82 FR 37190 - Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 152 (August 9, 2017)
Economic Development Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 152 (August 9, 2017)
| Page Range | 37190-37191 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16725 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 37190-37191] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16725] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting AGENCY: Economic Development Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 24, 2017, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and Friday, August 25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET. During this time, members will hear from Federal innovation and entrepreneurship policymakers and program executives and discuss potential policies that would foster innovation, increase the rate of technology commercialization, and catalyze the creation of jobs in the United States. Topics to be covered include innovative manufacturing, rural growth through innovation and entrepreneurship, apprenticeships in entrepreneurship and high-growth technology sectors, and alignment of federal innovation and entrepreneurship policies and programs. DATES: Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET Friday, August 25, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230, Room 72015. The entrance to HCHB is located on the west side of 14th St. NW. between D St. NW. and Constitution Ave. NW., and a valid government-issued ID is required to enter the building. Please note that pre-clearance is required in order to both attend the meeting in person and make a statement during the public comment portion of the meeting. Please limit comments to five minutes or less and submit a brief statement summarizing your comments to Craig Buerstatte (see contact information below) no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, August 18, 2017. Teleconference Teleconference and/or web conference connection information will be published prior to the meeting along with the agenda on the NACIE Web site at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Craig Buerstatte, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; email: [email protected]; telephone: +1 202 482 8001; fax: +1 202 273 4781. Please reference ``NACIE August 2017 Meeting'' in the subject line of your correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE, established by Section 25(c) of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15 U.S.C. 3720(c)), and managed by EDA's Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE), is a Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) committee that provides advice directly to the Secretary of Commerce. NACIE's advice focuses on transformational policies and programs that aim to accelerate innovation and increase the rate at which research is translated into companies and jobs, including through entrepreneurship and the development of an increasingly skilled, globally competitive workforce. Comprised of successful entrepreneurs, innovators, angel investors, venture capitalists, and leaders from the nonprofit and academic sectors, NACIE has presented to the Secretary recommendations from throughout the research-to-jobs continuum regarding topics including improving access to capital, growing and connecting entrepreneurial ecosystems, increasing small business-driven research and development, and understanding the workforce of the future. In its advisory capacity, NACIE also serves as a vehicle for ongoing dialogue with the innovation, entrepreneurship, and workforce development communities. The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the NACIE Web site at http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to the meeting. Any member of the public may submit pertinent questions and comments concerning the NACIE's affairs at any time before or after the meeting. Comments may be submitted to Craig Buerstatte (see contact information below). Those unable to attend the meetings in person but wishing to listen to the proceedings can do so using the teleconference set forth herein above. Copies of the meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 days of the meeting date. [[Page 37191]] Dated: August 3, 2017. Craig Buerstatte, Acting Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. [FR Doc. 2017-16725 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-WH-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: August 7, 2017. Teleconference
Brian Walch, phone: (202) 376–8371; Brian Walch,
TTY: (202) 376–8116; email: Director, Communications and Public Teleconference and/or web
publicaffairs@usccr.gov. Engagement. conference connection information will
[FR Doc. 2017–16917 Filed 8–7–17; 4:15 pm]
be published prior to the meeting along
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
with the agenda on the NACIE Web site
business meeting is open to the public. BILLING CODE 6335–01–P
at https://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/.
There will also be a call-in line for
individuals who desire to listen to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
presentations: (888) 329–8893; Craig Buerstatte, Office of Innovation
Conference ID 842–6586. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and Entrepreneurship, Room 78018,
Deaf or hard of hearing persons who 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
will attend the briefing and require the Economic Development Administration Washington, DC 20230; email: nacie@
services of a sign language interpreter Notice of National Advisory Council on doc.gov; telephone: +1 202 482 8001;
should contact Pamela Dunston at (202) Innovation and Entrepreneurship fax: +1 202 273 4781. Please reference
376–8105 or at signlanguage@usccr.gov Meeting ‘‘NACIE August 2017 Meeting’’ in the
at least three business days before the subject line of your correspondence.
