[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13424-13425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05608]


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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Notice of Public Meetings: National Nanotechnology Initiative 
Public Meetings

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.

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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on 
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and 
Technology Council (NSTC), will hold several events over the coming 
year in support of the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), 
including two workshops and one or more webinars.

DATES: The ``2016 NNI Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop'' will be 
held on Thursday, May 19, 2016, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on Friday, 
May 20, 2016, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The ``2016 U.S.-EU: Bridging 
NanoEHS Research Efforts'' workshop will be held on Monday, June 6, 
2016, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. and on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, from 9 
a.m. until 3 p.m. The NNCO will hold one or more webinars between the 
publication of this Notice and December 31, 2016. The first webinar 
will be held on or after April 20, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The ``2016 NNI Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop'' 
will be held at USDA Conference & Training Center, Patriots Plaza III, 
355 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. More information about how to 
participate will be made available at http://www.nano.gov/2016StakeholderWorkshop.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice, 
please contact Stacey Standridge at National Nanotechnology 
Coordination Office, by telephone (703-292-8103) or email 
([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ``2016 U.S.-EU: Bridging NanoEHS 
Research Efforts'' joint workshop will be held at the National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. The 
meeting date and location, as well as any call-in information will be 
posted on the Community of Research page at http://us-eu.org/. NNCO 
will hold a ``2016 NNI Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop'' on May 
19-20, 2016, in Washington, DC, to obtain input from individual 
stakeholders that may be used to inform the development of the U.S. 
National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Strategic Plan. 
Representatives of the U.S. research community, industry, non-
governmental organizations, and interested members of the general 
public are invited to comment on key aspects related to the 2016 NNI 
Strategic Plan, currently under development by the NNI agencies. Topics 
covered may include future technical directions; implementation 
mechanisms; education

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and outreach activities; and approaches for promoting 
commercialization.
    NNCO will hold the ``2016 U.S.-EU: Bridging NanoEHS Research 
Efforts'' workshop on June 6-7, 2016, in Arlington, Virginia, in 
collaboration with the European Commission. The workshop will bring 
together the U.S.-EU Communities of Research (CORs), which serve as a 
platform for scientists to develop a shared repertoire of protocols and 
methods to overcome research gaps and barriers, and to address 
environmental, health, and safety questions about nanomaterials. The 
goal of this workshop is to publicize progress towards COR goals and 
objectives, clarify and communicate future plans, share best practices, 
and identify areas for cross-Community collaboration.
    NNCO will hold one or more webinars to share information with the 
general public and the nanotechnology research and development 
community. Topics covered may include stakeholder input for strategic 
planning; technical subjects; environmental, health, and safety issues; 
business case studies; or other areas of potential interest to the 
nanotechnology community.
    For information about upcoming webinars, please visit http://www.nano.gov/PublicWebinars. Many webinars are broadcast via 
AdobeConnect, which requires the installation of a free plug-in on a 
computer or of a free app on a mobile device.
    Submitting Questions: Some webinars may include question-and-answer 
segments in which questions of interest may be submitted through the 
webinar interface. During the question-and-answer segments of the 
webinars, submitted questions will be considered in the order received 
and may be posted on the NNI Web site (http://www.nano.gov). A 
moderator will identify relevant questions and pose them to the 
speaker(s). Due to time constraints, not all questions may be addressed 
during the webinars. The moderator reserves the right to group similar 
questions and to skip questions, as appropriate. The Public Webinar 
page on nano.gov (http://www.nano.gov/PublicWebinars) will indicate 
which webinars will include question-and-answer segments.
    Registration: Due to space limitations, pre-registration is 
required for all events covered under this Notice. Registration is on a 
first-come, first-served basis and will be capped at approximately 120 
participants for the workshops. Registration for the ``2016 NNI 
Strategic Planning Stakeholder Workshop'' will open at http://www.nano.gov/2016StakeholderWorkshop on April 4, 2016, and registration 
for the ``2016 U.S.-EU: Bridging NanoEHS Research Efforts'' workshop 
will open at http://us-eu.org/2016-us-eu-nanoehs-workshop/ on April 6, 
2016. Registration for the webinars will open approximately two weeks 
prior to each event and will be capped at 500 participants or as space 
limitations dictate. Individuals planning to attend a webinar can find 
registration information at http://www.nano.gov/PublicWebinars. Written 
notices of participation by email may also be sent to 
[email protected] or mailed to Stacey Standridge, 4201 Wilson 
Blvd., Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 22230.
    Meeting Accomodations: Individuals requiring special accommodation 
to access any of these public events should contact Stacey Standridge 
(telephone 703-292-8103) at least ten business days prior to the 
meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Ted Wackler,
Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-05608 Filed 3-11-16; 8:45 am]
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