[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 53775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22544]


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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 Thursday September 24, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 
Reunion Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75207. 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. App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will 
hold an open meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Central Time. This meeting will focus on updates from the 
Advisory Board Sub-committees on (1) Update on MEP Competition (2) 
Evaluation System (3) Updates from Board Subcommittees (4) Strategic 
Planning.
    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 
September 23, 2015 also at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
    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 
Monday, September 14, 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 end 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, 
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].

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2015-22544 Filed 9-4-15; 8:45 am]
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