[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59604-59605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20746]


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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 15, 2016, from 
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016, from 8:00 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the 
Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Dr. W., Detroit, Michigan 48243. 
Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, 
telephone number (301) 975-2785, 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 Hollings MEP Program 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 the Hollings 
MEP advice and assessments on programs, plans, and policies 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 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting will focus on several topics. The 
Board will receive an update on NIST MEP programmatic operations, as 
well as provide guidance and advice to MEP senior management on the 
drafting of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. The Board will also provide 
input to MEP on developing protocols that will connect user facilities, 
research, and technologies at NIST and other federal laboratories with 
the help of the MEP network to support small and mid-size 
manufacturers, and make recommendations on the establishment of an MEP 
Learning Organization. This encompasses an effort to strengthen 
connections by sharing best practices

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and building Working Groups and Communities of Practice for furtherance 
of the Hollings MEP Program's mission. The final agenda will be posted 
on the MEP Advisory Board Web site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm. This is meeting is being held in conjunction with 
the MEP Update Meeting that will be held September 14, 2016 also at the 
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting should submit their name, email address and phone number 
to Cheryl Gendron ([email protected] or 301-975-2785) no later 
than Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 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 
at 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, via 
fax at (301) 963-6556, or electronically by email to 
[email protected].

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-20746 Filed 8-29-16; 8:45 am]
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