[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 138 (Thursday, July 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 58331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15753]


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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 virtual public meeting on August 
1, 2024. This will be the current NACIE members' sixth meeting since 
their appointments in 2022. During this meeting, NACIE expects to 
discuss strategies to unlock sources of capital to leverage federal 
investments and designations, including current and future Tech Hubs, 
aligned with the U.S. Department of Commerce's existing work in this 
area.

DATES: August 1, 2024, 2 p.m.-3 p.m. eastern time (ET).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually with no in-person 
component. Please note that pre-clearance is required 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 11:59pm ET on Friday, July 26, 2024. Virtual meeting 
connection information will be published prior to the meeting along 
with the agenda on the NACIE website at https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Eric Smith, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 72021, Washington, DC 
20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please 
reference ``NACIE August 2024 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)), is a Federal Advisory Committee Act committee that 
provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce.
    NACIE has been 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 also has been 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 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 https://www.eda.gov/strategic-initiatives/national-advisory-council-on-innovation-and-entrepreneurship/meetings 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 to Eric Smith (see contact information above). Those 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: July 12, 2024.
Eric Smith,
Tech Hubs Program Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-15753 Filed 7-17-24; 8:45 am]
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