81 FR 26199 - Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 84 (May 2, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-10196

The Department of Commerce (DOC) is currently seeking applications for membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE advises the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) on matters related to accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration


Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the National 
Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC) is currently seeking 
applications for membership on the National Advisory Council on 
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE advises the Secretary of 
Commerce (the Secretary) on matters related to accelerating innovation 
and entrepreneurship.

Table of Contents

a. Dates
b. Addresses
c. For Further Information, Contact
d. Supplementary Information

DATES: Applications must be received by the Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (OIE), Economic Development Administration (EDA) by 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2016, to be considered for 
membership in the formation of this NACIE cohort. Applications received 
by June 1, 2016, will also be considered to fill vacancies up to one 
year after this NACIE cohort's formation.

ADDRESSES: Please submit applications electronically to [email protected] 
and include ``[NACIEApplication]'' (without quotation marks) in the 
subject line, or by post or courier to the Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship, Attn: NACIE Membership Applications, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, Washington, DC 20230. Electronic 
submissions are preferred.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, interested 
parties can contact the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship via 
post at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, Washington, DC 
20230; via telephone at +1 (202) 482-8001; or via email at 
[email protected]. NACIE's establishment is authorized by Section 25(c) of 
the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 
U.S.C. 3720(c)). Additional information regarding NACIE can be found at 
https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship (OIE) is accepting applications for membership on the 
National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) 
for a two-year term beginning on the date of appointment. Members will 
be selected, in accordance with Department of Commerce (DOC) 
guidelines, based on their ability to advise the Secretary of Commerce 
(the Secretary) on matters relating to the acceleration of innovation 
and the support for and expansion of entrepreneurship, including but 
not limited to the matters set forth in 15 U.S.C. 3720(b) and

 The development of policy recommendations to support 
entrepreneurship and innovation across business sectors and 
geographies;
 insights into innovative opportunities to increase the global 
competitiveness of both the workforce and the economy;
 the exploration of opportunities to promote the role of 
employers in creating and expanding successful talent development 
partnerships across multiple stakeholders;
 policies that encourage the creative use of technology to 
facilitate employee recruitment, training, career and talent 
development, and business startups; and
 the identification and promotion of best practices that 
accelerate the commercialization of research and intellectual property.

    NACIE will identify and recommend solutions to issues critical to 
driving the innovation economy, including enabling entrepreneurs and 
firms to successfully access and develop a skilled, globally 
competitive workforce. NACIE will also serve as a vehicle for ongoing 
dialogue with the innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce 
development communities, including but not limited to business and 
trade associations. The duties of NACIE are solely advisory, and it 
shall report to the Secretary through the Economic Development 
Administration (EDA) and the Office of the Secretary.
    NACIE members shall be selected in a manner that ensures that NACIE 
is balanced in terms of perspectives and expertise with regard to 
innovation, entrepreneurship, and business-driven talent development 
that leads to a globally competitive workforce. To that end, the 
Secretary seeks diversity in the size of organization represented and 
seeks to appoint members who represent diverse geographies and 
innovation and entrepreneurship experiences from industry, government, 
academia, nonprofits, and non-governmental organizations.
    Additional factors which may be considered in the selection of 
NACIE members include each candidate's proven experience in the design, 
creation, or improvement of innovation systems; commercialization of 
research and development; entrepreneurship; business-driven talent 
development that leads to a globally competitive workforce; and the 
creation and growth of innovation- and entrepreneurship-focused 
ecosystems. Members' affiliations may include, but are not limited to, 
successful executive-level business leaders; entrepreneurs; innovators; 
investors; post-secondary education leaders; directors of workforce and 
training organizations; and other experts drawn from industry, 
government, academia, philanthropic foundations with a demonstrated 
track record of research or support of innovation and entrepreneurship, 
and non-governmental organizations. Nominees will be evaluated 
consistent with factors specified in this notice and their ability to 
carry out the goals of NACIE.
    Self-nominations will be accepted.
    Appointments will be made without regard to political affiliation.
    Membership. Members shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary. 
Because members will be appointed as experts, members will be 
considered special government employees (SGEs). Members participating 
in NACIE meetings and events will be responsible for their travel, 
living, and other personal expenses. Meetings will be held regularly 
and not less than twice annually, usually in Washington, DC. Members 
are required to attend a majority of NACIE's meetings. The first 
meeting for this NACIE cohort will take place October 6-7, 2016, in 
Washington, DC. Members may be required to arrive one day early for 
onboarding and orientation activities. Attendance is mandatory.
    Eligibility. Eligibility for membership is limited to U.S. citizens 
who are not full-time employees of the United States government or of a 
foreign government, are not registered with the Department of Justice 
under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, and are not federally-
registered lobbyists.

