[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23505-23506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09786]


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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, May 19, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites Phoenix-
Scottsdale, 4415 E. Paradise Village Parkway South, Phoenix, AZ 85032. 
Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Reidy, Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone 
number (301) 975-4919, 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. Hollings 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/about/advisory-board.cfm.
    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C.

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App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will hold an 
open meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
Mountain Time. This meeting will focus on updates from the Advisory 
Board Sub-committees on (1) Technology Acceleration and (2) Board 
Governance. In addition, the board will engage in a discussion about 
MEP workforce activities. The final agenda will be posted on the MEP 
Advisory Board Web site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm. This meeting is being held in conjunction with the MEP 
Update meeting that will be held May 20-21, 2015, also at the Embassy 
Suites Phoenix-Scottsdale in Phoenix, Arizona.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting should submit their name, email address and phone number 
to Kari Reidy ([email protected] or 301-975-4919) no later than 
Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 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 
as http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/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, 100 
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, or via 
fax at (301) 963-6556, or electronically by email to 
[email protected].

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2015-09786 Filed 4-27-15; 8:45 am]
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