82 FR 33870 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

Page Range		33870-33871
FR Document		2017-15325

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board will hold an open meeting on September 27, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 139 (Friday, July 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
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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 September 27, 2017.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Building 215, Room C103, at 
NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. 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

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Section 3003(d) of the America COMPETES Act (Pub. L. 110-69), as 
amended by the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act, Public Law 
114-329 (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 all 50 states and Puerto Rico with 
partnerships at the state, federal, and local levels. By statute, 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 Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting agenda will include an update 
on Hollings MEP programmatic operations, as well as provide guidance 
and advice to NIST on the development of the 2017-2022 Hollings MEP 
Strategic Plan. The MEP Advisory Board will also provide input to NIST 
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 how the Hollings MEP 
operates as a Learning Organization. This encompasses an effort to 
strengthen connections by sharing best practices and building Working 
Groups and Communities of Practice in 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.
    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. Requests must be received in writing before September 15, 
2017, to be considered. 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 
wished to speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, or those 
who are/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].
    Admittance Instructions: All visitors to the NIST site are required 
to pre-register to be admitted. Please submit your name, company name, 
time of arrival, email address and telephone number to Ms. Gendron by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 15, 2017. Non-U.S. citizens 
must submit additional information; please contact Ms. Gendron via 
email at [email protected] or phone (301) 975-2785. For 
participants planning to attend in person, please note that federal 
agencies, including NIST, can only accept a state-issued driver's 
license or identification card for access to federal facilities if such 
license or identification card is issued by a state that is compliant 
with the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-13), or by a state that Start 
Printed Page 22648 has an extension for REAL ID compliance. NIST 
currently accepts other forms of federally-issued identification in 
lieu of a state-issued driver's license. For detailed information 
please contact Ms. Gendron at 301-975-2785 or visit: http://nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/.

Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovations and Industry Services.
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meeting. Persons interested in the work Authority, National elected to prepare five regional PEISs.
of this Committee are directed to the Telecommunications and Information The five PEISs are divided into the East,
Commission’s Web site, http:// Administration, U.S. Department of Central, West, South, and Non-
www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Commerce, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Contiguous Regions. The West Region
Regional Programs Unit at the above M/S 243, Reston, VA 20192. consists of Arizona, California, Idaho,
email or street address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Final PEIS analyzes potential impacts of
Agenda the deployment and operation of the
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96,
I. Welcome Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 NPSBN on the natural and human
II. Approval of June 12, 2017 Minutes U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)) (the ‘‘Act’’) created environment in the West Region, in
III. Discussion on FY17 Civil Rights and authorized FirstNet to take all accordance with FirstNet’s
Project Ideas actions necessary to ensure the building, responsibilities under NEPA.
IV. Public Comment deployment, and operation of an Now that this PEIS has been
V. Adjournment interoperable, nationwide public safety completed and once a Record of
Dated: July 18, 2017. broadband network (‘‘NPSBN’’) based Decision (ROD) has been signed, the
on a single, national network proposed FirstNet projects can begin to
David Mussatt,
architecture. The Act meets a submit the site-specific environmental
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. documentation to determine if the
[FR Doc. 2017–15352 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] longstanding and critical national
proposed project has been adequately
infrastructure need, to create a single,
BILLING CODE 6335–01–P evaluated in the PEIS or whether it
nationwide network that will, for the
instead warrants a Categorical
first time, allow police officers, fire
Exclusion, an Environmental
fighters, emergency medical service
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Assessment, or an Environmental
professionals, and other public safety
Impact Statement.
National Telecommunications and entities to effectively communicate with
each other across agencies and Dated: July 17, 2017.
Information Administration
jurisdictions. The NPSBN is intended to Amanda Goebel Pereira,
First Responder Network Authority enhance the ability of the public safety NEPA Coordinator, First Responder Network
community to perform more reliably, Authority.
[Docket Number 160830796–6796–02] effectively, and safely; increase [FR Doc. 2017–15312 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am]
RIN 0660–XC030 situational awareness during an BILLING CODE 3510–60–P
emergency; and improve the ability of
Notice of Availability of a Final the public safety community to
Programmatic Environmental Impact effectively engage in those critical DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Statement for the West Region of the activities.
The National Environmental Policy National Institute of Standards and
Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347) Technology
Network
(‘‘NEPA’’) requires federal agencies to Manufacturing Extension Partnership
AGENCY: First Responder Network undertake an assessment of
Authority, National Advisory Board
environmental effects of their proposed
Telecommunications and Information actions prior to making a final decision AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
Administration, U.S. Department of and implementing the action. NEPA and Technology, Commerce.
Commerce. requirements apply to any federal ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a final project, decision, or action that may
programmatic environmental impact have a significant impact on the quality SUMMARY: The National Institute of
statement. of the human environment. NEPA also Standards and Technology (NIST)
establishes the Council on announces that the Manufacturing
SUMMARY: The First Responder Network Environmental Quality (‘‘CEQ’’), which Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory
Authority (‘‘FirstNet’’) announces the issued regulations implementing the Board will hold an open meeting on
availability of the Final Programmatic procedural provisions of NEPA (see 40 September 27, 2017.
Environmental Impact Statement for the CFR parts 1500–1508). Among other DATES: The meeting will be held
West Region (‘‘Final PEIS’’). The Final considerations, CEQ regulations at 40 Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from
PEIS evaluates the potential CFR 1508.28 recommend the use of 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
environmental impacts of the proposed tiering from a ‘‘broader environmental ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
nationwide public safety broadband impact statement (such as a national Building 215, Room C103, at NIST, 100
network in the West Region (Arizona, program or policy statements) with Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and subsequent narrower statements or Please note admittance instructions in
Washington). environmental analysis (such as the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
ADDRESSES: The Final PEIS is available regional or basin wide statements or below.
for download from www.regulations.gov ultimately site-specific statements) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FIRSTNET–2017–0004. A CD of this incorporating by reference the general Cheryl L. Gendron, Manufacturing
document is also available for viewing discussions and concentrating solely on Extension Partnership, National
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at public libraries (see Chapter 14 of the the issues specific to the statement Institute of Standards and Technology,
Final PEIS for the complete distribution subsequently prepared.’’ 100 Bureau Drive, Mail Stop 4800,
list). Due to the geographic scope of Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FirstNet (all 50 states, the District of telephone number (301) 975–2785,
more information on the Final PEIS, Columbia, and five territories) and the email: cheryl.gendron@nist.gov.
contact Amanda Goebel Pereira, NEPA diversity of ecosystems potentially SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MEP
Coordinator, First Responder Network traversed by the project, FirstNet has Advisory Board is authorized under

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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 Wednesday, September 27, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 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 33870

82 FR 33870 - Manufacturing Extension Partnership Advisory Board

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

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