81_FR_7334 81 FR 7306 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

81 FR 7306 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 28 (February 11, 2016)

Page Range7306-7307
FR Document2016-02768

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7306-7307]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02768]


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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 Tuesday March 1, 2016, from 8:30 
a.m. to 3:45p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan and 
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW., Washington, DC 
20004. Please note admittance instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zara Brunner, Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone 
number (301) 975-2001, 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 Tuesday, March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 
p.m. Eastern Standard Time. This meeting will focus on an update from 
the Advisory Board Sub-committee on Technology Acceleration, an update 
on MEP's Strategic Planning activities, and the 2017 National Summit. 
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 Center Board Member Distinctive 
Practice Meeting that will be held March 1, 2016 also at the Ronald 
Reagan and International Trade Center.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting should submit their name, email address, and phone number 
to Monica Claussen ([email protected] or 301-975-4852) no later 
than Monday, February 22, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 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.

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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 Kimball,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2016-02768 Filed 2-10-16; 8:45 am]
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7306 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 28 / Thursday, February 11, 2016 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Summary of the Application Partnership, National Institute of Joseph E. Flynn, Director, Office of Applicant: The Great Lakes Fruit Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Trade and Economic Analysis, Exporters Association, LLC. Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, International Trade Administration, by Contact: c/o Shirlee M. Bobryk, White Maryland 20899–4800, telephone telephone at (202) 482–5131 (this is not Schneider PC, 2300 Jolly Oak Road, number (301) 975–2001, email: a toll-free number) or email at etca@ Okemos MI 48864. zara.brunner@nist.gov. trade.gov. Application No.: 03–2A007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP Date Deemed Submitted: January 28, Advisory Board (Board) is authorized SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of 2016. under Section 3003(d) of the America the Export Trading Company Act of Proposed Amendments: COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110–69); 1982 (15 U.S.C. Sections 4001–21) 1. Add as new Member: codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(e), as authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to a. All Fresh GPS, LLC. amended, in accordance with the issue Export Trade Certificates of 2. Delete the following members: provisions of the Federal Advisory Review. An Export Trade Certificate of a. Greg Orchards and Produce, Inc.; Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. Review protects the holder and the Applewood Orchards, Inc.; Heeren App. The Board is composed of 10 members identified in the Certificate Brothers Inc.; AJ’s Produce Inc.; members, appointed by the Director of from State and Federal government Appletree Marketing LLC; and Michigan NIST. Hollings MEP is a unique antitrust actions and from private treble Fresh Marketing LLC. program, consisting of centers across the damage antitrust actions for the export The Great Lakes Fruit Exporters United States and Puerto Rico with conduct specified in the Certificate and Association, LLC’s proposed partnerships at the state, federal, and carried out in compliance with its terms amendment of its Export Trade local levels. The Board provides a forum and conditions. The regulations Certificate of Review would result in the for input and guidance from Hollings implementing Title III are found at 15 following entities as Members under the MEP program stakeholders in the CFR part 325 (2016). Section 302(b)(1) Certificate: 1. Riveridge Produce Marketing, Inc. formulation and implementation of of the Export Trading Company Act of tools and services focused on 1982 and 15 CFR 325.6(a) require the 2. North Bay Produce, Inc. 3. Greenridge Fruit, Inc. supporting and growing the U.S. Secretary to publish a notice in the 4. Jack Brown Produce, Inc. manufacturing industry, provides Federal Register identifying the 5. BelleHarvest Sales, Inc. advice on MEP programs, plans, and applicant and summarizing its 6. All Fresh GPS, LLC. policies, assesses the soundness of MEP application. Under 15 CFR 325.6 (a), plans and strategies, and assesses Dated: February 8, 2016. interested parties may, within twenty current performance against MEP days after the date of this notice, submit Joseph Flynn, program plans. written comments to the Secretary Director, Office of Trade and Economic Background information on the Board through OTEA on the application. Analysis, International Trade Administration. is available at http://www.nist.gov/mep/ [FR Doc. 2016–02806 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] Request for Public Comments: about/advisory-board.cfm. BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P