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    Application Procedure. For consideration, a nominee should submit: 
(1) A r[eacute]sum[eacute]; (2) a personal statement of interest 
including an outline of her or his abilities to advise the Secretary on 
the matters described above; (3) an affirmative statement that the 
nominee is not required to register as a foreign agent under the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended; and (4) an 
affirmative statement that the nominee is not a federally-registered 
lobbyist. It is preferred that applications be submitted electronically 
to [email protected] with a subject line that includes the text 
``[NACIEApplication]'' (without quotation marks). Applications also may 
be sent to the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Attn: NACIE 
Membership Applications, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, 
Washington, DC 20230.
    Appointments of members to NACIE will be made by the Secretary.

    Dated: April 26, 2016.
Julie Lenzer,
Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Economic 
Development Administration.
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technological collection techniques or nacie@doc.gov. NACIE’s establishment talent development that leads to a
other forms of information technology. is authorized by Section 25(c) of the globally competitive workforce. To that
All responses to this notice will be Stevenson-Wydler Technology end, the Secretary seeks diversity in the
summarized and included in the request Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 size of organization represented and
for OMB approval. All comments will U.S.C. 3720(c)). Additional information seeks to appoint members who
become a matter of public record. regarding NACIE can be found at represent diverse geographies and
Dated: April 27, 2016. https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/. innovation and entrepreneurship
Elanor Starmer, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office experiences from industry, government,
of Innovation and Entrepreneurship academia, nonprofits, and non-
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing
Service. (OIE) is accepting applications for governmental organizations.
[FR Doc. 2016–10210 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am] membership on the National Advisory Additional factors which may be
Council on Innovation and considered in the selection of NACIE
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Entrepreneurship (NACIE) for a two- members include each candidate’s
year term beginning on the date of proven experience in the design,
appointment. Members will be selected, creation, or improvement of innovation
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE systems; commercialization of research
in accordance with Department of
Economic Development Administration Commerce (DOC) guidelines, based on and development; entrepreneurship;
their ability to advise the Secretary of business-driven talent development that
Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Commerce (the Secretary) on matters leads to a globally competitive
Membership on the National Advisory relating to the acceleration of innovation workforce; and the creation and growth
Council on Innovation and and the support for and expansion of of innovation- and entrepreneurship-
Entrepreneurship (NACIE) entrepreneurship, including but not focused ecosystems. Members’
limited to the matters set forth in 15 affiliations may include, but are not
ACTION: Notice. U.S.C. 3720(b) and limited to, successful executive-level
• The development of policy business leaders; entrepreneurs;
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce innovators; investors; post-secondary
recommendations to support
(DOC) is currently seeking applications education leaders; directors of
entrepreneurship and innovation
for membership on the National workforce and training organizations;
across business sectors and
Advisory Council on Innovation and and other experts drawn from industry,
geographies;
Entrepreneurship (NACIE). NACIE
• insights into innovative opportunities government, academia, philanthropic
advises the Secretary of Commerce (the foundations with a demonstrated track
to increase the global competitiveness
Secretary) on matters related to record of research or support of
of both the workforce and the
accelerating innovation and innovation and entrepreneurship, and
economy;
entrepreneurship. • the exploration of opportunities to non-governmental organizations.
Table of Contents promote the role of employers in Nominees will be evaluated consistent
creating and expanding successful with factors specified in this notice and
a. Dates their ability to carry out the goals of
talent development partnerships
b. Addresses NACIE.
c. For Further Information, Contact across multiple stakeholders;
• policies that encourage the creative Self-nominations will be accepted.
d. Supplementary Information
use of technology to facilitate Appointments will be made without
DATES: Applications must be received employee recruitment, training, career regard to political affiliation.
by the Office of Innovation and and talent development, and business Membership. Members shall serve at
Entrepreneurship (OIE), Economic startups; and the discretion of the Secretary. Because
Development Administration (EDA) by • the identification and promotion of members will be appointed as experts,
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, best practices that accelerate the members will be considered special
2016, to be considered for membership commercialization of research and government employees (SGEs).
in the formation of this NACIE cohort. intellectual property. Members participating in NACIE
Applications received by June 1, 2016, NACIE will identify and recommend meetings and events will be responsible
will also be considered to fill vacancies solutions to issues critical to driving the for their travel, living, and other
up to one year after this NACIE cohort’s innovation economy, including enabling personal expenses. Meetings will be
formation. entrepreneurs and firms to successfully held regularly and not less than twice
ADDRESSES: Please submit applications access and develop a skilled, globally annually, usually in Washington, DC.
electronically to nacie@doc.gov and competitive workforce. NACIE will also Members are required to attend a
include ‘‘[NACIEApplication]’’ (without serve as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue majority of NACIE’s meetings. The first
quotation marks) in the subject line, or with the innovation, entrepreneurship, meeting for this NACIE cohort will take
by post or courier to the Office of and workforce development place October 6–7, 2016, in Washington,
Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Attn: communities, including but not limited DC. Members may be required to arrive
NACIE Membership Applications, 1401 to business and trade associations. The one day early for onboarding and
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, duties of NACIE are solely advisory, and orientation activities. Attendance is
Washington, DC 20230. Electronic it shall report to the Secretary through mandatory.
submissions are preferred. the Economic Development Eligibility. Eligibility for membership
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Administration (EDA) and the Office of is limited to U.S. citizens who are not
further information, interested parties the Secretary. full-time employees of the United States
can contact the Office of Innovation and NACIE members shall be selected in government or of a foreign government,
Entrepreneurship via post at 1401 a manner that ensures that NACIE is are not registered with the Department
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, balanced in terms of perspectives and of Justice under the Foreign Agents
Washington, DC 20230; via telephone at expertise with regard to innovation, Registration Act, and are not federally-
+1 (202) 482–8001; or via email at entrepreneurship, and business-driven registered lobbyists.

