[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 65 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16797-16798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06776]


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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 April 30, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the 
Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St. Denver, CO 80202. 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 is authorized under 
Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69), as 
amended by the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Public Law 
114-329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(m), in 
accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Hollings MEP Program (Program) is a 
unique program, consisting of centers in each state and Puerto Rico 
with partnerships at the state, federal, and local levels. By statute, 
the MEP Advisory Board provides the NIST Director with: (1) Advice on 
the activities, plans, and policies of the Program; (2) assessments of 
the soundness of the plans and strategies of the Program; and (3) 
assessments of current performance against the plans of the Program.
    Background information on the MEP Advisory 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 Sunday, April 30, 2017,

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from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting will focus on 
several topics and is being held in conjunction with a workshop for MEP 
Center Board members. The MEP Advisory Board agenda will include an 
information exchange between the two groups. The MEP Advisory Board 
will receive an update on Hollings MEP programmatic operations, as well 
as provide guidance and advice to Hollings MEP senior management on the 
development of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. The MEP Advisory Board 
will also provide input to Hollings MEP on developing protocols that 
will connect user facilities, research, and technologies at NIST and 
other federal laboratories with the help of the Hollings MEP national 
network to support small and mid-size manufacturers, and make 
recommendations on the establishment of a Hollings MEP Learning 
Organization. This encompasses an effort to strengthen connections by 
sharing best practices 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. Admittance 
Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory Board meeting 
must submit their name, email address and phone number to Cheryl 
Gendron ([email protected] or 301-975-2785) no later than Monday, 
April 24, 2017, 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, or 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].

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovations and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-06776 Filed 4-5-17; 8:45 am]
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