80_FR_53948 80 FR 53775 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

80 FR 53775 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 173 (September 8, 2015)

Page Range53775-53775
FR Document2015-22544

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on Thursday September 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 173 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)
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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 Thursday September 24, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 
Reunion Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75207. Please note admittance 
instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kari Reidy, Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone 
number (301) 975-4919, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The MEP Advisory Board (Board) is 
authorized under Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 
110-69); codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as amended, in accordance with 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, 5 
U.S.C. App. The Board is composed of 10 members, appointed by the 
Director of NIST. Hollings MEP is a unique program, consisting of 
centers across the United States and Puerto Rico with partnerships at 
the state, federal, and local levels. The Board provides a forum for 
input and guidance from Hollings MEP program stakeholders in the 
formulation and implementation of tools and services focused on 
supporting and growing the U.S. manufacturing industry, provides advice 
on MEP programs, plans, and policies, assesses the soundness of MEP 
plans and strategies, and assesses current performance against MEP 
program plans.
    Background information on the 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. App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will 
hold an open meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Central Time. This meeting will focus on updates from the 
Advisory Board Sub-committees on (1) Update on MEP Competition (2) 
Evaluation System (3) Updates from Board Subcommittees (4) Strategic 
Planning.
    The final agenda will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board Web site 
at http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm. This meeting is 
being held in conjunction with the MEP Update meeting that will be held 
September 23, 2015 also at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting should submit their name, email address and phone number 
to Kari Reidy ([email protected] or 301-975-4919) no later than 
Monday, September 14, 2015, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
    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 15 
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. The exact time for public comments will be included in 
the final agenda that will be posted on the MEP Advisory Board Web site 
as 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 had wished to speak but 
could not be accommodated on the agenda, and those who were unable to 
attend in person are invited to submit written statements to the MEP 
Advisory Board, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail 
Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, or via fax at (301) 963-
6556, or electronically by email to [email protected].