scheduled date of the meeting. AGENCY:Economic Development SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE,
Meeting Agenda Administration, Commerce. established by Section 25(c) of the
ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. Stevenson-Wydler Technology
I. Approval of Agenda
Innovation Act of 1980, as amended (15
II. Business Meeting SUMMARY: The National Advisory U.S.C. 3720(c)), and managed by EDA’s
A. Headquarters Reports and Program Council on Innovation and Office of Innovation and
Planning Entrepreneurship (NACIE) will hold a Entrepreneurship (OIE), is a Federal
• Discussion and Vote on Discovery public meeting on Thursday, August 24, Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
Plan, Outline, Timeline, and 2017, from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Eastern committee that provides advice directly
Briefing Date and Location for FY Time (ET) and Friday, August 25, 2017, to the Secretary of Commerce. NACIE’s
2018 Statutory Enforcement Report from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET. During advice focuses on transformational
on Voting Rights this time, members will hear from policies and programs that aim to
• Discussion and Vote on Briefing Federal innovation and accelerate innovation and increase the
Schedule for FY 2018 Projects entrepreneurship policymakers and rate at which research is translated into
(School Discipline and Hate program executives and discuss companies and jobs, including through
Crimes) potential policies that would foster entrepreneurship and the development
• Discussion and Vote on LGBT innovation, increase the rate of of an increasingly skilled, globally
Employment Discrimination Report technology commercialization, and competitive workforce. Comprised of
B. State Advisory Committees catalyze the creation of jobs in the successful entrepreneurs, innovators,
• Vote on appointments to the Utah United States. Topics to be covered angel investors, venture capitalists, and
State Advisory Committee include innovative manufacturing, rural leaders from the nonprofit and academic
• Vote on appointments to the Hawaii growth through innovation and sectors, NACIE has presented to the
State Advisory Committee entrepreneurship, apprenticeships in Secretary recommendations from
• Vote on appointments to the entrepreneurship and high-growth throughout the research-to-jobs
Mississippi State Advisory technology sectors, and alignment of continuum regarding topics including
Committee federal innovation and entrepreneurship improving access to capital, growing
• Vote on appointments to the policies and programs. and connecting entrepreneurial
Missouri State Advisory Committee DATES: ecosystems, increasing small business-
C. Management and Operations driven research and development, and
Thursday, August 24, 2017
• Staff Director’s Report understanding the workforce of the
D. Presentation by California Time: 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. ET future. In its advisory capacity, NACIE
Advisory Committee member Friday, August 25, 2017 also serves as a vehicle for ongoing
Nancy Eisenhart on the Time: 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET dialogue with the innovation,
Committee’s recent report, Voting ADDRESSES: Herbert Clark Hoover entrepreneurship, and workforce
Integrity in California Building (HCHB), 1401 Constitution development communities.
E. Presentation by Wisconsin Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230, The final agenda for the meeting will
Advisory Committee Chair Naheed Room 72015. The entrance to HCHB is be posted on the NACIE Web site at
Bleecker on the Committee’s recent located on the west side of 14th St. NW. http://www.eda.gov/oie/nacie/ prior to
report, Hate Crimes and Civil Rights between D St. NW. and Constitution the meeting. Any member of the public
in Wisconsin Ave. NW., and a valid government- may submit pertinent questions and
F. [To begin at 11 a.m. EST] issued ID is required to enter the comments concerning the NACIE’s
Presentation on History of Voting building. Please note that pre-clearance affairs at any time before or after the
Rights is required in order to both attend the meeting. Comments may be submitted
a. Alexander Keyssar, Matthew W. meeting in person and make a statement to Craig Buerstatte (see contact
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Stirling, Jr., Professor of History and during the public comment portion of information below). Those unable to
Social Policy at the Harvard the meeting. Please limit comments to attend the meetings in person but
Kennedy School of Government five minutes or less and submit a brief wishing to listen to the proceedings can
b. Mary Ellen Curtin, Associate statement summarizing your comments do so using the teleconference set forth
Professor of History at American to Craig Buerstatte (see contact herein above. Copies of the meeting
University information below) no later than 11:59 minutes will be available by request
III. Adjourn Meeting. p.m. ET on Friday, August 18, 2017. within 90 days of the meeting date.
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Dated: August 3, 2017. steel cable drum wires; steel metal clips; Candor, North Carolina within Subzone
Craig Buerstatte, locks; base metal mountings; steel 230D. The notification conforming to
Acting Director, Office of Innovation and brackets; metal mounting for seats; steel the requirements of the regulations of
Entrepreneurship. tubular rivets; steel bearing balls; plain the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
[FR Doc. 2017–16725 Filed 8–8–17; 8:45 am] shaft bearings with housings; gear received on July 24, 2017.
BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P boxes; gears and gearing; gearing Klaussner currently has authority to
housings; synchronous electric DC conduct cut-and-sew activity using
motors of an output under 18.65 watts; certain foreign micro-denier suede
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE electric DC motors of an output not upholstery fabrics to produce
exceeding 37.5 watts; universal AC/DC upholstered furniture and related parts
Foreign-Trade Zones Board motors of an output between 37.5 watts (upholstery cover sets) on a restricted
[B–50–2017] and 746 watts; DC motors of an output basis (see Board Order 1745 (76 FR
between 37.5 watts and 14.92 kilowatts; 11426, March 2, 2011) and Doc. B–1–
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 98— DC generators; multi-phase AC motors 2016 (81 FR 37570, June 10, 2016)).
