[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 59113]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24538]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No.: 110620345-1581-02]


Extension of the Due Date for Submitting Information on How to 
Structure Proposed New Program: Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
Consortia (AMTech)

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

ACTION: Request for information.

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SUMMARY: On July 22, 2011, NIST published a Request for Information in 
the Federal Register inviting interested parties to submit written 
comments on how to best structure a potential new public-private 
partnership program, the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia 
(AMTech) Program, which was proposed in the NIST fiscal year (FY) 2012 
budget. NIST is publishing this notice to extend the deadline for the 
submission of comments pertaining to the proposed AMTech Program until 
11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, October 20, 2011. No other 
changes are being made to the originally published Request for 
Information.

DATES: Comments are due on or before 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on 
Thursday, October 20, 2011. Comments received between September 20, 
2011 and the publication date of this notice are deemed to be timely.

ADDRESSES: Comments will be accepted by e-mail only. Comments must be 
sent to [email protected] with the subject line ``AMTech Comments.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lambis, 301-975-4447, 
[email protected], or Michael D. Walsh, 301-975-5455, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
Consortia (AMTech) Program was proposed in the NIST FY 2012 budget (see 
http://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/budget/12CJ/2012_NIST_&_NTIS_Cong_Budget.pdf (pp. NIST-250 to NIST-254) for a copy of the AMTech Program 
budget justification). As envisioned, the AMTech Program would provide 
Federal financial assistance to leverage existing or newly created 
industry-led consortia to develop precompetitive enabling manufacturing 
technologies. These consortia would develop roadmaps of critical long-
term industrial manufacturing research needs, and issue sub-awards to 
fund research by universities, government laboratories, and U.S. 
businesses. This initiative would support research and development 
(R&D) in advanced manufacturing, with the goal of strengthening long-
term U.S. leadership in the development of critical technologies that 
lead to sustainable economic growth and job creation.
    On July 22, 2011, NIST published a Request for Information in the 
Federal Register (76 FR 43983, http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-22/pdf/2011-18580.pdf) inviting interested parties to provide written 
comments on how to best structure the proposed AMTech Program for which 
has not yet received FY 2012 appropriations. The due date for the 
submission of comments as set forth in the original Request for 
Information was 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, September 20, 
2011. By way of this notice, NIST is extending the due date for the 
submission of comments until 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Thursday, 
October 20, 2011, in order to provide interested parties additional 
time to submit their comments pertaining to the proposed AMTech 
Program. Comments received between 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on 
Tuesday, September 20, 2011, and the publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register are deemed to be timely. No other changes are being 
made to the originally published Request for Information.

    Dated: September 20, 2011.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2011-24538 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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