. Attendance at the TIP Proposers' Conference is not required.
    No registration fee will be charged at the Proposers' Conference. 
Presentation materials from the Proposers' Conference will be made 
available on the TIP Web site.
    The Proposers' Conferences will be held as follows:
    April 8, 2009, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Eastern Time: NIST Red Auditorium, 100 
Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, (301-975-8910). Pre-
registration is required by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on April 6, 2009 for 
the Proposers' Conference being held at NIST Gaithersburg, MD. Due to 
increased

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security at NIST, no on-site registrations will be accepted and all 
attendees must be pre-registered. Photo identification must be 
presented at the NIST main gate to be admitted to the April 8, 2009 
Conference. Attendees must wear their Conference badge at all times 
while on the NIST campus. Electronic registration at: https://rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/.
    April 13, 2009, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time: Marriott Boston 
Cambridge, Two Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 
02142, (617-494-6600) Pre-registration is not required.
    April 15, 2009, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Time: Detroit Marriott at the 
Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, 
(313-568-8000) Pre-registration is not required.
    April 17, 2009, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Pacific Time: San Jose Marriott, 301 
S. Market St., San Jose, California 95113, (408-280-1300) Pre-
registration is not required.
    Additional Information: The full Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) 
announcement for this request for proposals contains detailed 
information and requirements for the program. Proposers are strongly 
encouraged to read the FFO in developing proposals. The full FFO 
announcement text is available at http://www.grants.gov and on the TIP 
Web site at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. In addition, 
proposers are directed to review the March 2009 Technology Innovation 
Program Proposal Preparation Kit available at http://www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. The TIP Proposal Preparation Kit must be used to prepare 
a TIP proposal. The TIP implementing regulations are published at 15 
CFR Part 296, and included in the TIP Proposal Preparation Kit as 
Appendix B.

    Dated: April 1, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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