[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42639-42640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18207]


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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 12, 2018.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 12, 2018, from 
2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Kansas City Marriott 
Downtown in the 12th Street Meeting Room, at 200 W 12th St., Kansas 
City, MO 64105. 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 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 12, 2018, from 2:00 p.m. 
to 6:00 p.m. Central Time. The meeting agenda will include an update on 
Hollings MEP programmatic operations, as well as the opportunity for 
the MEP Advisory Board to provide guidance and advice on current 
activities related to the 2017-2022 MEP National Network Strategic 
Plan. The MEP Advisory Board will provide input to NIST on supply chain 
development with an emphasis on defense suppliers, in order to 
strengthen the defense industrial base, and will make recommendations 
on the development of research and performance metrics to support and 
enrich MEP Center evaluation. The MEP Advisory Board will also get 
updates on and discuss the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Cost 
Share Report. The final agenda will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board 
website 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 by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time on August 31, 2018 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 website 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 or were unable

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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: 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 Friday, September 7, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-18207 Filed 8-22-18; 8:45 am]
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