[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73262-73263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25292]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Request for Participation on Technical Language Processing 
Community of Interest

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Systems Integration Division of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) is forming a community of interest 
(COI) to develop best practices guidelines on how to tailor Natural 
Language Processing (NLP) tools to engineering text-based data: 
Technical language processing (TLP). Developed guidelines will be 
technology and vendor agnostic and will address the current needs of 
industry to have independent guidelines based on user requirements and 
measurement science research. The TLP COI wants to advance research and 
development initiatives to advance TLP smart manufacturing and other 
industrial applications. The TLP COI is seeking members from 
government, industry, and academia to create a better synergy between 
end users, the research community, and solution providers to reduce 
complexity, cost, and delay of adoption of TLP solutions.

DATES: Intention to participate must be received by May 17, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Intention to participate may be submitted by sending an 
email to Michael Brundage, Project Leader, Engineering Laboratory, 
NIST. The email address to participate is [email protected]. Please 
provide your full name, email address, phone number, company, and 
position in the company in your intent to participate email.
    The COI will meet quarterly via web conference and in-person 
meetings. Further instructions will be provided on https://nist.gov/el/tlp-coi.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact 
Michael Brundage, Project Leader, Engineering Laboratory, NIST by email 
at [email protected] or contact Jo-Anne Fung-A-Fat by phone at (301) 
975-3508.
    Please direct media inquiries to NIST's Public Affairs Office at 
301-975-2762.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The TLP COI will bring together interested 
participants to discuss ongoing and future directions for text analysis 
of technical data. This group will meet quarterly with a mixture of in-
person and virtual meetings. Meetings will be a mixture of working 
meetings and information sessions. Information on meeting times and 
formats will be posted on https://www.nist.gov/el/tlp-coi. The output 
from this group will influence guidelines and roadmap documents to 
improve adoption of TLP solutions.
    The Systems Integration Division of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) is forming a community of interest 
(COI) to develop best practices guidelines on how to tailor Natural 
Language Processing (NLP) tools to engineering text-based data: 
Technical language processing (TLP). Developed guidelines will be 
technology and vendor agnostic and will address the current needs of 
industry to have independent guidelines based on user requirements and 
measurement science research.
    The TLP COI wants to advance research and development initiatives 
to advance TLP smart manufacturing and other industrial applications. 
The following list defines the scope of the TLP COI's focus:

     Education: Highlighting results to the community from 
research and scientific discoveries of natural language processing and 
technical language processing and added value to industrial 
applications.

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     Use case management: Identifying use cases where NLP can 
enhance the productivity and reliability of services.
     Validation: Developing guidelines and metrics for 
organizations to evaluate use cases and software solutions.
     Dissemination: Developing a public knowledge repository to 
share results (e.g., source code, tutorial videos, peer-reviewed 
articles).
     Communication: Providing a platform for different 
stakeholders to find each other, exchange ideas/needs/feedback, ensure 
goals are met, and foster innovation.

    The TLP COI is seeking members from government, industry, and 
academia to create a better synergy between end users, research 
community, and solution providers to reduce complexity, cost, and delay 
of adoption of TLP solutions. Interested parties should submit their 
intention to participate in accordance with the DATES and ADDRESSES of 
this notice.
    More information on technical language processing research may be 
found on the NIST home page for Knowledge Extraction and Application 
for Manufacturing Operations at https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/knowledge-extraction-and-application-manufacturing-operations.

(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b) and (c))

Kevin Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2020-25292 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
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