81 FR 59604 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

Page Range		59604-59605
FR Document		2016-20746

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 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59604-59605]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-20746]


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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 15, 2016, from 
8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016, from 8:00 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the 
Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Dr. W., Detroit, Michigan 48243. 
Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing 
Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, 
telephone number (301) 975-2785, 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 Hollings MEP Program 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 the Hollings 
MEP advice and assessments on programs, plans, and policies 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 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting will focus on several topics. The 
Board will receive an update on NIST MEP programmatic operations, as 
well as provide guidance and advice to MEP senior management on the 
drafting of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. The Board will also provide 
input to MEP on developing protocols that will connect user facilities, 
research, and technologies at NIST and other federal laboratories with 
the help of the MEP network to support small and mid-size 
manufacturers, and make recommendations on the establishment of an MEP 
Learning Organization. This encompasses an effort to strengthen 
connections by sharing best practices

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and building Working Groups and Communities of Practice for furtherance 
of the Hollings MEP Program's mission. The final agenda will be posted 
on the MEP Advisory Board Web site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/advisory-board.cfm. This is meeting is being held in conjunction with 
the MEP Update Meeting that will be held September 14, 2016 also at the 
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting should submit their name, email address and phone number 
to Cheryl Gendron ([email protected] or 301-975-2785) no later 
than Tuesday, September 6, 2016, 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 
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 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, 100 
Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, via 
fax at (301) 963-6556, or electronically by email to 
[email protected].

Kevin A. Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
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statements of Tenaris and OAO TMK, a Weighted- Thursday September 15, 2016, from 8:00
Russian producer/exporter of OCTG. As average a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
a result, the weighted-average dumping Exporter or producer dumping DATES: The meeting will be held
margin
margins changed for HYSCO, NEXTEEL, (percent) Thursday, September 15, 2016, from
and all other Korean exporters and 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
producers. In the Final NEXTEEL Co. Ltd. ............... 3.98 ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Redetermination, the Department also All-Others .............................. 5.24 the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance
explained the basis for exercising its Center, 400 Renaissance Dr. W., Detroit,
discretion to select mandatory Accordingly, the Department will Michigan 48243. Please note admittance
respondents using the largest volume continue the suspension of liquidation instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY
method, including the requisite analysis of the subject merchandise pending the INFORMATION section below.
of record evidence, and therefore why it expiration of the period of appeal or, if FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
was appropriate not to select ILJIN as a appealed, pending a final and Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing
mandatory respondent in the underlying conclusive court decision. Extension Partnership, National
investigation.3 On August 2, 2016, the Cash Deposit Requirements Institute of Standards and Technology,
CIT upheld the Department’s Final 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,
Redetermination in full.4 Since the Final Determination, the
Department has not established a new Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800,
Timken Notice cash deposit rate for HYSCO, NEXTEEL, telephone number (301) 975–2785,
or all other Korean exporters and email: Cheryl.Gendron@nist.gov.
In its decision in Timken,5 as clarified
producers. As a result, in accordance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP
by Diamond Sawblades,6 the United
with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Advisory Board (Board) is authorized
States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Department will instruct U.S. Customs under Section 3003(d) of the America
Circuit has held that, pursuant to
and Border Protection to collect cash COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69);
section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of
deposits at the rates for entries of codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as
1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department must publish a notice of a subject merchandise in accordance with amended, in accordance with the
the rates for exporters and producers provisions of the Federal Advisory
court decision not ‘‘in harmony’’ with a
listed above in this notice, effective Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
Department determination, and must
August 12, 2016. App. The Hollings MEP Program is a
suspend liquidation of entries pending
a ‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s This notice is issued and published in unique program, consisting of centers
accordance with sections 516(A)(e), across the United States and Puerto Rico
August 2, 2016 judgment sustaining the
735(d), and 777(i)(1) of the Act. with partnerships at the state, federal,
Final Redetermination constitutes a
and local levels. The Board provides the
final decision of that court which is not Dated: August 24, 2016.
Hollings MEP advice and assessments
in harmony with the Department’s Final Paul Piquado, on programs, plans, and policies
Determination. This notice is published Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & focused on supporting and growing the
in fulfillment of the publication Compliance.
U.S. manufacturing industry, provides
requirement of Timken. [FR Doc. 2016–20839 Filed 8–29–16; 8:45 am] advice on MEP programs, plans, and
Amended Final Determination BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P policies, assesses the soundness of MEP
Because there is now a final court plans and strategies, and assesses
decision, the Department is amending current performance against MEP
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE program plans.
the Final Determination with respect to
the weighted-average dumping margins Background information on the Board
National Institute of Standards and
for NEXTEEL, HYSCO, and all other is available at http://www.nist.gov/mep/
Technology
Korean exporters and producers for the about/advisory-board.cfm.
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
period July 1, 2012 through June 30,
Advisory Board Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
2013, effective August 12, 2016. The
App., notice is hereby given that the
revised weighted-average dumping AGENCY: National Institute of Standards MEP Advisory Board will hold an open
margins are as follows: and Technology, Commerce meeting on Thursday, September 15,
ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Weighted-
average Eastern Time. This meeting will focus
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Exporter or producer dumping on several topics. The Board will
margin Standards and Technology (NIST) receive an update on NIST MEP
(percent) announces that the Manufacturing programmatic operations, as well as
Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory provide guidance and advice to MEP
Hyundai HYSCO 7 ................ 6.49 Board will hold an open meeting on senior management on the drafting of
3 See Final Redetermination Pursuant to Court
7 On July 18, 2016, the Department published the
the 2017–2022 Strategic Plan. The Board
Remand in Husteel Co., Ltd., et al., v. United States, notice of initiation and expedited preliminary
will also provide input to MEP on
Consol. Court No. 14–00215, dated February 22, results of a changed circumstances review in which developing protocols that will connect
2016 (Final Redetermination). The Final it preliminarily determined that Hyundai Steel Co. user facilities, research, and
Redetermination is accessible at http:// Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to Hyundai HYSCO. technologies at NIST and other federal
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES

enforcement.trade.gov/remands/15-100.pdf. See Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods From the
4 See Husteel Co., Ltd., et al., v. United States,
Republic of Korea: Initiation and Expedited
laboratories with the help of the MEP
Consol. Court No. 14–00215, Slip. Op. 16–76 (Ct. Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances network to support small and mid-size
Int’l Trade Aug. 2, 2016). Review, 81 FR 46645 (July 18, 2016). If the manufacturers, and make
5 See Timken Co., v United States, 893 F.2d 337,
Department upholds these preliminary results in its recommendations on the establishment
341 (Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken). final results, Hyundai Steel Co. Ltd. will be entitled
6 See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. to the antidumping duty deposit rate currently
of an MEP Learning Organization. This
United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) assigned to Hyundai HYSCO with respect to the encompasses an effort to strengthen
(Diamond Sawblades). subject merchandise. connections by sharing best practices

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open meeting.
Dates		The meeting will be held Thursday, September 15, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
FR Citation		81 FR 59604

81 FR 59604 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 168 (August 30, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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