Birmingham, Alabama; Notification of exceeding 74.6 watts but not exceeding The current request would add
Proposed Production Activity; Brose 735 watts; electrical lighting or signaling foreign status materials/components to
North America Inc. (Automotive Seats, equipment; electrical circuit switching the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15
Drives and Door Frames); Vance, and protection components; vehicle CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
Alabama body stampings; lock rods; lock would be limited to the specific foreign-
actuators; guide rails for door status materials/components described
Brose North America Inc. (Brose) in the submitted notification (as
submitted a notification of proposed assemblies; measuring instruments; seat
frames; seat pans; coated cross tubes; described below) and subsequently
production activity to the FTZ Board for authorized by the FTZ Board.
its facility in Vance, Alabama within side panels; slider assemblies; and ink
ribbons used for printers (duty rate Production under FTZ procedures
FTZ 98. The notification conforming to could exempt Klaussner from customs
the requirements of the regulations of ranges from duty-free to 8.5%).
duty payments on the foreign-status
the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was Public comment is invited from
materials/components used in export
received on August 2, 2017. interested parties. Submissions shall be
production. On its domestic sales, for
The applicant indicates that it will be addressed to the Board’s Executive
the foreign-status materials/components
submitting a separate application for Secretary at the address below. The
noted below, Klaussner would be able to
FTZ designation at the Brose facility closing period for their receipt is
choose the duty rates during customs
under FTZ 98. The facility is used for September 18, 2017.
entry procedures that apply to:
the production of seats, drives, and door A copy of the notification will be
upholstered seats (duty-free). Klaussner
frames for the automotive industry. available for public inspection at the
would be able to avoid duty on foreign-
Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b), FTZ Office of the Executive Secretary,
status components which become scrap/
activity would be limited to the specific Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
waste. Customs duties also could
foreign-status materials and components 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
possibly be deferred or reduced on
and specific finished products described 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
foreign-status production equipment.
in the submitted notification (as Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the The materials/components sourced
described below) and subsequently ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s from abroad include: Spring actuators;
authorized by the FTZ Board. Web site, which is accessible via motors exceeding 74.6 watts but not
Production under FTZ procedures www.trade.gov/ftz. exceeding 735 watts; AC/DC adapters
could exempt Brose from customs duty For further information, contact having a power handling capacity of 1
payments on the foreign-status Elizabeth Whiteman at kVA; transformers; lithium battery
components used in export production. Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) packs; handsets with USB; and, cables
On its domestic sales, for the foreign- 482–0473. (duty rate ranges from free to 4%). The
status materials/components noted Dated: August 3, 2017. request indicates that lithium battery
below, Brose would be able to choose Andrew McGilvray, packs will be admitted to the zone in
the duty rates during customs entry Executive Secretary. privileged foreign status (19 CFR
procedures that apply to: Seat frames; [FR Doc. 2017–16791 Filed 8–8–17; 8:45 am] 146.41), thereby precluding inverted
seat adjusters for motor vehicles BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P tariff benefits on such items.
powered with electric DC motors; seat Public comment is invited from
pans; cooling fans for automobiles; and, interested parties. Submissions shall be
doors for automobiles (duty rate ranges DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE addressed to the Board’s Executive
from duty-free to 2.5%). Brose would be Secretary at the address below. The
able to avoid duty on foreign-status Foreign-Trade Zones Board closing period for their receipt is
components which become scrap/waste. September 18, 2017.
[B–48–2017]
Customs duties also could possibly be A copy of the notification will be
deferred or reduced on foreign-status Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 230— available for public inspection at the
production equipment. Piedmont Triad Area, North Carolina; Office of the Executive Secretary,
The components and materials Notification of Proposed Production Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
sourced from abroad include: Plastic
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Activity; Klaussner Home Furnishings 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
tubes and hoses; plastic tube protectors; (Upholstered Furniture); Asheboro and 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
decals; plastic spacers and other articles Candor, North Carolina Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
of plastic; rubber spacers; labels; steel ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
self-tapping screws; screw and nut Klaussner Home Furnishings Web site, which is accessible via
assemblies; steel locking lugnuts; steel (Klaussner) submitted a notification of www.trade.gov/ftz.
torsion spring washers and lock proposed production activity to the FTZ For further information, contact
washers; steel rivets; metal fasteners; Board for its facilities in Asheboro and Elizabeth Whiteman at
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| Dates | Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. ET Friday, August 25, 2017 Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 37190 |
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