[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11815-11816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03126]


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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 Tuesday, March 5-Wednesday March 6, 
2024.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. and Wednesday March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern 
time.

ADDRESSES: The Tuesday, March 5 session will be held in person at the 
Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center: 9751 Washingtonian 
Boulevard, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. The Wednesday, March 6 session will 
be held at the Commerce Research Library: 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below. Interested parties should be sure to check 
the NIST MEP Advisory Board website for the most up-to-date information 
at http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beverly R. Bobb, Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership Program, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
4800; telephone number: (301) 975-5197; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP Advisory Board is authorized under 
15 U.S.C 278k(m), in accordance with the provisions of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (Program) is a 
unique program consisting of Centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico 
with partnerships at the federal, state 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. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board 
will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, March 5 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
and Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern time. The 
meeting agenda will include an update on the MEP programmatic 
operations, as well as provide guidance and advice on current 
activities related to the current MEP National Network\TM\ 2023-2027 
Strategic Plan. The agenda may change to accommodate Board business. 
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 20 
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 submitted by email to 
[email protected] and must be received by Wednesday, February 28,

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2024, 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/were unable to attend the meeting are invited to submit written 
statements electronically by email to [email protected].
    Admittance Instructions: All wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting must submit their name, organization, email address and 
phone number to Beverly Bobb ([email protected] or 301-975-5197) no 
later than Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5 p.m. Eastern time. In person 
seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served 
basis. Detailed instructions on how to join the meeting via webinar or 
in-person will be sent to registered attendees.

Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-03126 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
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