[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33870-33871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15325]


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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 September 27, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 215, Room C103, at 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. 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

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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 (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 all 50 states 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting agenda will include an update 
on Hollings MEP programmatic operations, as well as provide guidance 
and advice to NIST on the development of the 2017-2022 Hollings MEP 
Strategic Plan. The MEP Advisory Board will also provide input to NIST 
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 how the Hollings MEP 
operates as a Learning Organization. This encompasses an effort to 
strengthen connections by sharing best practices and building Working 
Groups and Communities of Practice in 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.
    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. Requests must be received in writing before September 15, 
2017, to be considered. 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 
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, or those 
who are/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].
    Admittance Instructions: All visitors to the NIST site are required 
to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, company name, 
time of arrival, email address and telephone number to Ms. Gendron by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 15, 2017. Non-U.S. citizens 
must submit additional information; please contact Ms. Gendron via 
email at [email protected] or phone (301) 975-2785. For 
participants planning to attend in person, please note that federal 
agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's 
license or identification card for access to federal facilities if such 
license or identification card is issued by a state that is compliant 
with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that Start 
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currently accepts other forms of federally-issued identification in 
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Ms. Gendron at 301-975-2785 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovations and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-15325 Filed 7-20-17; 8:45 am]
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