Richard Cavanagh,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
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                                                    Participation Requirements section.                     provisions of the Federal Advisory                    during this period. Speakers who wish
                                                    Applications received after November                    Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                   to expand upon their oral statements,
                                                    30, 2015, will be considered only if                    App. The Board is composed of 10                      those who had wished to speak but
                                                    space and scheduling constraints                        members, appointed by the Director of                 could not be accommodated on the
                                                    permit.                                                 NIST. Hollings MEP is a unique                        agenda, and those who were unable to
                                                                                                            program, consisting of centers across the             attend in person are invited to submit
                                                    Contacts                                                United States and Puerto Rico with                    written statements to the MEP Advisory
                                                      Aerospace and Defense Technology                      partnerships at the state, federal, and               Board, National Institute of Standards
                                                    Team: Jason Sproule, U.S. Export                        local levels. The Board provides a forum              and Technology, National Institute of
                                                    Assistance Center, 444 Flower Street,                   for input and guidance from Hollings                  Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau
                                                    37th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071, Tel:                 MEP program stakeholders in the                       Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg,
                                                    (213) 894–8785, Email:                                  formulation and implementation of                     Maryland 20899–4800, or via fax at
                                                    Jason.Sproule@.trade.gov.                               tools and services focused on                         (301) 963–6556, or electronically by
                                                      US and Foreign Commercial Service                     supporting and growing the U.S.                       email to kari.reidy@nist.gov.
                                                    in Singapore: Hawcheng Ng, American                     manufacturing industry, provides
                                                    Embassy, 27 Napier Road, Singapore                      advice on MEP programs, plans, and                    Richard Cavanagh,
                                                    258508, Tel. 011–(65) 6476–9037, Fax                    policies, assesses the soundness of MEP               Acting Associate Director for Laboratory
                                                    011–(65) 6476–9080, Email:                              plans and strategies, and assesses                    Programs.
                                                    Hawcheng.Ng@trade.gov.                                  current performance against MEP                       [FR Doc. 2015–22544 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            program plans.                                        BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
                                                                                                               Background information on the Board
                                                    Frank Spector,
                                                                                                            is available at http://www.nist.gov/mep/
                                                    Director (A), Trade Mission Office.                     about/advisory-board.cfm.                             DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–22072 Filed 9–4–15; 8:45 am]                 Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
                                                    BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P                                  Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.                   National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                                                                                            App., notice is hereby given that the                 Administration
                                                                                                            MEP Advisory Board will hold an open                  RIN 0648–XE165
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  meeting on Thursday, September 24,
                                                                                                            2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.                     Pacific Islands Fisheries; Public
                                                    National Institute of Standards and                     Central Time. This meeting will focus                 Meeting
                                                    Technology                                              on updates from the Advisory Board
                                                                                                            Sub-committees on (1) Update on MEP                   AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                                    Manufacturing Extension Partnership                                                                           Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                                    Advisory Board                                          Competition (2) Evaluation System (3)
                                                                                                            Updates from Board Subcommittees (4)                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                                    AGENCY: National Institute of Standards                 Strategic Planning.                                   Commerce.
                                                    and Technology, Commerce.                                  The final agenda will be posted on the             ACTION: Notice; public meetings.
                                                    ACTION: Notice of open meeting.                         MEP Advisory Board Web site at http://
                                                                                                            www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-                      SUMMARY:   NMFS announces that the
                                                    SUMMARY:   The National Institute of                    board.cfm. This meeting is being held in              Center for Independent Experts (CIE)
                                                    Standards and Technology (NIST)                         conjunction with the MEP Update                       will meet to review methods for
                                                    announces that the Manufacturing                        meeting that will be held September 23,               assessing stocks in coral reef fisheries
                                                    Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory                    2015 also at the Hyatt Regency Dallas.                using information on fish length and life
                                                    Board will hold an open meeting on                         Admittance Instructions: Anyone                    history.
                                                    Thursday September 24, 2015, from 8:30                  wishing to attend the MEP Advisory                    DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
                                                    a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.                         Board meeting should submit their                     section for meeting dates and times.
                                                    DATES: The meeting will be held                         name, email address and phone number                  ADDRESSES: The meeting location is in
                                                    Thursday, September 24, 2015, from                      to Kari Reidy (Kari.Reidy@nist.gov or                 Room 208, Hemenway Hall, University
                                                    8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.                    301–975–4919) no later than Monday,                   of Hawaii, 2445 Campus Road,
                                                    ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
                                                                                                            September 14, 2015, 5:00 p.m. Eastern                 Honolulu, HI 96822.
                                                    the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion                   Time.
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                               Individuals and representatives of
                                                    Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75207. Please                                                                           Christofer H. Boggs, (808) 725–5364, or
                                                                                                            organizations who would like to offer
                                                    note admittance instructions in the                                                                           Christofer.Boggs@noaa.gov.
                                                                                                            comments and suggestions related to the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                            MEP Advisory Board’s business are
                                                    below.                                                                                                        meeting schedule and agenda are as
                                                                                                            invited to request a place on the agenda.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Kari                 Approximately 15 minutes will be                      follows:
                                                    Reidy, Manufacturing Extension                          reserved for public comments at the end               1. Tuesday, September 8, 2015 (9 a.m.–
                                                    Partnership, National Institute of                      of the meeting. Speaking times will be                     4 p.m.)
                                                    Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau                    assigned on a first-come, first-served                   • Introduction
                                                    Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg,                    basis. The amount of time per speaker                    • Background information—
                                                    Maryland 20899–4800, telephone                          will be determined by the number of                        Objectives and Terms of Reference
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                                                    number (301) 975–4919, email:                           requests received but is likely to be no                 • Fishery Operation and Management
                                                    kari.reidy@nist.gov.                                    more than three to five minutes each.                    • Data—State of Hawaii System; Coral
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP                      The exact time for public comments will                    Reef Ecosystem Division surveys;
                                                    Advisory Board (Board) is authorized                    be included in the final agenda that will                  biological data; other data
                                                    under Section 3003(d) of the America                    be posted on the MEP Advisory Board                      • Panel Questions and Answers
                                                    COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69);                          Web site as http://www.nist.gov/mep/                  2. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 (9
                                                    codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as                       about/advisory-board.cfm. Questions                        a.m.–4 p.m.)
                                                    amended, in accordance with the                         from the public will not be considered                   • Presentation and Review of Stock


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Thursday, September 24, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Time.
ContactKari Reidy, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone number (301) 975-4919, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 53775 

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