[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 16286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07855]


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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, May 3, 
2018, from 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). Members will hear 
from Federal innovation and entrepreneurship policymakers 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 increasing early-stage 
high-growth company exports, increased economic dynamism through 
innovation and entrepreneurship, apprenticeships in entrepreneurship 
and high-growth technology sectors, alignment of federal innovation and 
entrepreneurship policies and programs, and the principles set forth in 
NACIE's recommendation entitled ``Making America Competitive through 
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Productivity.''

DATES: Thursday, May 3, 2018; Time: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20230, Room 58026. 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 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, April 
27, 2018.
    Teleconference: Teleconference and/or web conference connection 
information will be published prior to the meeting along with the 
agenda on the NACIE website at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.

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 
throughout the research-to-jobs continuum on 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 
website 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 via teleconference or web 
conference (see above). Copies of the meeting minutes will be available 
by request within 90 days of the meeting date.

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 May 2018 Meeting'' in 
the subject line of your correspondence.

    Dated: April 10, 2018.
Craig Buerstatte,
Acting Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2018-07855 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am]
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