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Application Procedure. For components used in export production. breaker, dome, window knob);
consideration, a nominee should On its domestic sales, Omron would be substrates; supply bezels/brackets/clips/
submit: (1) A résumé; (2) a personal able to choose the duty rate during screws/head bolts; varistors; switch
statement of interest including an customs entry procedures that applies to assemblies; tapes; terminal/contact
outline of her or his abilities to advise electronic control units (body control, assemblies; terminals; thermistors; paint
the Secretary on the matters described transmission, wiper system), controllers thinners; thumbwheels; screws;
above; (3) an affirmative statement that (fuel pump, alarm, tire pressure), transistors; trays; upfitter subassemblies;
the nominee is not required to register electronic modules, assemblies (tire vacform trays; wire coils; jumper wires;
as a foreign agent under the Foreign pressure monitoring, transmitters, wireless charging units; relay yokes;
Agents Registration Act of 1938, as electrical switches (accessory, power and, yokes (duty rate ranges from free to
amended; and (4) an affirmative seat, power window), knobs and trim 8%).
statement that the nominee is not a pieces, and actuators (duty rate ranges Public comment is invited from
federally-registered lobbyist. It is from free to 6.5%) for the foreign status interested parties. Submissions shall be
preferred that applications be submitted components noted below. Customs addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive
electronically to nacie@doc.gov with a duties also could possibly be deferred or Secretary at the address below. The
subject line that includes the text reduced on foreign status production closing period for their receipt is June
‘‘[NACIEApplication]’’ (without equipment. 13, 2016.
quotation marks). Applications also may The materials and components A copy of the notification will be
be sent to the Office of Innovation and sourced from abroad include: Resistors; available for public inspection at the
Entrepreneurship, Attn: NACIE actuators; housing subassemblies; Office of the Executive Secretary,
Membership Applications, 1401 adhesives; antennas; armatures; plastic Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, bags; switches; bobbins; steel balls; 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230. barrels with ribs; plastic bases/trays/ 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Appointments of members to NACIE Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
bags/plates/plungers/actuator posts;
will be made by the Secretary. ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ
base covers/substrates/assemblies;
Dated: April 26, 2016. bases; knobs; bezels; boxes and related Board’s Web site, which is accessible
Julie Lenzer, spacers; buttons; brackets; buzzers; via www.trade.gov/ftz.
Director, Office of Innovation and ceramic chips; capacitors; cages for For further information, contact Pierre
Entrepreneurship, Economic Development batteries; cartons; cases; chipboards and Duy at Pierre.Duy@trade.gov (202) 482–
Administration. pads; desiccants; clips; connectors; 1378.
[FR Doc. 2016–10196 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am] coils; coil leads/terminals/assemblies; Dated: April 25, 2016.
BILLING CODE P contacts (rivet, terminal); core pins; Andrew McGilvray,
covers; central processing units (CPUs); Executive Secretary.
electronic control units (ECUs); [FR Doc. 2016–10242 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE elastomeric pads; plastic emblems;
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encoders; epoxy resins; electric filters;
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
foam sheets/dividers/pads; foil with
[B–24–2016] adhesive; followers; frets; fuses; crystal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
oscillators; transformers; integrated
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 22— circuits; resistors; dampers; double face Foreign-Trade Zones Board
Chicago, Illinois; Notification of pads; detents; diodes; door lock packing
