82 FR 10880 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)

Page Range		10880-10881
FR Document		2017-03094

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on March 7, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 16, 2017)

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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 March 7, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Department of Commerce, 
Herbert C. Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue, Auditorium, 
Washington, DC 20230. 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 is authorized under 
Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69), as 
amended by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Improvement Act, 
Public Law 114-329 sec. 501 (2017), and codified at 15 U.S.C. 278k(m), 
in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. The Hollings MEP Program (Program) is a 
unique program, consisting of centers in each state in the United 
States and Puerto Rico with partnerships at the state, federal, and 
local levels. 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. App., notice is hereby given that the MEP Advisory Board will 
hold an open meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 
p.m. Eastern Time. This meeting will focus on several topics. The MEP 
Advisory Board will receive an update on Hollings MEP programmatic 
operations, as well as provide guidance and advice to Hollings MEP 
senior management on the drafting of the 2017-2022 Strategic Plan. The 
MEP Advisory Board will also provide input to Hollings MEP on 
developing protocols that will connect user facilities, research, and 
technologies at NIST and other federal laboratories with the help of 
the Hollings MEP national network to support small and mid-size 
manufacturers, and make recommendations on the establishment of a 
Hollings MEP Learning Organization. This encompasses an effort to 
strengthen connections by sharing best practices 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.
    Admittance Instructions: Anyone wishing to attend the MEP Advisory 
Board meeting must submit their name, email address and phone number to 
Cheryl Gendron ([email protected] or 301-975-2785) no later than 
Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 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].

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovations and Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2017-03094 Filed 2-15-17; 8:45 am]
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Department received no comments merchandise subject to the changed this notice.17 Hearing requests should
concerning a lack of industry support circumstances review that were entered contain the following information: (1)
with respect to these changed or withdrawn from warehouse, for The party’s name, address, and
circumstances reviews. consumption, on or after the date that telephone number; (2) the number of
As noted in the Initiation Notice, corresponds to the date suspension of participants; and (3) a list of the issues
PulseTech requested revocation of the liquidation first began in the relevant to be discussed. Oral presentations at
Orders, in part, and supported its proceeding.14 If, at the time of the final the hearing will be limited to issues
request. In light of PulseTech’s Request, determinations, there have been raised in the briefs. If a request for a
Petitioner’s agreement with the scope completed administrative reviews of an hearing is made, parties will be notified
exclusion language proposed by order, then the partial revocation will be of the time and date for the hearing to
PulseTech, and in the absence of any retroactively applied to unliquidated be held at the U.S. Department of
interested party comments received entries of merchandise subject to the Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
during the comment period, we changed circumstances reviews that NW., Washington, DC 20230 in a room
preliminarily conclude that changed were entered or withdrawn from to be determined.18
circumstances warrant revocation of the warehouse, for consumption, on or after The Department intends to issue the
Orders, in part, because the producers the day following the last day of the final results of these changed
accounting for substantially all of the period covered by the most recently circumstances reviews, which will
production of the domestic like product completed administrative review of the include its analysis of any written
to which the Orders pertain lack interest applicable order. Specifically, under comments received, no later than 270
in the relief provided by the Orders with this scenario, the partial revocation for days after the date on which these
respect to certain solar panels merchandise subject to the AD orders reviews were initiated.
incorporated in battery charging and would be applied retroactively to If, in the final results of these reviews,
maintaining units, as described above. unliquidated entries of merchandise the Department continues to determine
We will consider comments from entered or withdrawn from warehouse, that changed circumstances warrant the
interested parties on these preliminary for consumption, on or after February 1, revocation of the Orders, in part, we
results of reviews before issuing the 2016, and the partial revocation for will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
final results of these reviews.13 merchandise subject to the CVD order Protection to liquidate without regard to
Accordingly, we are notifying the would be applied retroactively to AD or CVD duties, and to refund any
public of our intent to revoke the unliquidated entries of merchandise estimated AD or CVD duties, on all
Orders, in part. We intend to carry out entered or withdrawn from warehouse, unliquidated entries of the merchandise
this revocation by including the for consumption, on or after January 1, covered by the revocation that are not
following exclusion language in the 2016, as applicable. covered by the final results of an
scope of each of the Orders: administrative review or automatic
Additionally, excluded from the scope of Public Comment liquidation.
the order are solar panels that are: (1) Less Interested parties are invited to The current requirement for cash
than 300,000 mm2 in surface area; (2) less comment on these preliminary results of deposits of estimated AD and CVD
than 27.1 watts in power; (3) coated across reviews in accordance with 19 CFR duties on all entries of subject
their entire surface with a polyurethane merchandise will continue unless they
doming resin; and (4) joined to a battery 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Case briefs may be
charging and maintaining unit (which is an submitted no later than 14 days after the are modified pursuant to the final
acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (‘‘ABS’’) box date of publication of these preliminary results of these changed circumstances
that incorporates a light emitting diode results.15 Rebuttals to case briefs, reviews.
(‘‘LED’’)) by coated wires that include a limited to issues raised in the case These preliminary results of reviews
connector to permit the incorporation of an briefs, may be filed no later than seven and notice are in accordance with
extension cable. The battery charging and days after the due date for case briefs.16 sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Act and
maintaining unit utilizes high-frequency 19 CFR 351.221 and 19 CFR 351.222.
triangular pulse waveforms designed to
All submissions must be filed
maintain and extend the life of batteries electronically using Enforcement and Dated: February 9, 2017.
through the reduction of lead sulfate crystals. Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Ronald K. Lorentzen,
The above-described battery charging and Electronic Service System (‘‘ACCESS’’). Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
maintaining unit is currently available under ACCESS is available to registered users and Compliance.
the registered trademark ‘‘SolarPulse.’’ at http://access.trade.gov and in the [FR Doc. 2017–03142 Filed 2–15–17; 8:45 am]
If we make a final determination to Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
revoke the Orders in part, then the main Department of Commerce
Department will apply this building. An electronically filed
determination to each order as follows. document must be received successfully DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
If, at the time of the final in its entirety by ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
determinations, there have been no Eastern Time on the day it is due. National Institute of Standards and
completed administrative reviews of an Any interested party may request a Technology
order, then the partial revocation will be hearing within 14 days of publication of
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
applied to unliquidated entries of
14 Suspension of liquidation first began for
Advisory Board
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13 See, e.g., Honey from Argentina; Antidumping merchandise subject to the CVD order on June 10, AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
and Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances 2014; suspension of liquidation first began for
merchandise subject to the AD orders on July 31, and Technology, Commerce.
Reviews; Preliminary Intent to Revoke Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 67790, 2014. ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
15 The Department is altering the deadline for the
67791 (November 14, 2012); Aluminum Extrusions
from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary submission of case briefs, as authorized by 19 CFR
Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and 351.309(c)(1)(ii). 17 The Department is exercising its discretion

Intent to Revoke Antidumping and Countervailing 16 The Department is altering the deadline for the under 19 CFR 351.310(c) to alter the time limit for
Duty Orders in Part, 78 FR 66895 (November 7, submission of rebuttal briefs, as authorized by 19 requesting a hearing.
2013); see also 19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(v). CFR 351.309(d)(1). 18 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).

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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 Tuesday, March 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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]
FR Citation		82 FR 10880

82 FR 10880 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 31 (February 16, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology