[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 160 (Monday, August 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67073-67074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18449]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board

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

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an 
open meeting on September 16, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern 
time.

DATES: The MEP Advisory Board will meet on September 16, 2024, from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time. The meeting will be open to the public. 
Attendees are required to register in advance to attend as instructed 
below.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in person at the Manufacturing 
Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) office: 1800 East 63rd Street, 
Cleveland, OH 44103. For instructions on how to attend the meeting, 
please see the Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment section of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Claussen, DFO, 100 Bureau 
Drive, M/S 4800, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4800; email: [email protected], 
phone number: 301-975-5020.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP Advisory Board is authorized under 
15 U.S.C. 278k(m). 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 the date and time in the DATES section and 
will be open to the public. The meeting agenda will include an update 
on MEP programmatic operations as well as current activities related to 
the current MEP National Network 2023-2027

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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.
    Individuals and representatives of organizations who would like to 
offer comments and suggestions related to the Board's agenda for this 
meeting are requested to submit written comments via email in advance 
of the meeting. Approximately ten minutes will be reserved for public 
comments that were submitted in advance. These will be read on a first-
come, first-served basis. Comments received will be shared to the Board 
by the Director of MEP, pending time available during the Board 
meeting. Please note that all submitted comments, including those not 
read during the meeting, will be treated as public documents and will 
be made available for public inspection via the meeting minutes. The 
Board will not consider or deliberate on comments from the public 
during this period. All those wishing to submit a comment, must submit 
their comment via email to [email protected] by 5 p.m. eastern time, 
Friday, September 6, 2024.

Procedures for Attendance and Public Comment

    All wishing to attend the MEP Advisory Board meeting must submit 
their name, organization, email address and phone number to Monica 
Claussen ([email protected] or 301-975-5020) no later than Friday, 
September 6, 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 attend the meeting will be sent to registered 
attendees.

Tamiko Ford,
NIST Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2024-18449 Filed 8-16-24; 8:45 am]
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