Proposed Production Activity; Omron inserts; garnishes; gimbles; rubber [B–25–2016]
Automotive Electronics, Inc.; grommets; labels; handles; heat sinks;
(Automotive Electronic Components); Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 133—Quad-
housing blocks/assemblies; housings; Cities, Iowa/Illinois; Notification of
St. Charles, Illinois integrated circuits; light emitting Proposed Production Activity, Deere &
Omron Automotive Electronics, Inc. diodes; immobilizers/anti-theft systems; Company, Subzone 133D
(Omron), an operator of FTZ 22, inductors; inner cases; inserts; inverters; (Construction and Forestry
submitted a notification of proposed jewels; transmitter keypads and Equipment), Davenport, Iowa
production activity to the FTZ Board for keyrings; logic chips; lamps; lean
its facility located in St. Charles, containers; levers; lids; light guides; Deere & Company (Deere), operator of
Illinois, within FTZ 22. The notification linear integrated circuits; Subzone 133D, submitted a notification
conforming to the requirements of the semiconductors; magnet wires and of proposed production activity to the
regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR relays; multi-switch units; power FTZ Board for its facilities within
400.22) was received on April 14, 2016. supplies; printed circuit boards; Subzone 133D, located in Davenport,
The Omron facility is located within padding and pads; paddles (steering Iowa. The notification conforming to the
Site 41 of FTZ 22. The facility is used wheel); plastic panels/partitions; pins requirements of the regulations of the
for the production of automotive (coil, connector; spring); pipe lights; FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
electronic components. Pursuant to 15 packaging boxes/lids/inserts/chips/ received on April 15, 2016.
CFR 400.14(b), FTZ authority would be pads; printed wiring boards; resistor Deere already has authority to
limited to the specific foreign-status chips; resistor glaze metal; relays; produce motor graders, four wheel drive
components and specific finished retainers; plastic rings/screws/spacers/ loaders, log skidders and articulated
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products described in the submitted spools/seals/sliders/seats/clips/bezels/ dump trucks within Subzone 133D. The
notification (as described below) and tape; seals (nitrile, rubber); heat shields; current request would add construction
subsequently authorized by the FTZ shrouds; shunts; silicone fluid and forestry equipment and foreign-
Board. compound; surface mount technology status materials/components to the
Production under FTZ procedures resistors; electrical (socket) outlets; scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR
could exempt Omron from customs duty springs; striker assemblies; 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
payments on the foreign status subassemblies (base, case, power would be limited to the specific foreign-

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Dates		Applications must be received by the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), Economic Development Administration (EDA) by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 1, 2016, to be considered for membership in the formation of this NACIE cohort. Applications received by June 1, 2016, will also be considered to fill vacancies up to one year after this NACIE cohort's formation.
Contact		For further information, interested parties can contact the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship via post at 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 78018, Washington, DC 20230; via telephone at +1 (202) 482-8001; or via email at [email protected] NACIE's establishment is authorized by Section 25(c) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3720(c)). Additional information regarding NACIE can be found at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.
FR Citation		81 FR 26199

81 FR 26199 - Notice of Opportunity To Apply for Membership on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEEconomic Development Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 84 (May 2, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration