[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 67 (Monday, April 10, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 17209]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07037]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No: 161207999-6999-02]


Reopening of Submission Period for National Institute of 
Standards and Technology Prize Competition--Reusable Abstractions of 
Manufacturing Processes (RAMP) Challenge

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice, reopening of submission period.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is 
reopening the deadline for submitting entries and for resubmitting 
entries to the Reusable Abstractions of Manufacturing Processes (RAMP) 
Competition from March 20, 2017, to April 9, 2017. All entries 
submitted between December 19, 2016, and April 9, 2017, will be deemed 
timely and will be given full consideration. If, however, a person 
wishes to resubmit their entry, they may do so until the new deadline 
of April 9, 2017, and the new submission will replace the original 
submission. Entries submitted after the revised submission deadline of 
April 9, 2017, will not be reviewed or considered for the award.

DATES: Entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time 
April 9, 2017. Entries received between December 19, 2016 and April 9, 
2017 shall be deemed timely and will be given full consideration.

ADDRESSES: Entries must be submitted electronically. To submit an 
entry, the participant must first create an account at challenge.gov 
and visit the Event Web site: https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/ramp-reusable-abstractions-of-manufacturing-processes/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions about the RAMP prize 
competition can be directed to the RAMP Competition Manager, Swee Leong 
at (301) 975-5426. Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Office of 
Public Affairs at (301) 975-NIST.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 2016, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the Reusable Abstractions 
of Manufacturing Processes (RAMP) Challenge, with support from ASTM 
International, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Manufacturing Science and 
Engineering Conference (MSEC) Organizing Committee (81 FR 91912). The 
purpose of the RAMP Challenge is to familiarize the community with a 
recent standard for modeling manufacturing processes that was developed 
under the ASTM's E60.13 Subcommittee on Sustainable Manufacturing. The 
RAMP Challenge calls on participants (either as an individual or as a 
team) to model any manufacturing process and demonstrate application of 
the ASTM E3012-16 Unit Manufacturing Process (UMP) representation for 
purposes of information sharing and sustainability assessment. That 
announcement may be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-30437.
    NIST is reopening the deadline for submitting entries and for 
resubmitting entries to the RAMP Competition from March 20, 2017, to 
April 9, 2017. All entries submitted between December 19, 2016, and 
April 9, 2017, will be deemed timely and will be given full 
consideration. If, however, a person wishes to resubmit their entry, 
they may do so until the new deadline of April 9, 2017, and the new 
submission will replace the original submission. Entries submitted 
after the revised submission deadline of April 9, 2017, will not be 
reviewed or considered for the award.

Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-07037 Filed 4-7-17; 8:45 am]
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