[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78821-78822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31099]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory 
Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Charlotte University 
Place, 8629 J M Keynes Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262.
    Please note admittance instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Lellock, Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone 
number (301) 975-4269, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP Advisory Board (Board) is authorized 
under Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69); 
codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as amended, in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 
App. The Board is composed of 10 members, appointed by the Director of 
NIST. MEP is a unique program consisting of centers across the United 
States and Puerto Rico with partnerships at the state, federal, and 
local levels. The Board provides a forum for input and guidance from 
Hollings MEP program stakeholders in the formulation and implementation 
of tools and services focused on supporting and growing the U.S. 
manufacturing industry, provides advice on MEP programs, plans, and 
policies, assesses the soundness of MEP plans and strategies, and 
assesses current performance against MEP program plans.
    Background information on the Board is available at http://www.nist.gov/mep/advisory-board.cfm.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will 
hold an open meeting on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting will focus on (1) MEP 
administrative updates, and (2) Board input into the NIST MEP strategic 
planning process. The agenda may change to accommodate other Board 
business. The final agenda will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board Web 
site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/

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advisory-board.cfm. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the 
MEP Update meeting that will be held January 29-30, 2014 also at the 
Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 J M Keynes Drive, Charlotte, 
North Carolina 28262.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 
should submit their name, email address and phone number to Karen 
Lellock ([email protected] or 301-975-4269) no later than Tuesday, 
January 21, 2014, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the MEP Advisory Board's 
business are invited to request a place on the agenda. Approximately 15 
minutes will be reserved for public comments at the beginning of the 
meeting. Speaking times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served 
basis. The amount of time per speaker will be determined by the number 
of requests received but is likely to be no more than three to five 
minutes each. The exact time for public comments will be included in 
the final agenda that will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board Web site 
at http://www.nist.gov/mep/advisory-board.cfm. Questions from the 
public will not be considered during this period. Speakers who wish to 
expand upon their oral statements, those who had wished to speak but 
could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to 
attend in person are invited to submit written statements to the MEP 
Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, or via fax at (301) 963-
6556, or electronically by email to [email protected].

    Dated: December 20, 2013.
Phillip Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2013-31099 Filed 12-26-13; 8:45 am]
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