[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37190-37191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16725]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 
24, 2017, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Friday, August 
25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET. During this time, members will 
hear from Federal innovation and entrepreneurship policymakers and 
program executives and discuss potential policies that would foster 
innovation, increase the rate of technology commercialization, and 
catalyze the creation of jobs in the United States. Topics to be 
covered include innovative manufacturing, rural growth through 
innovation and entrepreneurship, apprenticeships in entrepreneurship 
and high-growth technology sectors, and alignment of federal innovation 
and entrepreneurship policies and programs.

DATES: 

Thursday, August 24, 2017
Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET
Friday, August 25, 2017
Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET

ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20230, Room 72015. The entrance to HCHB is located 
on the west side of 14th St. NW. between D St. NW. and Constitution 
Ave. NW., and a valid government-issued ID is required to enter the 
building. Please note that pre-clearance is required in order to both 
attend the meeting in person and make a statement during the public 
comment portion of the meeting. Please limit comments to five minutes 
or less and submit a brief statement summarizing your comments to Craig 
Buerstatte (see contact information below) no later than 11:59 p.m. ET 
on Friday, August 18, 2017.

Teleconference

    Teleconference and/or web conference connection information will be 
published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE Web 
site at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Craig Buerstatte, Office of 
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 
8001; fax: +1 202 273 4781. Please reference ``NACIE August 2017 
Meeting'' in the subject line of your correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established by Section 25(c) of the 
Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 3720(c)), and managed by EDA's Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (OIE), is a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 
committee that provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce. 
NACIE's advice focuses on transformational policies and programs that 
aim to accelerate innovation and increase the rate at which research is 
translated into companies and jobs, including through entrepreneurship 
and the development of an increasingly skilled, globally competitive 
workforce. Comprised of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, angel 
investors, venture capitalists, and leaders from the nonprofit and 
academic sectors, NACIE has presented to the Secretary recommendations 
from throughout the research-to-jobs continuum regarding topics 
including improving access to capital, growing and connecting 
entrepreneurial ecosystems, increasing small business-driven research 
and development, and understanding the workforce of the future. In its 
advisory capacity, NACIE also serves as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue 
with the innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development 
communities.
    The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the NACIE Web 
site at http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the meeting. Any member 
of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments concerning 
the NACIE's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments 
may be submitted to Craig Buerstatte (see contact information below). 
Those unable to attend the meetings in person but wishing to listen to 
the proceedings can do so using the teleconference set forth herein 
above. Copies of the meeting minutes will be available by request 
within 90 days of the meeting date.


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    Dated: August 3, 2017.
Craig Buerstatte,
Acting Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2017-16725 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am]
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