Interested parties may submit written Pursuant to the Federal Advisory comments relevant to the determination Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. whether an amended Certificate should App., notice is hereby given that the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE be issued. If the comments include any MEP Advisory Board will hold an open privileged or confidential business National Institute of Standards and meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, information, it must be clearly marked Technology from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern and a nonconfidential version of the Standard Time. This meeting will focus comments (identified as such) should be Manufacturing Extension Partnership on an update from the Advisory Board included. Any comments not marked as Advisory Board Sub-committee on Technology privileged or confidential business Acceleration, an update on MEP’s AGENCY: National Institute of Standards Strategic Planning activities, and the information will be deemed to be and Technology, Commerce. nonconfidential. 2017 National Summit. The final agenda ACTION: Notice of open meeting. will be posted on the MEP Advisory An original and five (5) copies, plus Board Web site at http://www.nist.gov/ two (2) copies of the nonconfidential SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) mep/about/advisory-board.cfm. This version, should be submitted no later meeting is being held in conjunction than 20 days after the date of this notice announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory with the MEP Center Board Member to: Office of Trade and Economic Distinctive Practice Meeting that will be Analysis, International Trade Board will hold an open meeting on Tuesday March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. held March 1, 2016 also at the Ronald Administration, U.S. Department of Reagan and International Trade Center. Commerce, Room 21028, Washington, to 3:45p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Admittance Instructions: Anyone DC 20230. DATES: The meeting will be held wishing to attend the MEP Advisory Information submitted by any person Tuesday, March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. Board meeting should submit their to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. is exempt from disclosure under the name, email address, and phone number Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at to Monica Claussen (monica.claussen@ the Ronald Reagan and International mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 552). However, nonconfidential versions nist.gov or 301–975–4852) no later than of the comments will be made available Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave Monday, February 22, 2016, 5:00 p.m. to the applicant if necessary for NW., Washington, DC 20004. Please Eastern Standard Time. determining whether or not to issue the note admittance instructions in the Individuals and representatives of amended Certificate. Comments should SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section organizations who would like to offer refer to this application as ‘‘Export below. comments and suggestions related to the Trade Certificate of Review, application FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zara MEP Advisory Board’s business are number 14–2A004.’’ Brunner, Manufacturing Extension invited to request a place on the agenda. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 28 / Thursday, February 11, 2016 / Notices 7307 Approximately 15 minutes will be Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range in ‘‘specified geographical region’’ reserved for public comments at the end the Gulf of Mexico from February 4, limitations indicated earlier and of the meeting. Speaking times will be 2016 through February 3, 2017. Eglin amended the definition of harassment as assigned on a first-come, first-served AFB’s activities are military readiness it applies to a ‘‘military readiness basis. The amount of time per speaker activities per the MMPA, as amended by activity’’ to read as follows (Section will be determined by the number of the National Defense Authorization Act 3(18)(B) of the MMPA): (i) Any act that requests received but is likely to be no (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2004. injures or has the significant potential to more than three to five minutes each. DATES: Effective February 4, 2016, injure a marine mammal or marine The exact time for public comments will through February 3, 2017. mammal stock in the wild [Level A be included in the final agenda that will ADDRESSES: An electronic copy of the Harassment]; or (ii) any act that disturbs be posted on the MEP Advisory Board final Authorization, Eglin AFB’s or is likely to disturb a marine mammal Web site at http://www.nist.gov/mep/ application and their final or marine mammal stock in the wild by about/advisory-board.cfm. Questions Environmental Assessment (EA) titled, causing disruption of natural behavioral from the public will not be considered ‘‘Maritime Weapons System Evaluation patterns, including, but not limited to, during this period. Speakers who wish Program are available by writing to Jolie migration, surfacing, nursing, breeding, to expand upon their oral statements, Harrison, Chief, Permits and feeding, or sheltering, to a point where those who had wished to speak but Conservation Division, Office of such behavioral patterns are abandoned could not be accommodated on the Protected Resources, National Marine or significantly altered [Level B agenda, and those who were unable to Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Harassment]. attend in person are invited to submit Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; by Summary of Request written statements to the MEP Advisory telephoning the contacts listed here, or Board, National Institute of Standards On February 5, 2015, we issued an by visiting the internet at: http:// Authorization to Eglin AFB to take and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/ Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland marine mammals, by harassment, incidental/military.htm. incidental to a Maritime Weapon 20899–4800, via fax at (301) 963–6556, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or electronically by email to Systems Evaluation Program (Maritime Jeannine Cody, Office of Protected WSEP) within the Eglin Gulf Test and zara.brunner@nist.gov. Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Training Range (EGTTR) in the Gulf of Kevin Kimball, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Mexico from February through April Chief of Staff. 2015 (see 80 FR 17394, April 1, 2015). Background [FR Doc. 2016–02768 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] Eglin AFB conducted the Maritime Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the WSEP training activities between BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, February 9–12, and March 16–19, 2015. as amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et However, due to unavailability of some DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce of the live munitions, Eglin AFB to allow, upon request, the incidental, released only 1.05 percent of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric but not intentional, taking of small munitions proposed for the 2015 Administration numbers of marine mammals of a military readiness activities. On May 28, species or population stock, by U.S. 2015, we received a renewal request for RIN 0648–XE343 citizens who engage in a specified an Authorization from Eglin AFB to Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to activity (other than commercial fishing) complete the missions authorized in Specified Activities; Taking Marine within a specified geographical region 2015. Following the initial application Mammals Incidental to the U.S. Air if, after NMFS provides a notice of a submission, Eglin AFB submitted a Force Conducting Maritime Weapon proposed authorization to the public for revised version of the renewal request Systems Evaluation Program review and comment: (1) NMFS makes on December 3, 2015. We considered Operational Testing Within the Eglin certain findings; and (2) the taking is the revised renewal request as adequate Gulf Test and Training Range limited to harassment. and complete on December 10, 2015 and An Authorization for incidental published a notice of proposed AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries takings for marine mammals shall be Authorization on December 23, 2015 (80 Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and granted if NMFS finds that the taking FR 79843). The notice afforded the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will have a negligible impact on the public a 30-day comment period on the Commerce. species or stock(s), will not have an proposed MMPA Authorization. ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental unmitigable adverse impact on the Eglin AFB proposes to conduct harassment authorization. availability of the species or stock(s) for Maritime WESP missions within the subsistence uses (where relevant), and if EGTTR airspace over the Gulf of SUMMARY: In accordance with the the permissible methods of taking and Mexico, specifically within Warning Marine Mammal Protection Act requirements pertaining to the Area 151 (W–151). The proposed (MMPA) implementing regulations, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of Maritime WSEP training activities NMFS, we, hereby give notice that we such taking are set forth. NMFS has would occur February through April have issued an Incidental Harassment defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR (spring) in the daytime; however, the Authorization (Authorization) to the 216.103 as ‘‘an impact resulting from activities could occur between February mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES U.S. Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base the specified activity that cannot be 2016 and February 2017. (Eglin AFB), to take two species of reasonably expected to, and is not Eglin AFB proposes to use multiple marine mammals, the Atlantic reasonably likely to, adversely affect the types of live munitions (e.g., gunnery bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) species or stock through effects on rounds, rockets, missiles, and bombs) and Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ against small boat targets in the EGTTR. frontalis), by harassment, incidental to a The National Defense Authorization These activities qualify as a military Maritime Weapon Systems Evaluation Act of 2004 (NDAA; Pub. L. 108–136) readiness activities under the MMPA Program (Maritime WSEP) within the removed the ‘‘small numbers’’ and and NDAA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Feb 10, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11FEN1.SGM 11FEN1


Document Created: 2016-02-11 00:03:15
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Tuesday, March 1, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ContactZara Brunner, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-4800, telephone number (301) 975-2001, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 7306 
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