[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 179 (Friday, September 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 56927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20128]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Meeting

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of 
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, 
October 6, 2022. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo has 
appointed a new cohort of 33 members to NACIE, and this will be this 
cohort's second meeting. NACIE will continue to consider the 
development of a national entrepreneurship strategy, an overview of 
Federal support for technology innovation and entrepreneurship, and an 
exploration of critical emerging technologies, and the regional 
technology and innovation hubs program recently enacted by Congress.

DATES: Thursday, October 6, 2022, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ET.

ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20230. The main 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. 
Visitors to HCHB must comply with and adhere to the Department of 
Commerce's COVID-19 policies and protocols in effect at the time of the 
meeting, which can be found at the Department's COVID-1 Information Hub 
at https://www.commerce.gov/covid-19-information-hub. Please note that 
pre-clearance is required both to attend the meeting in person and to 
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 Eric Smith (see contact 
information below) no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 
28, 2022. Teleconference 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/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington, 
DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please 
reference ``NACIE October 2022 Meeting'' in the subject line of your 
correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established pursuant to 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, is a Federal Advisory Committee Act committee that 
provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce.
    NACIE will be charged with developing a national entrepreneurship 
strategy that strengthens America's ability to compete and win as the 
world's leading startup nation and as the world's leading innovator in 
critical emerging technologies. NACIE is also charged with identifying 
and recommending solutions to drive the innovation economy, including 
growing a skilled STEM workforce and removing barriers for 
entrepreneurs ushering innovative technologies into the market. The 
council also facilitates federal dialogue with the innovation, 
entrepreneurship, and workforce development communities. Throughout its 
history, NACIE has presented recommendations to the Secretary of 
Commerce along the research-to-jobs continuum, such as increasing 
access to capital, growing and connecting entrepreneurial communities, 
fostering small business-driven research and development, supporting 
the commercialization of key technologies, and developing the workforce 
of the future.
    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 NACIE's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. 
Comments may be submitted to Eric Smith (see contact information 
above). 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.

    Dated: September 13, 2022.
Eric Smith,
Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
[FR Doc. 2022-20128 Filed 9-15-22; 8:45 am]
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